Maine § 17-A §7 Territorial applicability

Maine Statutes

§ 17-A §7 — Territorial applicability

Maine § 17-A §7

Title 17-AMAINE CRIMINAL CODE

Part 1GENERAL PRINCIPLES

Ch. 1PRELIMINARY

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Bluebook

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 17-A, § 17-A §7 (2026).

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1.Except as otherwise provided in this section, a person may be convicted under the laws of this State for any crime committed by the person's own conduct or by the conduct of another for which the person is legally accountable only if:

2.Subsection 1, paragraph A does not apply if:

3.When the crime is homicide, a person may be convicted under the laws of this State if either the death of the victim or the bodily impact causing death occurred within the State or had a territorial relationship to the State. Proof that the body of a homicide victim is found within this State gives rise to a permissible inference under the Maine Rules of Evidence, Rule 303 that such death or impact occurred within the State. When the crime is theft, a person may be convicted under the laws of this State i

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1.
Except as otherwise provided in this section, a person may be convicted under the laws of this State for any crime committed by the person's own conduct or by the conduct of another for which the person is legally accountable only if:
2.

Subsection 1, paragraph A does not apply if:
3.
When the crime is homicide, a person may be convicted under the laws of this State if either the death of the victim or the bodily impact causing death occurred within the State or had a territorial relationship to the State. Proof that the body of a homicide victim is found within this State gives rise to a permissible inference under the Maine Rules of Evidence, Rule 303 that such death or impact occurred within the State. When the crime is theft, a person may be convicted under the laws of this State if that person obtained property of another, as defined in chapter 15, section 352, outside of this State and brought the property into the State.
4.
Conduct or a result has a territorial relationship to this State if it is not possible to determine beyond a reasonable doubt that it occurred inside or outside of this State, because a boundary cannot be precisely located or the location of any person cannot be precisely established in relation to a boundary, and if the court determines that this State has a substantial interest in prohibiting the conduct or result. In determining whether this State has a substantial interest, the court shall consider the following factors:
5.
The existence of territorial jurisdiction must be proved beyond a reasonable doubt.

Legislative History

PL 1975, c. 499, §1 (NEW). PL 1979, c. 512, §§15-19 (AMD). PL 1981, c. 324, §10 (AMD). PL 1981, c. 470, §A36 (AMD). PL 2001, c. 383, §2 (AMD). PL 2001, c. 383, §156 (AFF). PL 2007, c. 173, §4 (AMD).