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2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 47: DISCRIMINATION › Subchapter 2: MODEL WHITE CANE LAW › 17 §1314. Penalties

§1314. Penalties
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, Pt. X, §2 (AFF).]
B. Otherwise interfere with the rights of a person who is totally or partially blind or a person with other disabilities under section 1312.   [PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. I, §27 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. X, §2 (AFF).]
[PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. I, §27 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. X, §2 (AFF).]
2.  Penalty.
Violation of this section is a Class E crime. Violation of this section is a strict liability crime as defined in Title 17‑A, section 34, subsection 4‑A.
[PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. I, §27 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. X, §2 (AFF).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1971, c. 58, §1 (NEW). PL 1981, c. 584, §2 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 452, §I27 (RPR). PL 2003, c. 452, §X2 (AFF).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 47: DISCRIMINATION › Subchapter 2: MODEL WHITE CANE LAW › 17 §1314-A. Misrepresentation as service animal or assistance animal

§1314-A. Misrepresentation as service animal or assistance animal
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 does not meet the definition of "assistance animal," as defined in Title 5, section 4553, subsection 1-H, commits a civil violation. Misrepresentation as a service animal or an assistance animal includes, but is not limited to:   [PL 2015, c. 457, §9 (NEW).]
1.  False documents.
Knowingly creating documents that falsely represent that an animal is a service animal or an assistance animal;
[PL 2015, c. 457, §9 (NEW).]
2.  Providing false documents.
Knowingly providing to another person documents falsely stating that an animal is a service animal or an assistance animal;
[PL 2015, c. 457, §9 (NEW).]
3.  Harness, collar, vest or sign.
Knowingly fitting an animal, when the animal is not a service animal, with a harness, collar, vest or sign of the type commonly used by a person with a disability to indicate an animal is a service animal; or
[PL 2015, c. 457, §9 (NEW).]
4.  Falsely representing animal as service animal.
Knowingly representing that an animal is a service animal, when the animal has not completed training to perform disability-related tasks or do disability-related work for a person with a disability.
[PL 2015, c. 457, §9 (NEW).]
For a civil violation under this section a fine of not more than $1,000 for each occurrence may be adjudged.   [PL 2015, c. 457, §9 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2003, c. 452, §I28 (NEW). PL 2003, c. 452, §X2 (AFF). PL 2007, c. 664, §22 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 369, §8 (AMD). PL 2015, c. 457, §9 (RPR).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 47: DISCRIMINATION › Subchapter 2: MODEL WHITE CANE LAW › 17 §1315. Proclamation

§1315. Proclamation
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;
[PL 1971, c. 58, §1 (NEW).]
2.  Observance.
He calls upon the citizens of the State to observe the provisions of the White Cane Law and to take precautions necessary to the safety of the disabled;
[PL 1971, c. 58, §1 (NEW).]
3.  Cooperation.
He reminds the citizens of the State of the policies with respect to the disabled declared in sections 1311 to 1314 and urges the citizens to cooperate in giving effect to them;
[PL 1971, c. 58, §1 (NEW).]
4.  Assistance.
He emphasizes the need of the citizens to be aware of the presence of disabled persons in the community, and to keep safe and functional for the disabled the streets, highways, sidewalks, walkways, public buildings, public facilities, other public places, places of public accommodation, amusement and resort, and other places to which the public is invited, and to offer assistance to disabled persons upon appropriate occasions.
[PL 1971, c. 58, §1 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1971, c. 58, §1 (NEW).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 47: DISCRIMINATION › Subchapter 2: MODEL WHITE CANE LAW › 17 §1316. Employment

§1316. Employment
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 public funds on the same terms and conditions as persons who are not disabled, unless it is shown that the particular disability prevents the performance of the work involved.   [PL 2021, c. 348, §20 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1971, c. 58, §1 (NEW). PL 2021, c. 348, §20 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 51: ESCAPES (REPEALED) › 17 §1404. Forcibly rescuing, furnishing means or otherwise aiding an escape (REPEALED)

§1404. Forcibly rescuing, furnishing means or otherwise aiding an escape
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1975, c. 499, §7 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 51: ESCAPES (REPEALED) › 17 §1404-A. Escape; firearm (REPEALED)

§1404-A. Escape; firearm
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1971, c. 539, §9 (NEW). PL 1975, c. 499, §7 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 51: ESCAPES (REPEALED) › 17 §1405-A. Escapes from jail; firearm (REPEALED)

