Maine legal term
Services in Maine Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Maine legislative session
In Maine criminal law, “Services” 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 “Services” mean in Maine criminal law?
"Services" includes, but is not limited to, labor; professional service; public utility service; transportation service; ski-lift service; restaurant, hotel, motel, tourist cabin, rooming house and like accommodations; the supplying of equipment, tools, vehicles or trailers for temporary use; telephone, cellular telephone, telegraph, cable television or computer service; gas, electricity, water or steam; admission to entertainment, exhibitions, sporting events or other events; or other services for which a charge is made; and C. (17-A M.R.S. § 357)
Statutes defining or using this term
Charges using this term
- Abandonment of child
- Aggravated criminal forced labor
- Aggravated criminal mischief
- Animal fighting
- Animals abandoned at animal care facilities
- Assault on a firefighter
- Assault on an emergency medical services person
- Criminal forced labor
- Criminal mischief
- Criminal restraint by parent
- Deceptive business practices
- Failure to report treatment of a gunshot wound
Related terms in the same statutes
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