Maine § 19-A §4102 Definitions

Maine Statutes

§ 19-A §4102 — Definitions

Maine·Title 19-A DOMESTIC RELATIONS·Part 4 PROTECTION FROM ABUSE

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings.

1.Abuse. "Abuse" means the occurrence of the following acts:

2.Adult. "Adult" means a person 18 years of age or older or a person under 18 years of age who is emancipated pursuant to Title 15, section 3506‑A.

3.Court. "Court" means a District Court and, with regard to section 4113, the tribal court of the Passamaquoddy Tribe or the Penobscot Nation.

4.Dating partners. "Dating partners" means individuals currently or formerly involved in dating each other, whether or not the individuals are or were sexual partners.

5.Economic abuse. "Economic abuse" means causing or attempting to cause an individual to be financially dependent by maintaining control over the individual's fi

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As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings.
1.
Abuse.
"Abuse" means the occurrence of the following acts:
2.
Adult.
"Adult" means a person 18 years of age or older or a person under 18 years of age who is emancipated pursuant to Title 15, section 3506‑A.
3.
Court.
"Court" means a District Court and, with regard to section 4113, the tribal court of the Passamaquoddy Tribe or the Penobscot Nation.
4.
Dating partners.
"Dating partners" means individuals currently or formerly involved in dating each other, whether or not the individuals are or were sexual partners.
5.
Economic abuse.
"Economic abuse" means causing or attempting to cause an individual to be financially dependent by maintaining control over the individual's financial resources, including, but not limited to, unauthorized or coerced use of credit or property, withholding access to money or credit cards, forbidding attendance at school or employment, stealing from or defrauding an individual of money or assets, exploiting the individual's resources for personal gain of the defendant or withholding physical resources such as food, clothing, necessary medications or shelter.
6.
Family or household members.
"Family or household members" means:
7.
Law enforcement agency.
"Law enforcement agency" means a state, county, tribal, municipal or University of Maine System law enforcement agency.
7-A.
Military protective order.
"Military protective order" has the same meaning as in Title 5, section 4651, subsection 3‑A.
8.
Order.
"Order" means:
9.
Social media.
"Social media" means an electronic medium or service through which users create, share and view user-generated content, including, but not limited to, videos, still photographs, blogs, video blogs, podcasts, instant and text messages, e-mail, online service accounts and Internet website profiles and locations.

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Legislative History

PL 2021, c. 647, Pt. A, §3 (NEW). PL 2021, c. 647, Pt. B, §65 (AFF). PL 2023, c. 519, §§4, 5 (AMD). PL 2025, c. 90, §§3-6 (AMD). PL 2025, c. 379, §1 (AMD). PL 2025, c. 400, §§4-6 (AMD).