Title 17-A, Title 17-A

1. A person is guilty of theft if: A. The person obtains or exercises control over the property of another that the person knows to have been lost or mislaid or to have been delivered under a mistake as to the identity of the recipient or as to the nature or amount of the propert…

1. A person is guilty of theft if: A. The person obtains services by deception, threat, force or any other means designed to avoid the due payment for the services that the person knows are available only for compensation. Violation of this paragraph is a Class E crime; or [PL 20…

1. A person is guilty of theft if: A. The person obtains property from anyone or personal services from an employee upon agreement, or subject to a known legal obligation, to make a specified payment or other disposition to a 3rd person or to a fund administered by that person, w…

1. A person is guilty of theft if: A. The person receives, retains or disposes of the property of another knowing that it has been stolen, or believing that it has probably been stolen, with the intent to deprive the owner of the property. Violation of this paragraph is a Class E…

1. A person is guilty of theft if: A. Knowing that the person does not have the consent of the owner, the person takes, operates or exercises control over a vehicle, or, knowing that a vehicle has been so wrongfully obtained, the person rides in the vehicle. Violation of this par…

It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under this chapter that the defendant acted in good faith under a claim of right to property or services involved, including, in cases of theft of a trade secret, that the defendant rightfully knew the trade secret or that it was availa…

1. Proof that the defendant was in exclusive possession of property that had recently been taken under circumstances constituting a violation of this chapter, section 405 or of chapter 27 gives rise to a permissible inference under the Maine Rules of Evidence, Rule 303 that the d…

1. A person is guilty of organized retail theft if the person commits 2 or more thefts of retail merchandise under this chapter, either as a principal or an accomplice, pursuant to a scheme or course of conduct engaged in by 2 or more persons involving thefts from 2 or more retai…

1. A person is guilty of burglary if: A. The person enters or surreptitiously remains in a structure knowing that that person is not licensed or privileged to do so, with the intent to commit a crime therein. Violation of this paragraph is a Class C crime; or [PL 2001, c. 383, §5…

1. A person is guilty of criminal trespass if, knowing that that person is not licensed or privileged to do so, that person: A. Enters any dwelling place. Violation of this paragraph is a Class D crime; [PL 2001, c. 383, §56 (AMD); PL 2001, c. 383, §156 (AFF).] B. Enters any stru…

1. A person is guilty of aggravated criminal trespass if, knowing that that person is not licensed or privileged to do so, that person enters a dwelling place and: A. While in the dwelling place violates any provision of chapter 9 or chapter 11; or [PL 1999, c. 434, §1 (NEW).] B.…

1. A person is guilty of possession or transfer of burglar's tools if that person: A. Possesses or makes any tool, implement, instrument or other article that is adapted, designed or commonly used for advancing or facilitating crimes involving unlawful entry into property or crim…

1. A person is guilty of trespass by motor vehicle if, knowing that that person has no right to do so, that person intentionally or knowingly permits a motor vehicle belonging to that person or subject to that person's control to enter or remain in or on: A. The residential prope…

1. A person is guilty of burglary of a motor vehicle if: A. The person enters a motor vehicle, knowing that the person is not licensed or privileged to do so, with the intent to commit a crime therein. Violation of this paragraph is a Class D crime; or [PL 2003, c. 711, Pt. A, §4…

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings. [PL 1989, c. 620 (NEW).] 1. "Access" means to gain logical entry into, instruct, communicate with, store data in or retrieve data from any computer resource. 2. "Comp…

1. A person is guilty of criminal invasion of computer privacy if the person intentionally accesses any computer resource knowing that the person is not authorized to do so. 2. Criminal invasion of computer privacy is a Class D crime.

1. A person is guilty of aggravated criminal invasion of computer privacy if the person: A. Intentionally makes an unauthorized copy of any computer program, computer software or computer information, knowing that the person is not authorized to do so; [PL 1989, c. 620 (NEW).] B.…

1. The crime of criminal invasion of computer privacy as defined in section 432 may be prosecuted and punished in: A. The county in which the defendant was located when the defendant accessed the computer resource; or [PL 2011, c. 133, §1 (NEW).] B. A county in which the computer…

1. In addition to the State's having jurisdiction pursuant to section 7 to convict a person under section 432 or 433, the State has jurisdiction to convict a person under this chapter when that person is physically located outside of this State and the prohibited conduct: A. Occu…

1. If a person is convicted upon a finding of guilt or upon the acceptance of a plea of guilty or nolo contendere or found not criminally responsible of a violation of this Title, the State, after all appeal periods have run and those proceedings have concluded, may permanently d…

1. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary and except as provided in subsection 3, the State may either permanently destroy or assume ownership of a computer that was used in the commission of a crime or that facilitated the commission of a crime if: A. A person is c…

1. A person is guilty of perjury if he makes: A. In any official proceeding, a false material statement under oath or affirmation, or swears or affirms the truth of a material statement previously made, and he does not believe the statement to be true; or [PL 1975, c. 740, §61 (A…

1. A person is guilty of false swearing if: A. The person makes a false statement under oath or affirmation or swears or affirms the truth of such a statement previously made and the person does not believe the statement to be true, provided (1) the falsification occurs in an off…

