Title 17, Title 17

1. Streets and public places. Persons who are blind, visually impaired or otherwise physically disabled have the same right as persons who are not disabled to the full and free use of the streets, highways, sidewalks, walkways, public buildings, public facilities and other public…

The driver of a vehicle approaching a totally or partially blind or otherwise physically disabled pedestrian who is carrying a cane predominantly white or metallic in color, with or without a red tip, or using a service dog as defined in section 1312, subsection 7 shall take all …

1. Public facilities; other rights. A person, firm or corporation or the agent of a person, firm or corporation may not: A. Deny or interfere with admittance to or enjoyment of the public facilities described in section 1312; or [PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. I, §27 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 452…

A person who knowingly misrepresents as a service animal any animal that does not meet the definition of "service animal," as defined in Title 5, section 4553, subsection 9-E, commits a civil violation. A person who knowingly misrepresents as an assistance animal any animal that …

Each year, the Governor shall take suitable public notice of October 15th as White Cane Safety Day. [PL 1971, c. 58, §1 (NEW).] He shall issue a proclamation in which: [PL 1971, c. 58, §1 (NEW).] 1. Significance. He comments upon the significance of the white cane; 2. Observance.…

It is the policy of this State that persons who are blind, visually impaired or otherwise disabled must be employed in the state service, in the service of the political subdivisions of the State, in the public schools and in all other employment supported in whole or in part by …

1. Fraudulent receipt for delivery or deposit of goods. A person who fraudulently makes or utters a receipt or other written evidence of the delivery or deposit of any grain, flour, pork, wool or other goods, wares or merchandise in any warehouse, mill, store or other building, w…

1. Sale of finger alphabet cards. A person may not engage in the business of peddling finger alphabet cards or printed matter stating that the person is deaf or use finger alphabet cards or such printed matter in any way as a means of inducement in the sale of merchandise. 2. Iss…

1. Obtaining or transferring certificate of registration. A person may not make a false or fraudulent representation for the purpose of: A. Obtaining a certificate of registration of an animal in a herd register or other register of a club, association, society, company or corpor…

Whoever, for the purpose of competing for purses or premiums, knowingly and designedly enters or drives any horse that shall have been painted or disguised, or that represents any other or different horse from the one which is purported to be entered, or shall knowingly and desig…

Whoever undertakes to do business or does business of any kind in behalf of any corporation, the charter of which has been forfeited or suspended, or holds out such corporation as doing business, or sells, transfers or puts upon the market any stocks or other evidence of indebted…

A person who is not a member of the Passamaquoddy Tribe or the Penobscot Nation and who represents oneself to be such a member while engaged in the vending of goods and wares is assessed a fine of not more than $250.

1. Prohibition. A person may not: A. Knowingly claim falsely to be a member of the Mi'kmaq Nation, the Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians, the Passamaquoddy Tribe or the Penobscot Nation; [PL 2011, c. 583, §1 (NEW); PL 2023, c. 369, Pt. A, §4 (REV); PL 2023, c. 369, Pt. A, §5 (AFF)…

Any officer, agent or servant of a carrier who, with intent to defraud, issues or aids in issuing a bill knowing that all or any part of the goods for which such bill is issued have not been received by such carrier, or by an agent of such carrier or by a connecting carrier, or a…

Any officer, agent or servant of a carrier who, with intent to defraud, issues or aids in issuing a bill for goods, knowing that it contains any false statement, shall be guilty of a crime, and upon conviction shall be punished for each offense by a fine of not more than $1,000 o…

Any officer, agent or servant of a carrier who, with intent to defraud, issues or aids in issuing a duplicate or additional negotiable bill for goods in violation of Title 11, section 7-1402, knowing that a former negotiable bill for the same goods or any part of them is outstand…

Any person who ships goods to which he has not title, or upon which there is a lien or mortgage, and who takes for such goods a negotiable bill which he afterwards negotiates for value with intent to deceive and without disclosing his want of title or the existence of the lien or…

Any person who, with intent to deceive, negotiates or transfers for value a bill knowing that any or all of the goods which by the terms of such bill appear to have been received for transportation by the carrier which issued the bill are not in the possession or control of such …

Any person who, with intent to defraud, secures the issue by a carrier of a bill, knowing that at the time of such issue any or all of the goods described in such bill as received for transportation have not been received by such carrier, or an agent of such carrier or a connecti…

Any person who, with intent to defraud, issues or aids in issuing a nonnegotiable bill without the words "not negotiable" placed plainly upon the face thereof shall be guilty of a crime, and upon conviction shall be punished for each offense by a fine of not more than $5,000 or b…

A warehouseman, or any officer, agent, or servant of a warehouseman, who issues or aids in issuing a receipt knowing that the goods for which such receipt is issued have not been actually received by such warehouseman, or are not under his actual control at the time of issuing su…

A warehouseman, or any officer, agent or servant of a warehouseman, who fraudulently issues or aids in fraudulently issuing a receipt for goods knowing that it contains any false statement, shall be guilty of a crime, and upon conviction shall be punished for each offense by a fi…

