Maine statute
17-A M.R.S. § 516 — Champerty
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.
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Full text of 17-A M.R.S. § 516
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. A person is guilty of champerty if, with the intent to collect by a civil action a claim, account, note or other demand due, or to become due to another person, he gives or promises anything of value to such person.
2. This section does not apply to agreements between attorney and client to bring, prosecute or defend a civil action on a contingent fee basis.
3. Champerty is a Class E crime.
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