{"data":{"id":"us-me/18-c-m.r.s.-2-803","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"18-C M.R.S. §2-803","heading":"Effect of criminal conviction on intestate succession, wills, joint assets, beneficiary designations and other property acquisition when restitution is owed to the decedent","body":"A person who has been convicted of a crime of which the decedent was a victim is not entitled to the following benefits to the extent that the benefits do not exceed the amount of restitution the person owes to the decedent as a result of the sentence for the crime:\n1.  Decedent's will or this Article.  Any benefits under the decedent's will or under this Article;\n2.  Jointly owned property.  Any property owned jointly with the decedent;\n3.  Bond, life insurance policy or other contractual arrangement.  Any benefit as a beneficiary of a bond, life insurance policy or other contractual arrangement in which the principal obligee or the person upon whose life the policy is issued is the decedent; and\n4.  Acquisition of property.  Any benefit from any acquisition of property in which the decedent had an interest.","path":["TITLE 18-C: PROBATE CODE","PART 8: GENERAL PROVISIONS CONCERNING PROBATE AND NONPROBATE TRANSFERS"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/18-C/title18-Csec2-803.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:29Z","sha256":"c3b0048c16c7ebb4c0263ed8f722a355f29bf3540606def2e7d4df58a83605db","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/18-c-m.r.s.-2-802","next":"us-me/18-c-m.r.s.-2-804"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}