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2025 Maine Revised Statutes
TITLE 33: PROPERTY
Chapter 43: PLACEMENT OF EQUIPMENT ON PRIVATE PROPERTY
33 §2001. Placement of cameras and electronic surveillance equipment on private property

Universal Citation:
33 ME Rev Stat § 2001 (2025)
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§2001. Placement of cameras and electronic surveillance equipment on private property

1.  Prohibition.  A person may not place a camera or electronic surveillance equipment that records images or data of any kind while unattended outside on the private property of another without the written consent of the landowner or the landowner's representative, unless the placement is pursuant to a warrant.  

[PL 2025, c. 267, §8 (AMD).]

2.  Labeling.  A person who places a camera or electronic surveillance equipment described in subsection 1 on the private property of another with the written consent of the landowner or the landowner's representative or pursuant to a warrant shall label the camera or electronic surveillance equipment with that person's name and contact information.  

[PL 2025, c. 267, §8 (AMD).]

3.  Remove or disable; abandoned camera or electronic surveillance equipment.  A landowner or the landowner's representative may remove or disable a camera or electronic surveillance equipment placed on the landowner's private property in violation of this section. If the landowner or the landowner's representative finds an abandoned camera or electronic surveillance equipment on the landowner's land in violation of this section and the owner of the abandoned camera or electronic surveillance equipment is unknown, the landowner or the landowner's representative may take ownership of the abandoned camera or electronic surveillance equipment. The landowner or the landowner's representative may remove, destroy, sell or possess the abandoned camera or electronic surveillance equipment. For purposes of this section, "abandoned camera or electronic surveillance equipment" means a camera or electronic surveillance equipment left on property not owned by the person who owns the camera or electronic surveillance equipment without permission of the landowner or the landowner's representative.  

[PL 2025, c. 267, §8 (AMD).]

4.  Exceptions.  This section does not prohibit the following:  

A. The use of a camera to deter theft or vandalism of a motor vehicle when the motor vehicle is temporarily parked; or   [PL 2013, c. 382, §1 (NEW).]

B. The use of implanted or attached electronic devices to identify, monitor and track animals.   [PL 2013, c. 382, §1 (NEW).]

[PL 2013, c. 382, §1 (NEW).]

5.  Penalty.  A person who violates this section commits a civil violation for which a fine of not more than $500 may be adjudged.  

[PL 2013, c. 382, §1 (NEW).]

SECTION HISTORY

PL 2013, c. 382, §1 (NEW). PL 2025, c. 267, §8 (AMD).

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