Maine legal term
Offender in Maine Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Maine legislative session
In Maine criminal law, “Offender” 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 “Offender” mean in Maine criminal law?
"Offender" means an individual or an organization convicted of a crime. 6. (17-A M.R.S. § 2002)
Statutes defining or using this term
Charges using this term
- Aggravated operating after habitual offender revocation
- Failure to pay for trees harvested
- Gross sexual assault
- Protective orders in crimes between family members
- Special sentencing provisions for gross sexual assault
- Unlawful sexual contact
- Unlawful sexual touching
- Violation
- Violation of interstate compact for adult supervision
- Operating after habitual offender revocation
- Operating while license suspended or revoked
Related terms in the same statutes
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