Maine § 17 §3204 Business, traveling or recreation on Sunday

Maine Statutes

§ 17 §3204 — Business, traveling or recreation on Sunday

Maine § 17 §3204

Title 17CRIMES

Ch. 105RELIGIOUS ASSEMBLIES, HOLY DAYS AND HOLIDAYS

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Bluebook

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 17, § 17 §3204 (2026).

Text

1.Restriction. A person may not keep a place of business open to the public:

2.Exceptions. This section does not apply to:

3.Scope. For the purpose of determining qualification, a "store" is an operation conducted within one building advertising as, and representing itself to the public to be, one business enterprise regardless of internal departmentalization. All subleased departments of any store for the purpose of this section are considered to be operated by the store in which they are located. Contiguous stores owned by the same proprietor or operated by the same management for the purpose of this section are considered to be a single store.

4.Penalty. A person who violates this section commits a Class E crime. A violation of this section is a strict liability crime as defined in

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1.
Restriction.
A person may not keep a place of business open to the public:
2.
Exceptions.
This section does not apply to:
3.
Scope.
For the purpose of determining qualification, a "store" is an operation conducted within one building advertising as, and representing itself to the public to be, one business enterprise regardless of internal departmentalization. All subleased departments of any store for the purpose of this section are considered to be operated by the store in which they are located. Contiguous stores owned by the same proprietor or operated by the same management for the purpose of this section are considered to be a single store.
4.
Penalty.
A person who violates this section commits a Class E crime. A violation of this section is a strict liability crime as defined in Title 17‑A, section 34, subsection 4‑A. A complaint charging violation of this section may not issue later than 5 days after its alleged commission.
5.
Injunctive relief.
In addition to any criminal penalties provided in this section, the Attorney General, a district attorney or any resident of a municipality in which a violation is claimed to have occurred may file a complaint with the Superior Court to enjoin any violation of this section. The Superior Court has original jurisdiction of these complaints and authority to enjoin these violations.
6.
Application.
This section does not apply to isolated or occasional sales by persons not engaged in the sale, transfer or exchange of property as a business.

Legislative History

PL 1969, c. 236, §3 (AMD). PL 1969, c. 504, §24-A (AMD). PL 1971, c. 334, §2 (AMD). PL 1973, c. 27, §2 (AMD). PL 1973, c. 114, §4 (AMD). PL 1973, c. 142 (AMD). PL 1973, c. 350 (AMD). PL 1973, c. 567, §20 (AMD). PL 1973, c. 625, §91 (AMD). PL 1975, c. 418, §3 (AMD). PL 1975, c. 623, §18-G (AMD). PL 1977, c. 284, §3 (AMD). PL 1981, c. 352, §5 (AMD). PL 1983, c. 156 (AMD). PL 1983, c. 480, §A13 (AMD). PL 1985, c. 114, §3 (AMD). PL 1985, c. 509 (AMD). IB 1989, c. 2 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 315 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 657, §7 (AMD). PL 2001, c. 44, §11 (AMD). PL 2001, c. 44, §14 (AFF). PL 2003, c. 452, §I55 (RPR). PL 2003, c. 452, §X2 (AFF). PL 2025, c. 43, §1 (AMD).