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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 17-A, § 210-B (2026)

Domestic violence terrorizing

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1.  A person is guilty of domestic violence terrorizing if:  
A. The person violates section 210 and the victim is a family or household member as defined in Title 19‑A, section 4102, subsection 6 or a dating partner as defined in Title 19‑A, section 4102, subsection 4. Violation of this paragraph is a Class D crime; or   [PL 2023, c. 465, §9 (AMD).]
B. The person violates paragraph A and at the time of the offense:  
(1) Has one or more prior convictions for violating paragraph A or for violating section 207‑A, 208‑D, 208‑E, 208‑F, 209‑A, 210‑C or 211‑A or one or more prior convictions for engaging in conduct substantially similar to that contained in paragraph A or in section 207‑A, 208‑D, 208‑E, 208‑F, 209‑A, 210‑C or 211‑A in another jurisdiction;  
(2) Has one or more prior convictions for violating Title 19‑A, former section 4011, subsection 1 or Title 19‑A, section 4113, subsection 1 or one or more prior convictions for engaging in conduct substantially similar to that contained in Title 19‑A, section 4113, subsection 1 in another jurisdiction;  
(3) Has one or more prior convictions for violating Title 15, section 1092, subsection 1, paragraph B when the condition of release violated is specified in Title 15, section 1026, subsection 3, paragraph A, subparagraph (5) or (8) when the alleged victim in the case for which the defendant was on bail was a family or household member as defined in Title 19‑A, section 4102, subsection 6 or a dating partner as defined in Title 19‑A, section 4102, subsection 4; or  
(4) Has one or more prior convictions for violating section 208, 208‑B or 208‑C, and the State had pled and proved that the victim of the applicable prior conviction was a family or household member, as defined in Title 19‑A, section 4102, subsection 6, or a dating partner, as defined in Title 19‑A, section 4102, subsection 4, or has one or more prior convictions in another jurisdiction for engaging in conduct substantially similar to that contained in section 208, 208‑B or 208‑C and it had been pled and proved that the victim was a family or household member or a dating partner.  
Violation of this paragraph is a Class C crime.   [PL 2023, c. 465, §10 (AMD).]
[PL 2023, c. 465, §§9, 10 (AMD).]
2.  Section 9‑A governs the use of prior convictions when determining a sentence.  
[PL 2007, c. 436, §3 (NEW); PL 2007, c. 436, §7 (AFF).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2007, c. 436, §3 (NEW). PL 2007, c. 436, §7 (AFF). PL 2011, c. 640, Pt. B, §4 (AMD). PL 2017, c. 432, Pt. D, §3 (AMD). PL 2019, c. 412, §4 (AMD). PL 2021, c. 647, Pt. B, §§25, 26 (AMD). PL 2021, c. 647, Pt. B, §65 (AFF). PL 2023, c. 465, §§9, 10 (AMD).
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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 8 cases (5 in the last 5 years), 2015–2025 · leading case: State of Maine v. Nicholas W. Gagne, 2017 ME 63 (Me. 2017).
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State of Maine v. Nicholas W. Gagne, 2017 ME 63 (Me. 2017). · cites it 2× “§ 207-A(l)(A) (2016), and one count of domestic violence terrorizing (Class D), 17-A M.R.S. § 210-B(1)(A) (2016), entered by the trial court (York County, O’Neil, J.”
State of Maine v. Daniel C. Baker, 2015 ME 39 (Me. 2015). · cites it 2× “§ 208(1)(C) (2014), and domestic violence terrorizing (Class D), 17-A M.R.S. § 210-B(1)(A) (2014), entered in the trial court (Jordan, J.”
State of Maine v. Nathan J. Lacourse, 2017 ME 75 (Me. 2017). “§ 207(1)(B) *850 (2016) (Count II); domestic violence terrorizing (Class D), 17-A M.R.S. § 210-B(1)(A) (2016) (Count III); domestic violence stalking (Class D), 17-A M.”
State of Maine v. Taylor A. Pelletier, 2023 ME 74 (Me. 2023). “; and Count 9: Domestic violence terrorizing of the victim and/or the three children with a dangerous weapon (Class C), 17-A M.R.S. § 210-B(1)(A) (2021).6 Pelletier waived his right to a jury trial, and the court set a trial date for September 22, 2022.”
State of Maine v. Clifton Thomas, 2022 ME 27 (Me. 2022). “§ 211(1) (2022) (Count 2); domestic violence terrorizing (Class D), 17-A M.R.S. § 210-B(1)(A) (2022) (Count 3); threatening display of a weapon (Class D), 25 M.”
State of Maine v. Harry D. Every, 2023 ME 39 (Me. 2023). “§ 209-A(1)(A) (2018); domestic violence terrorizing with a dangerous weapon (Class C), 17-A M.R.S. § 210-B(1)(A) (2018); domestic violence reckless conduct with a dangerous weapon (Class C), 17-A M.”
State of Maine v. Clifton Thomas, 2022 ME 27 (Me. 2022). “§ 211(1) (2022) (Count 2); domestic violence terrorizing (Class D), 17-A M.R.S. § 210-B(1)(A) (2022) (Count 3); threatening display of a weapon (Class D), 25 M.”
State of Maine v. Irineu B. Goncalves, 2025 ME 70 (Me. 2025). · cites it 2× “§ 208-D(1)(A), and domestic violence terrorizing (Class D), 17-A M.R.S. § 210-B(1)(A) (2023).3 Those two other charges were later dismissed as part of an agreement by which Goncalves pleaded guilty to domestic violence aggravated assault, 17-A M.”
— Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 17-A, § 210-B(1)(A) — 8 cases
State of Maine v. Nicholas W. Gagne, 2017 ME 63 (Me. 2017). “§ 207-A(l)(A) (2016), and one count of domestic violence terrorizing (Class D), 17-A M.R.S. § 210-B(1)(A) (2016), entered by the trial court (York County, O’Neil, J.”
State of Maine v. Daniel C. Baker, 2015 ME 39 (Me. 2015). “§ 208(1)(C) (2014), and domestic violence terrorizing (Class D), 17-A M.R.S. § 210-B(1)(A) (2014), entered in the trial court (Jordan, J.”
State of Maine v. Nathan J. Lacourse, 2017 ME 75 (Me. 2017). “§ 207(1)(B) *850 (2016) (Count II); domestic violence terrorizing (Class D), 17-A M.R.S. § 210-B(1)(A) (2016) (Count III); domestic violence stalking (Class D), 17-A M.”
State of Maine v. Taylor A. Pelletier, 2023 ME 74 (Me. 2023). “; and Count 9: Domestic violence terrorizing of the victim and/or the three children with a dangerous weapon (Class C), 17-A M.R.S. § 210-B(1)(A) (2021).6 Pelletier waived his right to a jury trial, and the court set a trial date for September 22, 2022.”
State of Maine v. Clifton Thomas, 2022 ME 27 (Me. 2022). “§ 211(1) (2022) (Count 2); domestic violence terrorizing (Class D), 17-A M.R.S. § 210-B(1)(A) (2022) (Count 3); threatening display of a weapon (Class D), 25 M.”
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