APPROVED CHAPTER
JUNE 20, 2025 379
BY GOVERNOR PUBLIC LAW
STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE
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H.P. 438 - L.D. 670
An Act to Address Coercive Control in Domestic Abuse Cases
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 19-A MRSA §4102, sub-§1, ¶C, as enacted by PL 2021, c. 647, Pt. A, §3
and affected by Pt. B, §65, is amended to read:
C. Compelling a person by force, threat of force, coercion or intimidation:
(1) To engage in conduct from which the person has a right or privilege to abstain;
or
(2) To abstain from conduct in which the person has a right to engage;
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Statutes affected:
Bill Text ACTPUB , Chapter 379: 19-A.4102