# 27 M.R.S. § 376: 27 §376. Antiquities recovered from protected sites

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ME_T27_C13_S376

## Section

- **Citation:** 27 M.R.S. § 376
- **Heading:** 27 §376. Antiquities recovered from protected sites
- **Jurisdiction:** Maine
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** ME Code / Title 27 / Chapter 13 / Section 376

## Text

1. State-owned artifacts to remain in Maine. No artifacts, objects, specimens or materials originating from a protected site on state-controlled land may be authorized to leave the State permanently without written permission of the permittors. They may be loaned for a term specified by the permittors for proper study or exhibit. [PL 2013, c. 89, §6 (AMD).]

2. Sale of artifacts. Attempts to sell, offers of sale and sale of artifacts, objects or specimens, excavated after the effective date of this Act, whether excavated lawfully or unlawfully from a protected site, without the written permission of the permit grantors or the Director of the Maine Historic Preservation Commission and the Director of the State Museum, are punishable by a civil penalty not greater than twice the price for which artifacts, objects or specimens are sold or offered for sale. [PL 2013, c. 89, §6 (AMD).]

3. Prosecution. The Attorney General, upon receiving notification and evidence of violation of this section from the Director of the Maine Historic Preservation Commission, is authorized to file a complaint against the person named in the District Court of the district in which the person resides or in the district in which the violation occurred. [PL 2013, c. 89, §6 (AMD).]

4. Artifact ownership. Artifacts, objects, materials and specimens recovered from protected sites on state-controlled land are the property of the State Museum. Artifacts, objects, specimens or materials originating from a site on other than state-controlled land are the property of the landowner and must be deposited with a suitable repository as designated by the landowner in the preservation agreement or the permit. [PL 2013, c. 89, §6 (AMD).]

## Nearby sections

- [27 M.R.S. § 371 27 §371. Statement of policy](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ME_T27_C13_S371.md)
- [27 M.R.S. § 372 27 §372. Legislative intent](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ME_T27_C13_S372.md)
- [27 M.R.S. § 373-A 27 §373-A. Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ME_T27_C13_S373-A.md)
- [27 M.R.S. § 374 27 §374. Legislative provisions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ME_T27_C13_S374.md)
- [27 M.R.S. § 375 27 §375. Unlawful excavation](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ME_T27_C13_S375.md)
- [27 M.R.S. § 376 27 §376. Antiquities recovered from protected sites](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ME_T27_C13_S376.md)
- [27 M.R.S. § 377 27 §377. Protection of site location information](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ME_T27_C13_S377.md)
- [27 M.R.S. § 378 27 §378. Emergency designation as protected site](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ME_T27_C13_S378.md)

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