Maine criminal code — chapter
Chapter 1: Preliminary
Chapter 1 of Title 17A: Maine Criminal Code, Maine Revised Statutes. Statutory text on each section page is current through the legislative session it names.
Sections of Chapter 1
- 17-A M.R.S. § 1 — Title; effective date; severability
- 17-A M.R.S. § 2 — Definitions
- 17-A M.R.S. § 3 — All crimes defined by statute; civil actions
- 17-A M.R.S. § 4 — Classification of crimes in this Code
- 17-A M.R.S. § 4-A — Crimes and civil violations outside the code
- 17-A M.R.S. § 4-B — Civil violations
- 17-A M.R.S. § 5 — Pleading and proof
- 17-A M.R.S. § 6 — Application to crimes outside the code
- 17-A M.R.S. § 7 — Territorial applicability
- 17-A M.R.S. § 8 — Statute of limitations
- 17-A M.R.S. § 9 — Indictment and jurisdiction
- 17-A M.R.S. § 9-A — Allegation of prior conviction when sentence enhanced
- 17-A M.R.S. § 10 — Definitions of culpable states of mind
- 17-A M.R.S. § 10-A — Jurisdiction over juveniles
- 17-A M.R.S. § 11 — Requirement of culpable mental states; liability without culpability
- 17-A M.R.S. § 12 — De minimis infractions
- 17-A M.R.S. § 13 — Other offenses
- 17-A M.R.S. § 13-A — Included offenses
- 17-A M.R.S. § 14 — Separate trials
- 17-A M.R.S. § 15 — Warrantless arrests by a law enforcement officer
- 17-A M.R.S. § 15-A — Issuance of summons for criminal offense
- 17-A M.R.S. § 16 — Warrantless arrests by a private person
- 17-A M.R.S. § 17 — Enforcement of civil violations
- 17-A M.R.S. § 18 — Homelessness crisis protocol
- 17-A M.R.S. § 19 — Crimes involving minors
- 17-A M.R.S. § 19-A — Election to charge Class E crime as civil violation
This reference is informational and is not legal advice.