Maine statute
17-A M.R.S. § 3 — All crimes defined by statute; civil actions
Current through First Special Session of the 132nd Maine Legislature (current through October 1, 2025)
Part of Chapter 1: Preliminary, Maine Revised Statutes.
Full text of 17-A M.R.S. § 3
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. No conduct constitutes a crime unless it is prohibited
A. By this code; or
B. By any statute or private act outside this code, including any rule, regulation or ordinance authorized by and lawfully adopted under a statute.
2. This code does not bar, suspend, or otherwise affect any right or liability for damages, penalty, forfeiture or other remedy authorized by law to be recovered or enforced in a civil action, regardless of whether the conduct involved in such civil action constitutes an offense defined in this code.
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