How to calculate Treble Damages in Maine

US-ME treble damages rules

This source-backed guide covers US-ME treble damages authority (14 M.R.S. § 7552 (Maine timber/property trespass — automatic 3x for intentional/knowing violation or $500 floor; 2x for negligent violation or $250 floor)). It explains how to read the calculator's multiplier output and points to the controlling US-ME multiplier statutes.

What the output means

Run this scenario in DocketMath using the Treble Damages calculator.

When the calculator shows a multiplier result, read it as a statutory multiplier on the base damages figure, not as a separate damages category.

• Base damages stay the same until the multiplier is applied.
• The statutory multiplier changes the total by the rule-specified factor.
• Any cap, exception, or carve-out still controls if the statute says it does.

US-ME rule notes

Statutory multiplier

14 M.R.S. § 7552 (Maine timber/property trespass — automatic 3x for intentional/knowing violation or $500 floor; 2x for negligent violation or $250 floor) governs the treble (multiple) damages rule for US-ME.

7552. 14, §7552: Injury to land, forest products or agricultural products Maine Legislature Maine Revised Statutes Session Law Statutes Maine State Constitution Information §7552 PDF §7552 MS-Word Statute Search Ch. 739 Contents Title 14 Contents List of Titles Maine Law & Disclaimer Revisor's Office Maine Legislature §7551-B Title 14: COURT PROCEDURE -- CIVIL Part 7: PARTICULAR PROCEEDINGS Chapter 739: WASTE AND TRESPASS TO REAL ESTATE Subchapter 2: TRESPASS §7552-A §7552. Injury to land, forest products or agricultural

What changes the result most

• The base damages input, because the multiplier applies to that number.
• The statutory multiplier itself, because 2x, 3x, and 4x produce different totals.
• Any cap or carve-out in the statute, because it can limit the multiplied amount.

Use the calculator

DocketMath's treble-damages calculator can model multiplier outcomes once you identify the controlling statute and whether a cap or exception applies. Use the source panel for the verified primary-source rule.

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Sources

• 7552 — 14 M.R.S. § 7552 (Maine timber/property trespass — automatic 3x for intentional/knowing violation or $500 floor; 2x for negligent violation or $250 floor)

All sources are official primary law published by legislature.maine.gov.

Corroboration method: government_primary_source_direct_fetch.