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Maine · Through October 1, 2025

17 M.R.S. §3853-C: Trespass by motor vehicle; civil violation

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  1. TITLE 17: CRIMES
  2. CHAPTER 127: TRESPASS

1. Violation. A person may not park a motor vehicle or allow a motor vehicle under that person's control to remain parked:

A. In a private drive or private way in a manner that blocks or interferes with the free passage of other vehicles without the permission of the owner of that private drive or way; or

B. On a public highway in a manner that blocks the entrance to a private driveway, gate or barway.

2. Penalty. A person who violates subsection 1 commits a civil violation for which a fine of not less than $500 must be adjudged.

3. Registered owner's liability for vehicle. There is a rebuttable presumption that a registered owner of a vehicle involved in a violation of subsection 1 has that vehicle under that person's control.

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