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23 §6025. No title to lands of railroads by adverse possession
23 M.R.S. § 6025 · Maine · Statutes
Title 23 › Part 7 › Chapter 607 › Section 6025
No title to any real estate or any interest in real estate may be acquired against any railroad corporation by adverse possession, however exclusive or long continued. [PL 1987, c. 141, Pt.
In forcecompiled textSnapshot as of Aug 14, 202614 §812. Acquisition of rights-of-way and easements by adverse possession; notice to prevent
14 M.R.S. § 812 · Maine · Statutes
Title 14 › Part 2 › Chapter 205 › Section 812
No person, class of persons or the public shall acquire a right-of-way or other easement through, in, upon or over the land of another by the adverse use and enjoyment thereof, unless it is continued uninterruptedly
In forcecompiled textSnapshot as of Aug 14, 202614 §815. Forty years' possession bars action for recovery of land
14 M.R.S. § 815 · Maine · Statutes
Title 14 › Part 2 › Chapter 205 › Section 815
No real or mixed action for the recovery of lands shall be commenced or maintained against any person in possession thereof, when such person or those under whom he claims have been in actual possession … for more than 40 years, claiming to hold them by adverse, open, peaceable, notorious and exclusive possession, in their own right.
In forcecompiled textSnapshot as of Aug 14, 202614 §810-A. Mistake of boundary line
14 M.R.S. § 810-A · Maine · Statutes
Title 14 › Part 2 › Chapter 205 › Section 810-A
If a person takes possession of land by mistake as to the location of the true boundary line, the possessor's mistaken belief does not defeat a claim of adverse possession.
In forcecompiled textSnapshot as of Aug 14, 202614 §810. Type of possession; need for enclosure
14 M.R.S. § 810 · Maine · Statutes
Title 14 › Part 2 › Chapter 205 › Section 810
To constitute a disseizin, or such exclusive and adverse possession of lands as to bar or limit the right of the true owner thereof to recover them, such lands need not be surrounded with fences or rendered … inaccessible by water; but it is sufficient, if the possession, occupation and improvement are open, notorious and comporting with the ordinary management of a farm; although that part of the same, which
In forcecompiled textSnapshot as of Aug 14, 202614 §814. Trespass on wild lands; notice to quit; record; private roads in unorganized territory
14 M.R.S. § 814 · Maine · Statutes
Title 14 › Part 2 › Chapter 205 › Section 814
Proceedings had and taken as specified shall bar such person who has so entered or dwells upon such wild land from obtaining any rights by adverse possession to the land upon which he has so entered. … In roads privately owned in unorganized territory notwithstanding the other provisions of this subchapter, no title or interest shall be acquired against the owners thereof by adverse possession, prescription
In forcecompiled textSnapshot as of Aug 14, 202612 M.R.S. § 6441 · Maine · Statutes
Title 12 › Part 9 › Chapter 619 › Section 6441
The commissioner, in accordance with section 6191 , may adopt rules prohibiting the possession of plugged lobsters, as long as the commissioner has determined that these rules will not adversely affect
In forcecompiled textSnapshot as of Aug 14, 202614 §6712. Impeachment of plaintiff's title deeds
14 M.R.S. § 6712 · Maine · Statutes
Title 14 › Part 7 › Chapter 725 › Section 6712
therein, a title deed offered in evidence may be impeached by the defendant as obtained by fraud, where the grantor, if a party, could impeach it, if the defendant has been in the open, peaceable and adverse … possession of the premises for 20 years.
