Maine statute
17 M.R.S. § 3853-C — Trespass by motor vehicle; civil violation
Current through First Special Session of the 132nd Maine Legislature (current through October 1, 2025)
Part of Chapter 127: Trespass, Maine Revised Statutes.
Full text of 17 M.R.S. § 3853-C
Statutory text current through the First Special Session of the 132nd Maine Legislature (current through October 1, 2025). This publication reproduces the statutory text of the Maine Revised Statutes from the Revisor of Statutes' official published files; it is not the official statutes of the State of Maine and has not been certified by the Secretary of State.
1. Violation. A person may not park a motor vehicle or allow a motor vehicle under that person's control to remain parked:
A. In a private drive or private way in a manner that blocks or interferes with the free passage of other vehicles without the permission of the owner of that private drive or way; or
B. On a public highway in a manner that blocks the entrance to a private driveway, gate or barway.
2. Penalty. A person who violates subsection 1 commits a civil violation for which a fine of not less than $500 must be adjudged.
3. Registered owner's liability for vehicle. There is a rebuttable presumption that a registered owner of a vehicle involved in a violation of subsection 1 has that vehicle under that person's control.
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