§1405-A. Escapes from jail; firearm
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1971, c. 539, §10 (NEW). PL 1975, c. 499, §7 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 53: FALSE PERSONATION (REPEALED) › 17 §1451. Falsely assuming to be an officer (REPEALED)

§1451. Falsely assuming to be an officer
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1971, c. 31 (RPR). PL 1975, c. 499, §7 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 53: FALSE PERSONATION (REPEALED) › 17 §1452. Falsely assuming to be or act as state official (REPEALED)

§1452. Falsely assuming to be or act as state official
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1975, c. 499, §7 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 55: FORGERY AND COUNTERFEITING (REPEALED) › 17 §1506. Illegal possession of counterfeits, uttering (REPEALED)

§1506. Illegal possession of counterfeits, uttering
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1975, c. 499, §7 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 55: FORGERY AND COUNTERFEITING (REPEALED) › 17 §1508. Manufacture or possession of counterfeiting equipment; disposal (REPEALED)

§1508. Manufacture or possession of counterfeiting equipment; disposal
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1975, c. 499, §7 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 55: FORGERY AND COUNTERFEITING (REPEALED) › 17 §1509. Proof of counterfeit public securities and bank bills (REPEALED)

§1509. Proof of counterfeit public securities and bank bills
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1975, c. 499, §7 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 59: FRAUD AND FALSE PRETENSES › Subchapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS › 17 §1601. Cheating by false pretenses (REPEALED)

§1601. Cheating by false pretenses
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1975, c. 499, §8 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 59: FRAUD AND FALSE PRETENSES › Subchapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS › 17 §1602. Obtaining long distance telephone service without payment (REPEALED)

§1602. Obtaining long distance telephone service without payment
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1975, c. 499, §8 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 59: FRAUD AND FALSE PRETENSES › Subchapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS › 17 §1603. Uttering fraudulent receipts

§1603. Uttering fraudulent receipts
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, when the quantity specified therein had not, in fact, been delivered or deposited in such building, commits a Class B crime.
[PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. I, §29 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. X, §2 (AFF).]
2.  Fraudulent receipt for delivery and deposit of bonds or securities.
A person who fraudulently makes or utters a receipt or other written evidence of the delivery or deposit with that person of any bonds or other securities or evidences of debt, when the same have not, in fact, been so delivered and deposited, commits a Class B crime.
[PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. I, §29 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. X, §2 (AFF).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1991, c. 797, §2 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 452, §I29 (RPR). PL 2003, c. 452, §X2 (AFF).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 59: FRAUD AND FALSE PRETENSES › Subchapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS › 17 §1603-A. Fraud against State (REPEALED)

§1603-A. Fraud against State
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1967, c. 450, §1 (NEW). PL 1975, c. 499, §8 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 59: FRAUD AND FALSE PRETENSES › Subchapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS › 17 §1606. -- payment in 5 days or prima facie case of fraud (REPEALED)

§1606. -- payment in 5 days or prima facie case of fraud
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1975, c. 499, §8 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 59: FRAUD AND FALSE PRETENSES › Subchapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS › 17 §1608. Procuring money by false pretense of physical defects (REPEALED)

§1608. Procuring money by false pretense of physical defects
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1975, c. 499, §8 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 59: FRAUD AND FALSE PRETENSES › Subchapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS › 17 §1608-A. Sale of finger alphabet cards as inducement in the sale of merchandise

§1608-A. Sale of finger alphabet cards as inducement in the sale of merchandise
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.
[PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. I, §30 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. X, §2 (AFF).]
2.  Issuance of license prohibited.
A person may not issue to another person a state or local license for the purpose of peddling finger alphabet cards or printed matter stating that the other person is deaf.
[PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. I, §30 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. X, §2 (AFF).]
3.  Penalty.
A person who violates this section commits a Class E crime. Violation of this section is a strict liability crime as defined in Title 17‑A, section 34, subsection 4‑A.
[PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. I, §30 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. X, §2 (AFF).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1965, c. 71 (NEW). PL 2003, c. 452, §I30 (RPR). PL 2003, c. 452, §X2 (AFF).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 59: FRAUD AND FALSE PRETENSES › Subchapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS › 17 §1609. False representations of standard for sale of sterling and coin silver articles (REPEALED)

§1609. False representations of standard for sale of sterling and coin silver articles
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1975, c. 499, §8 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 59: FRAUD AND FALSE PRETENSES › Subchapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS › 17 §1609-A. Resetting, tampering or disconnecting odometers on motor vehicles (REPEALED)

