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§2503
Title 28-A: LIQUORS
Part 8: LIQUOR LIABILITY
Chapter 100: MAINE LIQUOR LIABILITY ACT
§2505

§2504. Plaintiffs

1.  Persons who may bring suit.  Except as provided in subsection 2, any person who suffers damage, as provided in section 2508, may bring an action under this Act, against a server for negligently or recklessly serving liquor to an individual.  
[PL 1987, c. 45, Pt. A, §4 (NEW).]
2.  Persons who may not bring suit.  The following may not bring an action under this Act against a server for negligently serving liquor to an individual:  
A. The intoxicated individual if the intoxicated individual is at least 18 years of age when served by the server;   [PL 2021, c. 658, §281 (AMD).]
B. The estate of the intoxicated individual if the intoxicated individual was at least 18 years of age when served by the server; and   [PL 1987, c. 45, Pt. A, §4 (NEW).]
C. Any person asserting claims arising out of the personal injury or death of the intoxicated individual if the intoxicated individual was at least 18 years of age when served by the server.   [PL 1987, c. 45, Pt. A, §4 (NEW).]
[PL 2021, c. 658, §281 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1987, c. 45, §A4 (NEW). PL 2021, c. 658, §281 (AMD).
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