Me. Stat. tit. 18-C § 2-803

Current through 131st (2023-2024) Legislature Chapter 634

Section 2-803 - Effect of criminal conviction on intestate succession, wills, joint assets, beneficiary designations and other property acquisition when restitution is owed to the decedent

A person who has been convicted of a crime of which the decedent was a victim is not entitled to the following benefits to the extent that the benefits do not exceed the amount of restitution the person owes to the decedent as a result of the sentence for the crime: [2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).]

1.Decedent's will or this Article. Any benefits under the decedent's will or under this Article;

[2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).]

2.Jointly owned property. Any property owned jointly with the decedent;

[2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).]

3.Bond, life insurance policy or other contractual arrangement. Any benefit as a beneficiary of a bond, life insurance policy or other contractual arrangement in which the principal obligee or the person upon whose life the policy is issued is the decedent; and

[2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).]

4.Acquisition of property. Any benefit from any acquisition of property in which the decedent had an interest.

[2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).]

18-C M.R.S. § 2-803

Amended by 2019, c. 417,§ B-14, eff. 6/20/2019.

Added by 2018, c. 402,§ A-2, eff. 7/1/2019.