{"data":{"id":"us-me/35-a-m.r.s.-2515","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"35-A M.R.S. §2515","heading":"Liability; damages","body":"Every corporation organized under section 2101 and former section 2109 and every entity authorized under section 2301 to construct lines is liable in all cases to repay a municipality all sums of money that the municipality is obliged to pay on a judgment recovered against it for damages caused by an obstruction, digging up or displacement of a way or street by the corporation or entity, together with attorney's fees and expenses necessarily incurred in defending the municipality in the actions.  The corporation or entity must:\n1.  Notice.  Be notified of the commencement of any civil actions for damage; and\n2.  Right to defend.  Have the right to defend the action at its own expense.","path":["TITLE 35-A: PUBLIC UTILITIES","PART 2: PUBLIC UTILITIES","CHAPTER 25: REGULATION OF FACILITIES IN THE PUBLIC WAY"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/35-A/title35-Asec2515.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:40Z","sha256":"2194e2fb6d10727ef48dc86b754b17a60137c2df8310d8371f1c6c47fa6c625c","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/35-a-m.r.s.-2514","next":"us-me/35-a-m.r.s.-2516"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}