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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 33, § 1054 (2026)

Restitution to appearing owner; money or goods

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If the owner of lost money or goods appears within 6 months after notice to the town clerk under section 1051 is made by the finder and gives reasonable evidence of ownership to the finder, the owner must have restitution or the value of the lost money or goods, paying all necessary charges and reasonable compensation to the finder for keeping, to be adjudged by the district court if the owner and finder cannot agree.   [PL 2019, c. 437, §9 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1995, c. 227, §3 (AMD). PL 2019, c. 437, §9 (AMD).
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 2007–2007 · leading case: United States v. One Hundred Sixty-Five Thousand Five Hundred Eighty Dollars ($165,580) in U.S. Currency, 502 F. Supp. 2d 114 (D. Me. 2007).
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United States v. One Hundred Sixty-Five Thousand Five Hundred Eighty Dollars ($165,580) in U.S. Currency, 502 F. Supp. 2d 114 (D. Me. 2007). “” 33 M.R.S.A. § 1054. If no notice is given and the true owner appears, the finder “forfeits to the owner the full value thereof, unless he delivers and accounts thereof to the owner.”
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