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An Act To Protect Owners and Occupiers of Homes from Civil Liability
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  14 MRSA §171  is enacted to read:
§ 171. Defense of premises
It is a defense to a civil claim resulting from the use of force that the person was or would have been justified in using such force under Title 17-A, section 104.
Effective September 20, 2007