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

Domestic violence stalking

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1.  A person is guilty of domestic violence stalking if:  
A. The person violates section 210‑A 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, §11 (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‑B 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‑B 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, §12 (AMD).]
[PL 2023, c. 465, §§11, 12 (AMD).]
2.  Section 9‑A governs the use of prior convictions when determining a sentence.  
[PL 2007, c. 436, §4 (NEW); PL 2007, c. 436, §7 (AFF).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2007, c. 436, §4 (NEW). PL 2007, c. 436, §7 (AFF). PL 2011, c. 640, Pt. B, §5 (AMD). PL 2017, c. 432, Pt. D, §4 (AMD). PL 2019, c. 412, §5 (AMD). PL 2021, c. 647, Pt. B, §§27, 28 (AMD). PL 2021, c. 647, Pt. B, §65 (AFF). PL 2023, c. 465, §§11, 12 (AMD).
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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2010–2024 · leading case: State of Maine v. Jacob R. Labbe Sr., 2024 ME 15 (Me. 2024).
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State of Maine v. Jacob R. Labbe Sr., 2024 ME 15 (Me. 2024). · cites it 11× “He contends that (1) the stalking statute, 1 Title 17-A M.R.S. § 210-C(1) (2018) has since been amended several times, though not in a way that is relevant to this case.”
State v. Elliott, 2010 ME 3 (Me. 2010). · cites it 2× “§ 210-A (2007), rather than domestic violence stalking pursuant to 17-A M.R.S. § 210-C (2009). 7 . The court also observed that a protection from abuse order could prohibit stalking pursuant to 19-A M.”
State of Maine v. Nicholas W. Gagne, 2017 ME 63 (Me. 2017). “§ 207-A(l)(A) (2016); two counts of domestic violence stalking (Class D), 17-A M.R.S. § 210-C(1)(A) (2016); two counts of domestic violence terrorizing (Class D), 17-A M.”
State of Maine v. Nathan J. Lacourse, 2017 ME 75 (Me. 2017). “§ 210-B(1)(A) (2016) (Count III); domestic violence stalking (Class D), 17-A M.R.S. § 210-C(1)(A) (2016) (Count IV); domestic violence criminal threatening (Class D), 17-A M.”
State v. Witmer, 2011 ME 7 (Me. 2011). “§ 4011(4) (2010); (6) domestic violence stalking (Class D), 17-A M.R.S. § 210-C(1)(A) (2010); and (7) assault (Class D), 17-A M.”
Mccurdy v. State of Maine (D. Me. 2020). “§ 4011(1) and one count of domestic violence stalking in violation of 17-A M.R.S. § 210-C(1)(A). (State v. McCurdy, Me.”
— Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 17-A, § 210-C(1) — 1 case
State of Maine v. Jacob R. Labbe Sr., 2024 ME 15 (Me. 2024). “He contends that (1) the stalking statute, 1 Title 17-A M.R.S. § 210-C(1) (2018) has since been amended several times, though not in a way that is relevant to this case.”
— Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 17-A, § 210-C(1)(A) — 6 cases
State v. Elliott, 2010 ME 3 (Me. 2010). “§ 210-A (2007), rather than domestic violence stalking pursuant to 17-A M.R.S. § 210-C (2009). 7 . The court also observed that a protection from abuse order could prohibit stalking pursuant to 19-A M.”
State of Maine v. Nicholas W. Gagne, 2017 ME 63 (Me. 2017). “§ 207-A(l)(A) (2016); two counts of domestic violence stalking (Class D), 17-A M.R.S. § 210-C(1)(A) (2016); two counts of domestic violence terrorizing (Class D), 17-A M.”
State of Maine v. Nathan J. Lacourse, 2017 ME 75 (Me. 2017). “§ 210-B(1)(A) (2016) (Count III); domestic violence stalking (Class D), 17-A M.R.S. § 210-C(1)(A) (2016) (Count IV); domestic violence criminal threatening (Class D), 17-A M.”
State of Maine v. Jacob R. Labbe Sr., 2024 ME 15 (Me. 2024). “He contends that (1) the stalking statute, 1 Title 17-A M.R.S. § 210-C(1) (2018) has since been amended several times, though not in a way that is relevant to this case.”
State v. Witmer, 2011 ME 7 (Me. 2011). “§ 4011(4) (2010); (6) domestic violence stalking (Class D), 17-A M.R.S. § 210-C(1)(A) (2010); and (7) assault (Class D), 17-A M.”
— Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 17-A, § 210-C(1)(B)(3) — 1 case
State of Maine v. Jacob R. Labbe Sr., 2024 ME 15 (Me. 2024). “He contends that (1) the stalking statute, 1 Title 17-A M.R.S. § 210-C(1) (2018) has since been amended several times, though not in a way that is relevant to this case.”
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