{"data":{"id":"us-me/33-m.r.s.-1051","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"33 M.R.S. §1051","heading":"Duty of finder of money or goods worth $3 or more","body":"Whoever finds lost money or goods of the value of $3 or more shall, if the owner is unknown, within 7 days give notice thereof in writing to the clerk of the town where the money or goods are found and post a notification thereof in some public place in said town. If the value is $10 or more, the finder, in addition to the notice to the town clerk and the notification to be posted, shall, within one month after finding, publish a notice thereof in some newspaper published in the town, if any, otherwise in some newspaper published in the county.","path":["TITLE 33: PROPERTY","CHAPTER 21: LOST GOODS "],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/33/title33sec1051.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:39Z","sha256":"be7806b877c8f4edf544746d33aa8098b360bf14515a4063fb97053ad338314e","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/33-m.r.s.-1025","next":"us-me/33-m.r.s.-1052"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}