§1609-A. Resetting, tampering or disconnecting odometers on motor vehicles
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1971, c. 233 (NEW). PL 1973, c. 178 (RPR). PL 1975, c. 623, §§18D-18F (AMD). PL 1979, c. 701, §§16-18 (AMD). PL 1981, c. 470, §§B4,B4-A (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 59: FRAUD AND FALSE PRETENSES › Subchapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS › 17 §1610. Misrepresenting livestock

§1610. Misrepresenting livestock
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 corporation; or   [PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. I, §31 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. X, §2 (AFF).]
B. Transferring a certificate of registration.   [PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. I, §31 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. X, §2 (AFF).]
[PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. I, §31 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. X, §2 (AFF).]
2.  Misrepresentation of registration.
A person may not represent that an animal is a registered animal, or has been registered, with the intent that the representation be relied upon by another unless the animal is registered.
[PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. I, §31 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. X, §2 (AFF).]
3.  Penalty.
A person who violates this section commits a civil violation for which a fine of not more than $300 may be adjudged.
[PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. I, §31 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. X, §2 (AFF).]
4.  Definition.
For purposes of this section, "registered animal" means an animal duly recorded in the official herd book or similar register of any recognized purebred registry association organized for the purpose of registering a particular breed of animals whose lineage has been established by records.
[PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. I, §31 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. X, §2 (AFF).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1965, c. 15 (RPR). PL 2003, c. 452, §I31 (RPR). PL 2003, c. 452, §X2 (AFF).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 59: FRAUD AND FALSE PRETENSES › Subchapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS › 17 §1611. Disguising horses in premium shows

§1611. Disguising horses in premium shows
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 designedly, for the purpose of competing for premiums or purses enter or drive a horse in a class to which it does not properly belong shall be punished by a fine of not more than $500 or by imprisonment for not more than 6 months, and such horse, after such notice to the owner as the court may order and a hearing thereon, may be forfeited in the discretion of the court and sold; 1/2 of the net proceeds of such sale shall go to the informant and the other 1/2 to the county in which the offense is committed. The pecuniary penalty shall be enforced by indictment and the forfeiture by a libel filed by the informant and proceedings in the manner provided in Title 33, chapter 21.
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 59: FRAUD AND FALSE PRETENSES › Subchapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS › 17 §1612. Gross fraud at common law (REPEALED)

§1612. Gross fraud at common law
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1975, c. 499, §8 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 59: FRAUD AND FALSE PRETENSES › Subchapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS › 17 §1613. Fraudulent conveyances or assignments (REPEALED)

§1613. Fraudulent conveyances or assignments
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1975, c. 499, §8 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 59: FRAUD AND FALSE PRETENSES › Subchapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS › 17 §1614. Removal or concealment of mortgaged personal property (REPEALED)

§1614. Removal or concealment of mortgaged personal property
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1975, c. 499, §8 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 59: FRAUD AND FALSE PRETENSES › Subchapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS › 17 §1615. Defrauding garage owner; posting copy of law (REPEALED)

§1615. Defrauding garage owner; posting copy of law
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1975, c. 499, §8 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 59: FRAUD AND FALSE PRETENSES › Subchapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS › 17 §1617. Tampering with street railway fare-box or use of mutilated coins (REPEALED)

§1617. Tampering with street railway fare-box or use of mutilated coins
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1975, c. 499, §8 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 59: FRAUD AND FALSE PRETENSES › Subchapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS › 17 §1618. Corporate acts after forfeiture of charter

§1618. Corporate acts after forfeiture of charter
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 indebtedness whatsoever of any such corporation, while the charter of said corporation remains forfeited or suspended, shall be punished by a fine of $300.
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 59: FRAUD AND FALSE PRETENSES › Subchapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS › 17 §1619. Circulating advertisements in similitude of bank bills (REPEALED)

§1619. Circulating advertisements in similitude of bank bills
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1975, c. 499, §8 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 59: FRAUD AND FALSE PRETENSES › Subchapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS › 17 §1620. Fraudulent advertising; exemptions (REPEALED)

§1620. Fraudulent advertising; exemptions
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1975, c. 499, §8 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 59: FRAUD AND FALSE PRETENSES › Subchapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS › 17 §1621. Use of false or unauthorized credit devices (REPEALED)

§1621. Use of false or unauthorized credit devices
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1969, c. 405, §1 (AMD). PL 1975, c. 499, §8 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 59: FRAUD AND FALSE PRETENSES › Subchapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS › 17 §1622. Notice of credit revocation (REPEALED)

