Maine § 33 §1058 Failure to give notice; penalty

Maine Statutes

§ 33 §1058 — Failure to give notice; penalty

Maine § 33 §1058

Title 33PROPERTY

Ch. 21LOST GOODS

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Bluebook

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 33, § 33 §1058 (2026).

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If the finder of lost money or goods of the value of $3 or more neglects to give notice to the town clerk and to cause the lost money or goods to be advertised as provided under section 1051, the finder forfeits to the owner the full value of the lost money or goods unless the finder delivers or accounts for the lost money or goods to the owner, in which case the finder must forfeit not more than $20, 1/2 to the town and 1/2 to the prosecutor.

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If the finder of lost money or goods of the value of $3 or more neglects to give notice to the town clerk and to cause the lost money or goods to be advertised as provided under section 1051, the finder forfeits to the owner the full value of the lost money or goods unless the finder delivers or accounts for the lost money or goods to the owner, in which case the finder must forfeit not more than $20, 1/2 to the town and 1/2 to the prosecutor.