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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 15, § 3 (2026)

Offenses near county line or in 2 counties

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When an offense is committed on the boundary between 2 counties or within 100 rods thereof; or a mortal wound or other violence or injury is inflicted or poison is administered in one county, whereby death ensues in another, the offense may be alleged in the complaint or indictment as committed, and may be tried in either.  
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1975–2026 · leading case: State v. True, 330 A.2d 787 (Me. 1975).
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State v. True, 330 A.2d 787 (Me. 1975). · cites it 5× “The relevant statutory exception to this Rule 2 — and one which determines the question of the propriety of the Court to try this Defendant in Penobscot County— is found in 15 M.R.S.A. § 3: “When an offense is committed on the boundary between 2 counties or within 100 rods…”
State of Maine v. Nicholas W. Norris, 2023 ME 60, 302 A.3d 1. “The State explained that it had determined that law enforcement stopped Norris in Somerset County, approximately 1,800 feet from the boundary with Penobscot County and, therefore, the “hundred rods rule” did not apply,2 barring the case 2See 15 M.R.S. § 3 (2023) (“When an…”
State of Maine v. Thomas G. Coffill III, 2026 ME 18, 354 A.3d 355. “, 15 M.R.S. § 3 (2025) (when a crime is committed “on the boundary between 2 counties or within 100 rods thereof,” or when a victim is harmed in one county and dies in another, a grand jury in either county may indict the defendant); 17-A M.”
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