Maine statute
17-A M.R.S. § 504 — Unlawful assembly
Current through First Special Session of the 132nd Maine Legislature (current through October 1, 2025)
Part of Chapter 21: Offenses Against Public Order, Maine Revised Statutes.
Criminal charges under this statute
Full text of 17-A M.R.S. § 504
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.
A person is guilty of unlawful assembly if:
1. He assembles with 5 or more other persons with intent to engage in conduct constituting a riot; or being present at an assembly that either has or develops a purpose to engage in conduct constituting a riot, he remains there with intent to advance that purpose; and
2. He knowingly fails to comply with an order to disperse given by a law enforcement officer to the assembly.
3. Unlawful assembly is a Class E crime.
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