{"data":{"id":"us-me/33-m.r.s.-1053","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"33 M.R.S. §1053","heading":"Appraisal if value $10 or more","body":"A finder of lost goods of the value of $10 or more shall, within 2 months after finding and before using the lost goods to the disadvantage of the owner, procure a warrant from the town clerk or a notary public, directed to 2 persons appointed by the clerk or notary, not interested except as inhabitants of the town, returnable at the clerk's office within 7 days from the date of the warrant, to appraise the goods under oath.","path":["TITLE 33: PROPERTY","CHAPTER 21: LOST GOODS "],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/33/title33sec1053.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:39Z","sha256":"54996bf625b33734724fdcaeead9d66d2b32d28333bc0bea03840389b84941bd","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/33-m.r.s.-1052","next":"us-me/33-m.r.s.-1054"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}