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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 17-A, § 502

Failure to disperse

PL 1975, c. 499, §1 (NEW)

1. When 6 or more persons are participating in a course of disorderly conduct likely to cause substantial harm or serious inconvenience, annoyance, or alarm, a law enforcement officer may order the participants and others in the immediate vicinity to disperse.

2. A person is guilty of failure to disperse if the person knowingly fails to comply with an order made pursuant to subsection 1 and:

A. The person is a participant in the course of disorderly conduct. Violation of this paragraph is a Class D crime; or

B. The person is in the immediate vicinity of the disorderly conduct. Violation of this paragraph is a Class E crime.

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