§505. Obstructing public ways
1. A person is guilty of obstructing public ways if he unreasonably obstructs the free passage of foot or vehicular traffic on any public way, and refuses to cease or remove the obstruction upon a lawful order to do so given him by a law enforcement officer.
[PL 1975, c. 499, §1 (NEW).]
2. As used in this section, "public way" means a way, including a sidewalk, owned and maintained by the State, a county or a municipality over which the general public has a right to pass by foot or by vehicle, a way upon which the public has access as invitees or licensees or a way under the control of park commissioners or a body having like powers.
[PL 2017, c. 432, Pt. C, §2 (AMD).]
3. Obstructing public ways is a Class E crime.
[PL 1975, c. 499, §1 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1975, c. 499, §1 (NEW). PL 2015, c. 358, §2 (AMD). PL 2017, c. 432, Pt. C, §2 (AMD).
Structure Maine Revised Statutes
TITLE 17-A: MAINE CRIMINAL CODE
Chapter 21: OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC ORDER
17-A §501. Disorderly conduct (REPEALED)
17-A §501-A. Disorderly conduct
17-A §502. Failure to disperse
17-A §505. Obstructing public ways
17-A §506. Harassment by telephone or by electronic communication device
17-A §506-B. Violation of protective order
17-A §507. Desecration and defacement
17-A §507-A. Interference with cemetery or burial ground
17-A §507-B. Illegal possession or sale of gravestones
17-A §509. False public alarm or report
17-A §510. Cruelty to animals (REPEALED)
17-A §511. Violation of privacy
17-A §511-A. Unauthorized dissemination of certain private images
17-A §512. Failure to report treatment of a gunshot wound
17-A §513. Maintaining an unprotected well
17-A §514. Abandoning an airtight container