For the purposes of this chapter and Title 17, section 2931, rights secured by the Constitution of the United States and the laws of the United States and by the Constitution of Maine and the laws of the State include rights that would be protected from interference by governmental actors regardless of whether the specific interference complained of is performed or attempted by private parties.
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 5, § 4684
Application includes interference by private parties
Known as the Maine Civil Rights Act
The act spans §§ 4681–4685 (8 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case March v. Mills (2017)
Most recently applied in March v. Mills (August 2017)
PL 1991, c. 821, §3 (NEW).
Official source: Maine Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Maine statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.