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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 15, § 713 (2026)

Evidence

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The contents of an interception are not admissible in court, except that:   [PL 2011, c. 507, §7 (RPR).]
1.  Contents obtained under the laws of another jurisdiction.  The contents of an interception of any oral communication or wire communication that has been legally obtained under the laws of another jurisdiction in which the interception occurred are admissible in the courts of this State, subject to the Maine Rules of Evidence; and  
[PL 2011, c. 507, §7 (NEW).]
2.  Contents obtained under this chapter.  The contents of an interception of any oral communication or wire communication that has been legally obtained pursuant to section 712, subsection 2 or 3 are admissible in the courts of this State, subject to the Maine Rules of Evidence, if related to the administration of criminal justice as defined in Title 16, section 703, subsection 1 for the purposes of the Criminal History Record Information Act or as defined in Title 16, section 803, subsection 2 for the purposes of the Intelligence and Investigative Record Information Act; the administration of juvenile justice; or the statutory functions of a state agency.  
[PL 2021, c. 365, §4 (AMD); PL 2021, c. 365, §37 (AFF).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1979, c. 701, §13 (NEW). PL 1983, c. 379 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 182, §2 (AMD). PL 1997, c. 361, §5 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 507, §7 (RPR). PL 2015, c. 470, §10 (AMD). PL 2021, c. 365, §4 (AMD). PL 2021, c. 365, §37 (AFF).
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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1991–2014 · leading case: Glenn A. Griffin v. Cristie J. Griffin, 2014 ME 70 (Me. 2014).
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Glenn A. Griffin v. Cristie J. Griffin, 2014 ME 70 (Me. 2014). · cites it 2× “She argues that Glenn’s recordings were therefore inadmissible at trial pursuant to 15 M.R.S. § 713 and that the court erred when it denied her motion in limine, allowed the recordings to be played at trial, and relied on those recordings in the final divorce judgment, contempt…”
State v. Kehling, 601 A.2d 620 (Me. 1991). · cites it 2× “By state law, 15 M.R.S.A. § 713, the contents of an “intercepted” wire communication are not admissible in court.”
State of Maine v. Simpson (Me. Super. Ct 2002). · cites it 3× “Does 15 M.R.S.A. § 713 require the suppression of any tape-recorded telephone conversations in this case?’ ® Information that the officer acquired after the arrest pertaining to the source of the original radio broadcast and the criminal histories of Ryan Dubay and Rachel King…”
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