Harassment
17-A M.R.S. § 506-A — harassment after a warning from an officer or a court
Engaging in a course of conduct without reasonable cause, meaning to harass, torment or threaten another person, after being told not to by an officer in writing or otherwise, or by a court in a protective order, is harassment, a Class E crime.
Who handles this in Maine: legal aid programs and the state offices, listed in the Maine directory.
The warning expires. A notice from an officer not to engage in the conduct expires one year from the date it is issued. With 2 or more prior convictions involving the same victim or their immediate family, harassment is a Class C crime.
- By phone or electronic device, making obscene or offensively coarse comments without consent is a Class E crime.
- So is calling or messaging without giving one's identity, meaning to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass, and making another's phone ring or receive data repeatedly to harass.
- Sending sexual images after being told they are not wanted is a Class E crime.
Sources for this section (2)
- 17-A M.R.S. § 506-A — Harassment
- 17-A M.R.S. § 506 — Harassment by telephone or by electronic communication device
Legal information, not legal advice. Verified as of October 2026. Applying it to a particular situation is the work of a licensed Maine attorney.