{"data":{"id":"us-me/17-a-m.r.s.-517","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"17-A M.R.S. §517","heading":"Creating police standoff","body":"1.  Creating police standoff.  A person is guilty of creating a police standoff if that person:\nA.  Is in fact barricaded as a result of the person's own actions;\nB.  Is or claims to be armed with a dangerous weapon;\nC.  Is instructed by a law enforcement officer or law enforcement agency, either personally, electronically or in writing, to leave the barricaded location; and\nD.  Fails in fact to leave the barricaded location within 1/2 hour of receiving the instruction as described in paragraph C from a law enforcement officer or law enforcement agency.\n2.  Class E crime.  Creating a police standoff is a Class E crime.","path":["TITLE 17-A: MAINE CRIMINAL CODE","PART 2: SUBSTANTIVE OFFENSES","CHAPTER 21: OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC ORDER"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/17-A/title17-Asec517.html","current_through":"January 1, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:28Z","sha256":"33946174641500980ecf8676930e049ecd6d93aa9f5b9c0568032128673013d6","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/17-a-m.r.s.-516","next":"us-me/17-a-m.r.s.-551"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}