Maine 2025-2026 Regular Session

Maine House Bill LD486

Introduced
2/6/25  
Refer
2/6/25  

Caption

An Act to Remove the Duty of an Individual Exercising Self-defense to Safely Retreat or Abstain from Performing Certain Acts upon Demand

Companion Bills

No companion bills found.

Previously Filed As

ME SCR91

Urging The Legislature To Advance Legislation And Support Policies That Safeguard Individuals In The Agricultural Community, Their Families, Their Livestock And Other Property, And Other Individuals Under Their Employment Or Care By Amending The State's Selfdefense Laws To Deprioritize The Duty To Retreat In Certain Circumstances.

ME SR74

Urging The Legislature To Advance Legislation And Support Policies That Safeguard Individuals In The Agricultural Community, Their Families, Their Livestock And Other Property, And Other Individuals Under Their Employment Or Care By Amending The State's Selfdefense Laws To Deprioritize The Duty To Retreat In Certain Circumstances.

ME HB851

Relating To Self Defense.

ME HB851

Relating To Self Defense.

ME HF3130

Law on use of force in self-defense clarified, common law duty to retreat in cases of self-defense outside the home expanded, and presumption of right to self-defense created.

ME HF13

Duty to retreat before using reasonable force in defense of self or others eliminated.

ME HB07070

An Act Concerning The Duty To Retreat In A House Of Religious Worship.

ME SF624

Duty to retreat elimination before using reasonable force in defense of self or others

ME HF1444

Clarifying that there is no duty to retreat before making a threat to use force in self-defense in certain circumstances.

ME HF705

Deadly force and self-defense provisions clarified, and duty to retreat eliminated.

Similar Bills

No similar bills found.