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    {
      "id": "learn_r621_maine_obscenity_and_distribution_me_17_93_a",
      "category": "Safety",
      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Obscenity definition and regulation",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Title 17, Chapter 93-A: OBSCENITY contains provisions for disseminating obscene matter to minors, magazine cover display prohibitions, and obscene motion picture exhibitions at outdoor theaters.",
      "body": "Title 17, Chapter 93-A: OBSCENITY contains provisions for disseminating obscene matter to minors, magazine cover display prohibitions, and obscene motion picture exhibitions at outdoor theaters.\n\nWhat Maine Legislature - Office of the Revisor of Statutes actually says:\n\n“Title 17, Chapter 93-A: OBSCENITY\n\n[17 §2911. Dissemination of obscene matter to minors](./title17sec2911.html)\n\n[17 §2912. Magazines containing obscene material on their covers not to be displayed to minors](./title17sec2912.html)\n\n[17 §2913. Exhibiting obscene motion pictures to minors at outdoor motion picture theaters](./title17sec2913.html)\n\nThe Revisor's Office cannot provide legal advice or interpretation of Maine law to the public.   If you need legal advice, please consult a qualified attorney.”\n\nNote: Official Maine Revised Statutes - Title 17 Chapter 93-A covers obscenity offenses relating to minors",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "http://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/17/title17ch93-Asec0.html",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-14",
      "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "Maine Legislature - Office of the Revisor of Statutes",
      "evidence_quote": "Title 17, Chapter 93-A: OBSCENITY\n\n[17 §2911. Dissemination of obscene matter to minors](./title17sec2911.html)\n\n[17 §2912. Magazines containing obscene material on their covers not to be displayed to minors](./title17sec2912.html)\n\n[17 §2913. Exhibiting obscene motion pictures to minors at outdoor motion picture theaters](./title17sec2913.html)\n\nThe Revisor's Office cannot provide legal advice or interpretation of Maine law to the public.   If you need legal advice, please consult a qualified attorney.",
      "volatility": "low",
      "from_batch": "621-maine-obscenity-and-distribution",
      "subject": "Maine obscenity statutes",
      "topic": "obscenity definition and regulation",
      "applies_to_country": "US",
      "applies_to_scope": "Maine state law",
      "tags": {
        "lane": "any",
        "stage": "choosing",
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        ],
        "platform": "any",
        "topic": [
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        ],
        "explicitness": "any"
      },
      "verification": {
        "status": "unverified",
        "label": "Unverified - being checked",
        "reasons": [
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        ],
        "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z"
      }
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