Creating police standoff

17-A M.R.S. § 517, under Chapter 21.

17-A M.R.S. § 517

1. Creating police standoff. A person is guilty of creating a police standoff if that person:

A. Is in fact barricaded as a result of the person's own actions; [PL 2017, c. 86, §1 (NEW).]

B. Is or claims to be armed with a dangerous weapon; [PL 2017, c. 86, §1 (NEW).]

C. Is instructed by a law enforcement officer or law enforcement agency, either personally, electronically or in writing, to leave the barricaded location; and [PL 2017, c. 86, §1 (NEW).]

D. Fails in fact to leave the barricaded location within 1/2 hour of receiving the instruction as described in paragraph C from a law enforcement officer or law enforcement agency. [PL 2017, c. 86, §1 (NEW).]

2. Class E crime. Creating a police standoff is a Class E crime.