Lost something in Maine? Here's what to do.
Whether it vanished on the Portland waterfront, at a trailhead in Acadia, or somewhere on I-95, the playbook is the same: move fast, contact the right desks, and check the places lost items actually end up. Here's the Maine version of that playbook.
Move fast — retrace, call, report, search.
The desks worth contacting.
Maine's finder law, in plain English.
Maine has an old-school but real finder statute: under 33 M.R.S. §1051, a person who finds money or goods worth $3 or more must, within 7 days, give written notice to the clerk of the town where the item was found and post a public notice in town. If the find is worth $10 or more, the finder must also publish notice in a local newspaper within a month. If no owner appears, the statute (33 M.R.S. §§1051–1058) sets out how the finder may eventually keep the property after those notice steps; failing to give notice carries a penalty. In practice: hand valuables to local police or the town office and you've done the right thing.
This is a plain-English summary, not legal advice. See the statute: 33 M.R.S. ch. 21.
One search instead of ten phone calls.
MyQRSearch partners are businesses — hotels, gyms, schools, venues — that log the items they find into one searchable directory. The more Maine businesses join, the fewer desks you have to call.
MyQRSearch doesn't have partner locations in Maine yet — early partners get founding-location placement in this directory.
Run a Maine business that finds things? From an Old Port hotel to an Orono gym: log found items in minutes and let owners come to you.