{"data":{"id":"us-me/1-m.r.s.-254","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"1 M.R.S. §254","heading":"Mutilation","body":"No person shall publicly or openly mutilate, deface, defile, defy, trample upon, or by word or act cast contempt upon any such flag, standard, color, ensign or shield.\nAny violation of this section shall be a Class E crime.","path":["TITLE 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS","CHAPTER 9: SEAL, MOTTO, EMBLEMS AND FLAGS","SUBCHAPTER 2: UNIFORM FLAG LAW"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/1/title1sec254.html","current_through":"January 1, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:21Z","sha256":"e9e88a828b54977047bdbb1d8a1fe9231407714ade0d44a648a0933a1fb4ed72","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/1-m.r.s.-253","next":"us-me/1-m.r.s.-255"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}