Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 17-A, § 517 (2025)
1. Creating police standoff A person is guilty of creating a police standoff if that person:
A. Is in fact barricaded as a result of the person's own actions;
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B. Is or claims to be armed with a dangerous weapon;
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C. Is instructed by a law enforcement officer or law enforcement agency, either personally, electronically or in writing, to leave the barricaded location; and
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D. Fails in fact to leave the barricaded location within 1/2 hour of receiving the instruction as described in paragraph C from a law enforcement officer or law enforcement agency.
[PL 2017, c. 86, §1 (NEW).]
[PL 2017, c. 86, §1 (NEW).]
2. Class E crime Creating a police standoff is a Class E crime.
[PL 2017, c. 86, §1 (NEW).]
PL 2017, c. 86, §1 (NEW).