Maine legal term
Victim in Maine Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Maine legislative session
In Maine criminal law, “Victim” 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 “Victim” mean in Maine criminal law?
"Victim" has the same meaning as in Title 17-A, section 2101, subsection 2. (15 M.R.S. § 3003)
Statutes defining or using this term
Charges using this term
- Aggravated assault
- Bail commissioners
- Confidentiality of juvenile case records
- Domestic violence aggravated assault
- Domestic violence assault
- Domestic violence criminal threatening
- Domestic violence elevated aggravated assault
- Domestic violence elevated aggravated assault on pregnant person
- Domestic violence reckless conduct
- Domestic violence stalking
- Domestic violence terrorizing
- Failure to report sexual assault of person in custody
Related terms in the same statutes
This reference is informational and is not legal advice.