Maine legal term
Law enforcement officer in Maine Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Maine legislative session
In Maine criminal law, “Law enforcement officer” is a term defined by statute rather than by its everyday meaning. Its statutory definition — quoted verbatim below — controls how the term is applied throughout the Maine criminal code.
What does “Law enforcement officer” mean in Maine criminal law?
"Law enforcement officer" means any person who by virtue of public employment is vested by law with a duty to maintain public order, to prosecute offenders, to make arrests for crimes, whether that duty extends to all crimes or is limited to specific crimes, or to perform probation functions or who is an adult probation supervisor. 17-A. (17-A M.R.S. § 2)
Statutes defining or using this term
Charges using this term
- Abandonment of child
- Acquiring drugs by deception
- Aggravated operating after habitual offender revocation
- Assault on an officer
- Bail commissioners
- Bribery in official and political matters
- Creating police standoff
- Criminal conspiracy
- Criminal restraint by parent
- Criminal use of electronic weapon
- Criminal use of laser pointers
- Disorderly conduct
Related terms in the same statutes
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