The Deadly Force Review Panel was created by Title 5, section 200-K to review deaths or serious injuries resulting from the use of deadly force by a law enforcement officer.

The Attorney General administers the Civil Rights Team Project, a school-based preventative program. The mission of the Civil Rights Team Project (CRTP) is to increase the safety of elementary, middle level, and high school students by reducing bias-motivated behaviors and harassment in our schools.

Pursuant to Resolve Chapter 171 enacted in April 2024, the Attorney General convened the Automotive Right to Repair Working Group to develop recommendations for legislation to establish an entity with rulemaking and enforcement authority to adopt standards governing access to motor vehicle telematics systems and to otherwise implement and enforce the requirements of Maine Revised Statutes, Title 29-A, section 1810.

Special projects are conducted under the Attorney General umbrella, often in partnership with legislative bodies and other entities, but they are not part of the Office of the Attorney General.

The Office of Chief Medical Examiner performs autopsies as part of their investigations. Here you will find some of the most frequently asked questions about this process.

For more information or to contact the Office of Chief Medical Examiner, email chief-medical.examiner@maine.gov or call (207) 624-7180.

About the Office of Chief Medical Examiner (OCME)

The Office of Chief Medical Examiner (OCME) was established in 1968 as a statewide system charged with the investigation of sudden, unexpected and violent deaths. These investigations sometimes include autopsies.

The Professional and Financial Regulation Division provides legal services to more than 60 agency clients across state government. The division provides legal counsel and representation to the Maine Department of Professional and Financial Regulation (DPFR) and its boards and regulatory agencies, such as the Bureau of Insurance and Office of Securities.

The Natural Resources Division provides legal services to the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), the Board of Environmental Protection (BEP), the Department of Conservation (including the Bureau of Parks and Lands, the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife (IFW), the Land Use Regulation Commission (LURC), the Maine Forest Service and the Maine Geological Survey), the Department of Agriculture (including the Maine Milk Commission, the Board of Pesticide Control, the Maine Potato Board and the Animal Welfare Program), the Department of Marine Resources, the Land for Maine's F

The Litigation Division has a wide variety of responsibilities, which can be roughly divided into three parts:

The Investigation Division carries out a wide variety of both criminal and civil investigations, and it serves as a resource for specialized assistance and advice for other agencies with respect to investigations. The Division carries out statutorily-required investigations of fraud against the State and the use of deadly force by police officers. The Division is the primary investigative agency in the State for any sort of public corruption.