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ME LD486

Bill

Official Source

Status

Failed

5/20/2025

Primary Sponsor

Chad Perkins

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Origin

House of Representatives

132nd Legislature

AI Summary

  • Eliminates the legal duty to retreat from an encounter before using deadly force in self-defense, even when retreat can be done with complete safety
  • Removes the requirement to comply with demands to abstain from performing acts a person is not obligated to perform before resorting to deadly force
  • Retains the existing requirement that a person must surrender property to someone asserting a colorable claim of right to it
  • Amends Maine Revised Statutes Title 17-A §108 (use of force in defense of a person)
  • Referred to the Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety on February 6, 2025

Legislative Description

An Act to Remove the Duty of an Individual Exercising Self-defense to Safely Retreat or Abstain from Performing Certain Acts upon Demand

Crimes

Last Action

Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)

5/20/2025

Committee Referrals

Criminal Justice And Public Safety2/6/2025

Full Bill Text

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