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Maine · Through October 1, 2025

14 M.R.S. §1354: Less than unanimous verdict or finding

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  1. TITLE 14: COURT PROCEDURE -- CIVIL
  2. PART 3: TRIAL AND JUDGMENT
  3. CHAPTER 305: JURIES
  4. SUBCHAPTER 4: VERDICTS

In the trial of all civil suits in the Superior Court of this State, if a number of jurors equal to at least 2/3 of the total number of jurors serving on a jury agree on a verdict or finding, they shall return it into court as the verdict or finding of that jury and the trial judge shall so instruct the jury; provided, however, that the parties to a civil suit may stipulate that a verdict or finding of a stated majority of the jurors must be taken as the verdict or finding of the jury.

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