{"data":{"id":"us-me/33-m.r.s.-1056","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"33 M.R.S. §1056","heading":"Finder's rights when no owner appears","body":"If no owner appears within 6 months, such money or lost goods shall belong to the finder by paying 1/2 their value after deducting all necessary charges to the treasurer of said town; but if he neglects to pay it on demand, it may be recovered in an action brought by said treasurer in the name of the town.","path":["TITLE 33: PROPERTY","CHAPTER 21: LOST GOODS "],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/33/title33sec1056.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:39Z","sha256":"3716fa35363efb1ba1f1cebd1bdf76012a94ed7b7350eea8cda28ba6fb8d3ffa","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/33-m.r.s.-1055","next":"us-me/33-m.r.s.-1057"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}