1. A person is guilty of unsworn falsification if: A. He makes a written false statement which he does not believe to be true, on or pursuant to, a form conspicuously bearing notification authorized by statute or regulation to the effect that false statements made therein are pun…

1. A person is guilty of tampering with a witness or informant if, believing that an official proceeding, as defined in section 451, subsection 5, paragraph A, or an official criminal investigation is pending or will be instituted, the actor: A. Induces or otherwise causes, or at…

1. A person is guilty of falsifying physical evidence if, believing that an official proceeding as defined in section 451, subsection 5, paragraph A, or an official criminal investigation, is pending or will be instituted, he: A. Alters, destroys, conceals or removes any thing re…

1. A person is guilty of tampering with public records or information if he: A. Knowingly makes a false entry in, or false alteration of any record, document or thing belonging to, or received or kept by the government, or required by law to be kept by others for the information …

1. A person is guilty of impersonating a public servant if he falsely pretends to be a public servant and engages in any conduct in that capacity with the intent to deceive anyone. 2. It is no defense to a prosecution under this section that the office the person pretended to hol…

A person is guilty of retaliation against a witness, informant, victim or juror if, believing that another person is participating or has participated as a witness, informant, victim or juror in an official proceeding, as defined in section 451, subsection 5, paragraph A, or in a…

1. A person is guilty of disorderly conduct if: A. In a public place, the person intentionally or recklessly causes annoyance to others by intentionally: (1) Making loud and unreasonable noise, including, but not limited to, loud and unreasonable noise resulting from the use of c…

1. When 6 or more persons are participating in a course of disorderly conduct likely to cause substantial harm or serious inconvenience, annoyance, or alarm, a law enforcement officer may order the participants and others in the immediate vicinity to disperse. 2. A person is guil…

1. A person is guilty of riot if, together with 5 or more other persons, he engages in disorderly conduct; A. With intent imminently to commit or facilitate the commission of a crime involving physical injury or property damage against persons who are not participants; or [PL 197…

A person is guilty of unlawful assembly if: [PL 1975, c. 499, §1 (NEW).] 1. He assembles with 5 or more other persons with intent to engage in conduct constituting a riot; or being present at an assembly that either has or develops a purpose to engage in conduct constituting a ri…

1. A person is guilty of obstructing public ways if he unreasonably obstructs the free passage of foot or vehicular traffic on any public way, and refuses to cease or remove the obstruction upon a lawful order to do so given him by a law enforcement officer. 2. As used in this se…

1. A person is guilty of harassment by telephone or by electronic communication device if: A. By means of telephone or electronic communication device the person intentionally, knowingly or recklessly makes any comment, request, suggestion or proposal without the consent of the p…

1. A person is guilty of harassment if, without reasonable cause: A. The person engages in any course of conduct with the intent to harass, torment or threaten another person: (1) After having been notified, in writing or otherwise, not to engage in such conduct by: (a) Any sheri…

1. Violation of a protection from harassment order issued under Title 5, section 4654 or 4655, subsection 1, paragraphs A to C‑1, is a Class D crime as provided in Title 5, section 4659, subsection 1. 2. Violation of a protective order in crimes between family members issued unde…

1. A person is guilty of desecration and defacement if he intentionally desecrates any public monument or structure, any place of worship or burial, or any private structure not owned by him. 2. As used in this section, "desecrate" means marring, defacing, damaging or otherwise p…

1. No person may intentionally or knowingly destroy, mutilate, deface, injure or remove any tomb, monument, gravestone, marker or other structure placed or designed as a memorial for the dead, or any portion or fragment of any such memorial, or any fence, railing, curb or other e…

1. No person may possess, sell, attempt to sell, offer for sale, transfer or dispose of any tomb, monument, gravestone, marker or other structure placed or designed as a memorial for the dead, or any portion or fragment of any such memorial, knowing or having reasonable cause to …

1. A person is guilty of abuse of corpse if he intentionally and unlawfully disinters, digs up, removes, conceals, mutilates or destroys a human corpse, or any part or the ashes thereof. 2. It is a defense to prosecution under this section that the actor was a physician, scientis…

1. A person is guilty of false public alarm or report if: A. The person knowingly gives or causes to be given false information to a law enforcement officer, an emergency communications center or the 9-1-1 services established in Title 25, chapter 352 with the intent of inducing …

1. A person is guilty of violation of privacy if, except in the execution of a public duty or as authorized by law, that person intentionally: A. Commits a civil trespass on property with the intent to overhear or observe any person in a private place; [PL 1997, c. 467, §1 (AMD).…

1. A person is guilty of unauthorized dissemination of certain private images if the person, with the intent to harass, torment or threaten the depicted person or another person, intentionally or knowingly disseminates, displays or publishes an image of another person in a state …

1. A person is guilty of failure to report treatment of a gunshot wound if, being a health care practitioner or emergency medical services person, that person treats a human being for a wound apparently caused by the discharge of a firearm and knowingly fails to report the same t…

1. A person is guilty of maintaining an unprotected well if, being the owner or occupier of land on which there is a well, he knowingly fails to enclose the well with a substantial fence or other substantial enclosing barrier or to protect it by a substantial covering which is se…