Maine Revised Statutes
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 33, § 1056 (2026)
Finder's rights when no owner appears
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If no owner appears within 6 months, such money or lost goods shall belong to the finder by paying 1/2 their value after deducting all necessary charges to the treasurer of said town; but if he neglects to pay it on demand, it may be recovered in an action brought by said treasurer in the name of the town.
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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).
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). “On June 8, 2006, each filed verified statements of interest, citing as authority 33 M.R.S.A § 1056 and the common law. See Verified Statement of Interest by Daniel Madore (Docket # 8); Verified Statement of Interest by Través LaPointe (Docket # 9).”
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