Maine Laws for Use of Deadly Force

January 10, 2016

Title 17-A: Maine Criminal Code
Part 1: General Principles
Chapter 5: Defenses and Affirmative Defenses; Justification

§101. General rules for defenses and affirmative defenses; justification
§102. Public duty
§102-A. Military orders
§103. Competing harms
§103-A. Duress
§103-B. Involuntary conduct
§104. Use of force in defense of premises
§105. Use of force in property offenses
§106. Physical force by persons with special responsibilitiesv
§107. Physical force in law enforcement
§108. Physical force in defense of a person
§109. Consent
§110. Threat to use deadly force against a law enforcement officer