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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 17-A, § 517

Creating police standoff

PL 2017, c. 86, §1 (NEW).

1. Creating police standoff. A person is guilty of creating a police standoff if that person:

A. Is in fact barricaded as a result of the person's own actions;

B. Is or claims to be armed with a dangerous weapon;

C. Is instructed by a law enforcement officer or law enforcement agency, either personally, electronically or in writing, to leave the barricaded location; and

D. Fails in fact to leave the barricaded location within 1/2 hour of receiving the instruction as described in paragraph C from a law enforcement officer or law enforcement agency.

2. Class E crime. Creating a police standoff is a Class E crime.

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