{"data":{"id":"us-me/14-m.r.s.-153-a","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"14 M.R.S. §153-A","heading":"Defense in action based on misuse of legal identification","body":"It is a defense to a civil action for monetary damages that the damages arose from the misuse of a form of legal identification and the use of that identification has resulted in the conviction of a person other than the defendant under Title 17‑A, sections 354 and 905‑A.  The defense may be raised only by the person whose identification was misused.","path":["TITLE 14: COURT PROCEDURE -- CIVIL","PART 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS","CHAPTER 7: DEFENSES GENERALLY"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/14/title14sec153-A.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:27Z","sha256":"1115dc5cd57b55992d0dd33de6d11cb460db81ecd7613a0485c3dd23172e3419","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/14-m.r.s.-153","next":"us-me/14-m.r.s.-154"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}