{"data":{"id":"us-me/1-m.r.s.-3","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"1 M.R.S. §3","heading":"Ownership of offshore waters and submerged land","body":"The ownership of the waters and submerged lands enumerated or described in section 2 shall be in this State unless it shall be, with respect to any given parcel or area, in any other person or entity by virtue of a valid and effective instrument of conveyance or by operation of law.","path":["TITLE 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS","CHAPTER 1: SOVEREIGNTY AND JURISDICTION"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/1/title1sec3.html","current_through":"January 1, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:21Z","sha256":"9e2128723e940302cfa5ec5bc857195350215f61675958fcd15a9184d7c2f1bf","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/1-m.r.s.-2","next":"us-me/1-m.r.s.-4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}