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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 17-A, § 3

All crimes defined by statute; civil actions

Known as the Maine Criminal Code

The act spans §§ 1 to 19-A (26 sections).

PL 1975, c. 499, §1 (NEW)

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.

Official source: Maine Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Maine statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.