Me. Stat. tit. 17-A § 3 : A - MAINE CRIMINAL CODE — GENERAL PRINCIPLES — PRELIMINARY — All crimes defined by statute; civil actions

1. No conduct constitutes a crime unless it is prohibited
A. By this code; or [ 1975, c. 499, §1 (NEW).]
B. By any statute or private act outside this code, including any rule, regulation or ordinance authorized by and lawfully adopted under a statute. [ 1977, c. 510, §13 (AMD).]

[ 1977, c. 510, §13 (AMD).]

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.

[ 1975, c. 499, §1 (NEW).]

17-A M.R.S. § 3

1975, c. 499, § 1 (NEW) . 1975, c. 740, § 12 (AMD) . 1977, c. 510, § 13 (AMD) .
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