Maine legal term
Parent in Maine Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Maine legislative session
In Maine criminal law, “Parent” 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 “Parent” mean in Maine criminal law?
"Parent" means either a natural parent or the adoptive parent of a juvenile. 22. (15 M.R.S. § 3003)
Statutes defining or using this term
Charges using this term
- Abandonment of child
- Background checks of firearms buyers
- Confidentiality of juvenile case records
- Criminal restraint by parent
- Dissemination of obscene matter to minors
- Endangering the welfare of a child
- Illegal payment with respect to an adoption
- Sexual exploitation of minor
- Unlawful sexual contact
- Unlawful sexual touching
- Unlawful transfer of a firearm other than a handgun to a minor
- Unlawful transfer of handgun to minor
Related terms in the same statutes
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