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§2
Title 17-A: MAINE CRIMINAL CODE
Part 1: GENERAL PRINCIPLES
Chapter 1: PRELIMINARY
§4

§3. All crimes defined by statute; civil actions

1.  No conduct constitutes a crime unless it is prohibited  
A. By this code; or   [PL 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.   [PL 1977, c. 510, §13 (AMD).]
[PL 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.  
[PL 1975, c. 499, §1 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1975, c. 499, §1 (NEW). PL 1975, c. 740, §12 (AMD). PL 1977, c. 510, §13 (AMD).
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