Maine Revised Statutes

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 38, § 454 (2026)

Injunctions, civil and criminal actions

✓ current as of May 2026
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(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1971, c. 256, §4 (AMD). PL 1971, c. 359, §4 (RPR). PL 1971, c. 544, §132 (RPR). PL 1971, c. 618, §12 (AMD). PL 1973, c. 450, §22 (AMD). PL 1977, c. 300, §27 (RP).
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1967–1978 · leading case: State of Water Improvement Comm'n v. Hastings, 231 A.2d 436 (Me. 1967).
State of Water Improvement Comm'n v. Hastings, 231 A.2d 436 (Me. 1967). “It cannot be considered as a proceeding instituted by the Attorney General under 38 M.R.S.A. § 454, nor based upon the right of the State to seek to enjoin such pollution as constitutes a nuisance, specifically reserved to the State under 38 M.”
State v. Beck, 389 A.2d 844 (Me. 1978). “The injunction was sought by the State in an action pursuant to 38 M.R.S.A. § 454 (repealed P.L. 1977, ch.”
State of Water Improvement Comm'n v. Morrill, 231 A.2d 437 (Me. 1967). “” 38 M.R.S.A. § 454, which follows, authorizes the Attorney General to institute certain injunction proceedings.”
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