§1622. Notice of credit revocation
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1969, c. 405, §1 (AMD). PL 1975, c. 499, §8 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 59: FRAUD AND FALSE PRETENSES › Subchapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS › 17 §1623. Obtaining transportation on ski lift (REPEALED)

§1623. Obtaining transportation on ski lift
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1967, c. 110 (NEW). PL 1975, c. 499, §8 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 59: FRAUD AND FALSE PRETENSES › Subchapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS › 17 §1624. Definitions (REPEALED)

§1624. Definitions
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1969, c. 405, §2 (NEW). PL 1971, c. 544, §54 (AMD). PL 1975, c. 499, §8 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 59: FRAUD AND FALSE PRETENSES › Subchapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS › 17 §1625. False statement as to financial condition or identity (REPEALED)

§1625. False statement as to financial condition or identity
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1969, c. 405, §2 (NEW). PL 1975, c. 499, §8 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 59: FRAUD AND FALSE PRETENSES › Subchapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS › 17 §1626. Theft of credit card; forgery (REPEALED)

§1626. Theft of credit card; forgery
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1969, c. 405, §2 (NEW). PL 1975, c. 499, §8 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 59: FRAUD AND FALSE PRETENSES › Subchapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS › 17 §1627. Fraudulent use of illegally obtained credit card, forged credit card or expired credit card (REPEALED)

§1627. Fraudulent use of illegally obtained credit card, forged credit card or expired credit card
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1969, c. 405, §2 (NEW). PL 1975, c. 499, §8 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 59: FRAUD AND FALSE PRETENSES › Subchapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS › 17 §1628. Fraud by person authorized to provide goods or services (REPEALED)

§1628. Fraud by person authorized to provide goods or services
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1969, c. 405, §2 (NEW). PL 1975, c. 499, §8 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 59: FRAUD AND FALSE PRETENSES › Subchapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS › 17 §1629. Possession of machinery, plates or other contrivance or incomplete credit cards (REPEALED)

§1629. Possession of machinery, plates or other contrivance or incomplete credit cards
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1969, c. 405, §2 (NEW). PL 1975, c. 499, §8 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 59: FRAUD AND FALSE PRETENSES › Subchapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS › 17 §1630. Receipt of money, goods, services or anything else of value (REPEALED)

§1630. Receipt of money, goods, services or anything else of value
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1969, c. 405, §2 (NEW). PL 1975, c. 499, §8 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 59: FRAUD AND FALSE PRETENSES › Subchapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS › 17 §1631. Defenses not available (REPEALED)

§1631. Defenses not available
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1969, c. 405, §2 (NEW). PL 1975, c. 499, §8 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 59: FRAUD AND FALSE PRETENSES › Subchapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS › 17 §1632. Presumptions (REPEALED)

§1632. Presumptions
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1969, c. 405, §2 (NEW). PL 1975, c. 499, §8 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 59: FRAUD AND FALSE PRETENSES › Subchapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS › 17 §1633. Penalties (REPEALED)

§1633. Penalties
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1969, c. 405, §2 (NEW). PL 1975, c. 499, §8 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 59: FRAUD AND FALSE PRETENSES › Subchapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS › 17 §1634. Construction (REPEALED)

§1634. Construction
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1969, c. 405, §2 (NEW). PL 1975, c. 499, §8 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 59: FRAUD AND FALSE PRETENSES › Subchapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS › 17 §1635. Civil liability (REPEALED)

§1635. Civil liability
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1969, c. 405, §1 (NEW). PL 1971, c. 63, §3 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 59: FRAUD AND FALSE PRETENSES › Subchapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS › 17 §1636. Posing as Indian in vending

§1636. Posing as Indian in vending
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.   [PL 1993, c. 738, Pt. C, §1 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1993, c. 738, §C1 (NEW).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 59: FRAUD AND FALSE PRETENSES › Subchapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS › 17 §1637. False claims of membership in federally recognized tribe in the State

§1637. False claims of membership in federally recognized tribe in the State
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).]
B. Have the intent to obtain property to which the person is not entitled by making the claim under paragraph A; and   [PL 2011, c. 583, §1 (NEW).]
C. Obtain property to which the person is not entitled by making the claim under paragraph A.   [PL 2011, c. 583, §1 (NEW).]
[PL 2011, c. 583, §1 (NEW); PL 2023, c. 369, Pt. A, §4 (REV); PL 2023, c. 369, Pt. A, §5 (AFF).]
2.  Penalty.
A person that violates subsection 1 commits a civil violation for which a fine of not more than $2,500 may be adjudged.
[PL 2011, c. 583, §1 (NEW).]
3.  Definition.
For purposes of this section, "property" has the same meaning as set forth in Title 17‑A, section 352, subsection 1.
[PL 2011, c. 583, §1 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2011, c. 583, §1 (NEW). PL 2023, c. 369, Pt. A, §4 (REV). PL 2023, c. 369, Pt. A, §5 (AFF).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 59: FRAUD AND FALSE PRETENSES › Subchapter 2: COMMERCIAL FRAUDS › Article 1: BILLS OF LADING › 17 §1661. Issue of bill for goods not received