In forcecompiled textSnapshot as of Aug 14, 202614 §7053. No costs to plaintiff where 40 years' possession
14 M.R.S. § 7053 · Maine · Statutes
Title 14 › Part 7 › Chapter 725 › Section 7053
In all real and mixed actions in which the defendant proves that he and those under whom he claims have been in the open, notorious, adverse and exclusive possession of the demanded premises, claiming
In forcecompiled textSnapshot as of Aug 14, 202611 §7-1603. Conflicting claims; interpleader
11 M.R.S. § 7-1603 · Maine · Statutes
Title 11 › Chapter 7-A › Section 7-1603
If more than one person claims title to or possession of the goods, the bailee is excused from delivery until the bailee has a reasonable time to ascertain the validity of the adverse claims or to commence
In forcecompiled textSnapshot as of Aug 14, 202614 §6658. Action by owners of wild land
14 M.R.S. § 6658 · Maine · Statutes
Title 14 › Part 7 › Chapter 723 › Section 6658
interest in common and undivided therein, if the plaintiff and those under whom he claims has for 4 years next prior to the filing of the complaint held such open, exclusive, peaceable, continuous and adverse … possession thereof as comports with the ordinary management of wild lands in this State, may maintain an action to quiet or establish the title thereto or to remove a cloud from the title thereto, as
In forcecompiled textSnapshot as of Aug 14, 202614 M.R.S. § 7507 · Maine · Statutes
Title 14 › Part 7 › Chapter 739 › Section 7507
If a defendant in an action to recover possession of real estate or a person whose real estate is attached in a civil action commits any act of waste thereon, or threatens or makes preparations to do so … , the Superior Court may issue an injunction to stay such waste; but notice shall first be given to the adverse party to appear and answer, unless the applicant files a bond with sufficient sureties to
In forcecompiled textSnapshot as of Aug 14, 202614 M.R.S. § 6651 · Maine · Statutes
Title 14 › Part 7 › Chapter 723 › Section 6651
unknown claiming as heirs, devisees or assigns, or in any other way, by, through or under a person or persons named in the complaint, claim or may claim some right, title or interest in the premises adverse … A person in the enjoyment of an easement is in possession of real property within the meaning and for the purposes of this section. [PL 1971, c. 117, §2 (AMD).]
In forcecompiled textSnapshot as of Aug 14, 202614 §6652. Petition to remove easement
14 M.R.S. § 6652 · Maine · Statutes
Title 14 › Part 7 › Chapter 723 › Section 6652
A person in possession of real property, claiming an estate of freehold therein or an unexpired term of not less than 10 years, or a person who has conveyed such property or any interest therein with covenants … named in the complaint, or persons unknown, claim by continued and uninterrupted use for 20 years or more, by grant, prescription, custom or in any other way, an easement through or on such real property adverse
In forcecompiled textSnapshot as of Aug 14, 202614 §6352. Definitions -- Article II
14 M.R.S. § 6352 · Maine · Statutes
Title 14 › Part 7 › Chapter 715 › Section 6352
A state of the United States or any territory or possession of the United States and the District of Columbia acting under Article I, section 10, clause 3, of the Constitution of the United States in entering … Interpleader shall mean a judicial procedure by which 2 or more persons who have adverse claims against a 3rd person may be required to litigate these claims in one proceeding.
In forcecompiled textSnapshot as of Aug 14, 202614 §816. Limitations of actions for uncultivated lands in incorporated places
14 M.R.S. § 816 · Maine · Statutes
Title 14 › Part 2 › Chapter 205 › Section 816
on a certain number of acres thereof equal approximately to the acreage of said lands or of said fractional part thereof; and have, during said 20 years, held such exclusive, peaceable, continuous and adverse … possession thereof as comports with the ordinary management of such lands or of undivided fractional parts of such lands in this State.
In forcecompiled textSnapshot as of Aug 14, 202638 §3009. Duration; amendment by court action
38 M.R.S. § 3009 · Maine · Statutes
Title 38 › Chapter 31 › Section 3009
persons identified in section 3010, subsections 1 and 2 are given notice of the pendency of the proceeding; and (3) The court determines, after hearing, that the termination or modification will not adversely … possession, prescription, abandonment, waiver, lack of enforcement or acquiescence or a similar doctrine.
In forcecompiled textSnapshot as of Aug 14, 202632 §13832. Qualifications; requirements
32 M.R.S. § 13832 · Maine · Statutes
Title 32 › Chapter 117 › Section 13832
Possess a current certificate of administration issued by the board pursuant to this subchapter. … reactions to vaccines, emergency response to adverse events, immunization screening, informed consent, record keeping, registries, including the immunization information system established under Title
In forcecompiled textSnapshot as of Aug 14, 202611 M.R.S. § 8-1304 · Maine · Statutes
Title 11 › Chapter 8-A › Section 8-1304
An indorsement of a security certificate in bearer form may give notice of an adverse claim to the certificate, but it does not otherwise affect a right to registration that the holder possesses.
In forcecompiled textSnapshot as of Aug 14, 202636 §946. Action for equitable relief after period of redemption; procedure
36 M.R.S. § 946 · Maine · Statutes
Title 36 › Part 2 › Chapter 105 › Section 946
at a sale of real estate for nonpayment of taxes or that as to any real estate has pursued the alternative method for the enforcement of liens for taxes provided in sections 942 and 943 , whether in possession … after the period of redemption from such sale or lien has expired, may maintain an action for equitable relief against any person who claims or may claim some right, title or interest in the premises adverse
In forcecompiled textSnapshot as of Aug 14, 2026
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