Maine Revised Statutes

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codified law statutory code

The Maine Revised Statutes are the codified laws of the state of Maine that govern legal conduct, procedures, and authority for state agencies, courts, and residents.

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All labels observed (8)

Label	Occurrences
Maine Revised Statutes canonical	5
State of Maine traffic laws	2
Maine Probate Code	1
Maine Revised Statutes Annotated (online version)	1
Maine state statutes	1
Maine statutes	1
State of Maine statutes	1
public general laws of Maine	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1891522 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Maine Revised Statutes
Context triple: [Maine State Police, follows, Maine Revised Statutes]

A. Maine Legislature
The Maine Legislature is the bicameral state legislative body of Maine, responsible for creating state laws and composed of the Maine House of Representatives and the Maine Senate.
B. Maine Constitution
The Maine Constitution is the fundamental governing document that outlines the structure, powers, and limitations of the state government of Maine and guarantees the rights of its citizens.
C. Maine state court system
The Maine state court system is the unified judicial branch of Maine’s government that handles the state’s civil, criminal, family, and appellate cases through its trial and appellate courts.
D. Massachusetts General Laws
Massachusetts General Laws are the codified statutes that form the primary body of statutory law governing the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
E. Portland, Maine City Charter
The Portland, Maine City Charter is the foundational legal document that establishes the structure, powers, and governance framework of the municipal government of Portland, Maine.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Maine Revised Statutes
Target entity description: The Maine Revised Statutes are the codified laws of the state of Maine that govern legal conduct, procedures, and authority for state agencies, courts, and residents.

A. Maine Legislature
The Maine Legislature is the bicameral state legislative body of Maine, responsible for creating state laws and composed of the Maine House of Representatives and the Maine Senate.
B. Maine Constitution
The Maine Constitution is the fundamental governing document that outlines the structure, powers, and limitations of the state government of Maine and guarantees the rights of its citizens.
C. Maine state court system
The Maine state court system is the unified judicial branch of Maine’s government that handles the state’s civil, criminal, family, and appellate cases through its trial and appellate courts.
D. Massachusetts General Laws
Massachusetts General Laws are the codified statutes that form the primary body of statutory law governing the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
E. Portland, Maine City Charter
The Portland, Maine City Charter is the foundational legal document that establishes the structure, powers, and governance framework of the municipal government of Portland, Maine.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	codified law ⓘ statutory code ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	State of Maine ⓘ linked to: Maine
branchOfGovernmentResponsible	Maine Legislature ⓘ
contains	chapters ⓘ sections ⓘ titles ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
governs	authority of Maine state agencies ⓘ legal conduct in Maine ⓘ rights and obligations of Maine residents ⓘ state court procedures in Maine ⓘ
hasDigitalVersion	online Maine Revised Statutes ⓘ
isAccessibleAt	official Maine Legislature website ⓘ
isCodificationOf	private and special laws of Maine ⓘ public laws of Maine ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
legalStatus	binding law in Maine ⓘ
legalSystem	common law ⓘ
maintainedBy	Maine Revisor of Statutes ⓘ
publisher	Maine Revisor of Statutes ⓘ
subjectMatter	administrative law in Maine ⓘ agriculture law in Maine ⓘ business and corporate law in Maine ⓘ civil law in Maine ⓘ courts and judicial procedure in Maine ⓘ criminal law in Maine ⓘ education law in Maine ⓘ elections and voting in Maine ⓘ environmental law in Maine ⓘ family law in Maine ⓘ fish and wildlife regulation in Maine ⓘ health and welfare law in Maine ⓘ labor and employment law in Maine ⓘ municipal law in Maine ⓘ probate and estates in Maine ⓘ professional licensing in Maine ⓘ property law in Maine ⓘ public safety in Maine ⓘ public utilities regulation in Maine ⓘ state finance and budgeting in Maine ⓘ state government organization in Maine ⓘ taxation in Maine ⓘ transportation law in Maine ⓘ
updatedBy	session laws of the Maine Legislature ⓘ
usedBy	Maine attorneys ⓘ Maine courts ⓘ linked to: Maine state court system Maine executive agencies ⓘ linked to: Government of Maine Maine residents ⓘ

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Referenced by (13)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Maine State Police → follows → Maine Revised Statutes ⓘ

Attorney General of Maine → constitutingInstrument → Maine Revised Statutes ⓘ

Maine Secretary of State → legalAuthority → Maine Revised Statutes ⓘ

Maine State Treasurer → legalBasis → Maine Revised Statutes ⓘ

Maine State Route 202 → regulatingAuthority → State of Maine traffic laws ⓘ