{"data":{"id":"us-me/24-a-m.r.s.-2157","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"24-A M.R.S. §2157","heading":"Defamation","body":"No person shall make, publish, disseminate, or circulate, directly or indirectly, or aid, abet or encourage the making, publishing, disseminating or circulating of any oral or written statement or any pamphlet, circular, article or literature which is false, or maliciously critical of or derogatory to an insurer, or of an organization proposing to become an insurer, and which is calculated to injure any person engaged or proposing to engage in the business of insurance.","path":["TITLE 24-A: MAINE INSURANCE CODE","CHAPTER 23: TRADE PRACTICES AND FRAUDS"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/24-A/title24-Asec2157.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:33Z","sha256":"2bfcd8fc9cb1ea3e33211594b5fbdc5dcf0c8430986997fd7afb9685e4ec3596","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/24-a-m.r.s.-2156","next":"us-me/24-a-m.r.s.-2158"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}