A warehouse, or any officer's agent, or servant of a warehouse, who issues or aids in issuing a duplicate or additional negotiable receipt for goods knowing that a former negotiable receipt for the same goods or any part of them is outstanding and uncanceled, without plainly plac…

Where there are deposited with or held by a warehouseman goods of which he is owner, either solely or jointly or in common with others, such warehouseman, or any of his officers, agents or servants who, knowing this ownership, issues or aids in issuing a negotiable receipt for su…

A warehouse, or any officer, agent or servant of a warehouse who delivers goods out of the possession of such warehouse, knowing that a negotiable receipt the negotiation of which would transfer the right to the possession of such goods is outstanding and uncanceled, without obta…

Any person who deposits goods to which he has not title, or upon which there is a lien or mortgage, and who takes for such goods a negotiable receipt which he afterwards negotiates for value with intent to deceive and without disclosing his want of title or the existence of the l…

Whoever in any county willfully casts away, burns, sinks or otherwise destroys a vessel, with intent to injure or defraud any owner thereof, the owner of any property on board, or any insurer of either, commits a Class A crime. If that person lades, equips or fits out any vessel,…

If an owner of a vessel or of property laden or pretended to be laden on board thereof, or other person concerned in its lading or fitting out, makes out or exhibits, or causes to be made out or exhibited, any false or fraudulent invoice, bill of lading, bill of parcels or other …

If any master, other officer or mariner of any vessel makes, causes to be made or swears to any false affidavit or protest; or if any owner or other person concerned in such vessel, or in the property on board thereof, procures such false affidavit or protest to be made, or exhib…

Whoever entices or persuades or attempts to entice or persuade, or aids, assists or attempts to aid or assist, a member of the crew of any vessel arriving in or about to sail from a port in this State to leave or desert such vessel before the expiration of the crew member's term …

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings. [PL 2009, c. 487, Pt. A, §2 (NEW).] 1. Agricultural society. "Agricultural society" or "fair" means a nonprofit agricultural fair society eligible for a stipend under…

1. License or registration required. Except as provided in sections 1837‑A and 1837‑B, a person, firm, corporation, committee, association or organization may not hold, conduct or operate a game of chance without a license issued by or, as applicable, without registering with the…

1. Original application fee. 2. Operation of games of chance. Except for electronic video games as provided in this section, the fee for a license or registration to operate a game of chance is $15 for each week computed on a Monday to Sunday basis or for a portion of a week, $60…

1. Wagers or entry fees for card games; exceptions. The following limits apply to a card game. A. The maximum bet for a licensed card game in which bets are placed per hand or per deal is $5, inclusive of any raises made during the hand or deal. [PL 2019, c. 117, §2 (AMD).] B. Li…

1. Wagers or entry fees; exceptions. The following limits apply to games of chance. A. The maximum bet for a licensed game of chance is $5. [PL 2019, c. 117, §4 (AMD).] B. Notwithstanding paragraph A, if the registrant operates games of chance for less than 3 total days in a cale…

1. Wagers or entry fees; definitions. The following provisions apply to a game night registered under section 1832, subsection 2‑B. For purposes of this section, "eligible organization" means an organization described in section 1832, subsection 2 and "committee" has the same mea…

The Gambling Control Unit may issue a license under this section to an organization eligible to conduct beano games under chapter 13‑A and games of chance under this chapter to conduct up to 2 tournament games per month. For purposes of this section, "tournament game" means a gam…

1. Registration required. Unless otherwise specified by this section, a person or organization may not conduct a raffle without registering with the Gambling Control Unit. 2. Raffle with a prize of $2,500 or less. Except for raffles conducted by an eligible organization under sub…

1. License and approval required. A person may not operate an Internet raffle unless the person is licensed as an Internet raffle operator under subsection 2, the Internet raffle is conducted on behalf of an eligible organization registered under section 1837‑A, subsection 7, eac…

1. Definitions. As used in this section, unless the context indicates otherwise, the following terms have the following meanings. A. "Geolocation technology" means a computer program or data collection system that can be used to identify the geographic location of an individual i…

1. Compensation. Those who conduct games of chance, card games, tournament games or raffles may not be paid for such services except according to this subsection. A. An organization, including a fair, licensed to operate beano, bingo or sealed ticket games may use up to 20% of th…

1. Records required. Each licensee or registrant shall keep a record of all financial transactions involving games operated under this chapter. Except for records kept by eligible organizations operating raffles under section 1837‑A, the records must include an exact account of a…

1. Printers licensed. 2. Distributors licensed. A distributor may not sell, lease, market or otherwise distribute gambling apparatus or implements unless licensed by the Gambling Control Unit, except that a license is not required for the sale, marketing or distribution of raffle…

1. Schemes prohibited. A license may not be issued under this chapter for the conduct or operation of a machine, a slot machine, roulette or games commonly known as policy or numbers, except that a license may be issued for an electronic video machine. An electronic video machine…

1. Investigation. The Gambling Control Unit shall investigate or cause to be investigated all complaints made to the unit and all violations of this chapter or the rules adopted pursuant to section 1843. 2. Refusal to issue, modify or renew; modification; suspension; revocation. …