§1661. Issue of bill for goods not received
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 are not under the carrier's control at the time of issuing such bill, 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 by imprisonment for not more than 5 years, or by both.
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 59: FRAUD AND FALSE PRETENSES › Subchapter 2: COMMERCIAL FRAUDS › Article 1: BILLS OF LADING › 17 §1662. Issue of bill containing false statement

§1662. Issue of bill containing false statement
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 or by imprisonment for not more than 11 months, or by both.
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 59: FRAUD AND FALSE PRETENSES › Subchapter 2: COMMERCIAL FRAUDS › Article 1: BILLS OF LADING › 17 §1663. Issue of duplicate bills not so marked

§1663. Issue of duplicate bills not so marked
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 outstanding and uncanceled, is guilty of a crime, and upon conviction must be punished for each offense by a fine of not more than $5,000 or by imprisonment for not more than 5 years, or by both.   [PL 2009, c. 324, Pt. B, §45 (AMD); PL 2009, c. 324, Pt. B, §48 (AFF).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2009, c. 324, Pt. B, §45 (AMD). PL 2009, c. 324, Pt. B, §48 (AFF).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 59: FRAUD AND FALSE PRETENSES › Subchapter 2: COMMERCIAL FRAUDS › Article 1: BILLS OF LADING › 17 §1664. Negotiation of bill for mortgaged goods

§1664. Negotiation of bill for mortgaged goods
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 mortgage, shall be guilty of a crime, and upon conviction shall be punished for each offense by a fine of not more than $1,000 or by imprisonment for not more than 11 months, or by both.
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 59: FRAUD AND FALSE PRETENSES › Subchapter 2: COMMERCIAL FRAUDS › Article 1: BILLS OF LADING › 17 §1665. Negotiation of bill when not in carrier's possession

§1665. Negotiation of bill when not in carrier's possession
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 carrier, or of a connecting carrier, without disclosing this fact, 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 by imprisonment for not more than 5 years, or by both.
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 59: FRAUD AND FALSE PRETENSES › Subchapter 2: COMMERCIAL FRAUDS › Article 1: BILLS OF LADING › 17 §1666. Inducing carrier to issue bill when goods not received

§1666. Inducing carrier to issue bill when goods not received
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 connecting carrier, or are not under the carrier's control, by inducing an officer, agent or servant of such carrier falsely to believe that such goods have been received by such carrier, or are under its control, 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 by imprisonment for not more than 5 years, or by both.
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 59: FRAUD AND FALSE PRETENSES › Subchapter 2: COMMERCIAL FRAUDS › Article 1: BILLS OF LADING › 17 §1667. Issue of nonnegotiable bill not so marked

§1667. Issue of nonnegotiable bill not so marked
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 by imprisonment for not more than 5 years, or by both.
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 59: FRAUD AND FALSE PRETENSES › Subchapter 2: COMMERCIAL FRAUDS › Article 2: WAREHOUSE RECEIPTS › 17 §1701. Issue of receipt for goods not received

§1701. Issue of receipt for goods not received
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 such receipt, 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 by imprisonment for not more than 5 years, or by both.
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 59: FRAUD AND FALSE PRETENSES › Subchapter 2: COMMERCIAL FRAUDS › Article 2: WAREHOUSE RECEIPTS › 17 §1702. Issue of receipt containing false statement

§1702. Issue of receipt containing false statement
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 fine of not more than $1,000 or by imprisonment for not more than 11 months, or by both.
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 59: FRAUD AND FALSE PRETENSES › Subchapter 2: COMMERCIAL FRAUDS › Article 2: WAREHOUSE RECEIPTS › 17 §1703. Issue of duplicate receipts not so marked

§1703. Issue of duplicate receipts not so marked
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 placing upon the face thereof the word "Duplicate", except in the case of a lost or destroyed receipt after proceedings as provided for in Title 11, section 7-1402, is guilty of a crime, and upon conviction must be punished for each offense by a fine of not more than $5,000 or by imprisonment for not more than 5 years, or by both.   [PL 2009, c. 324, Pt. B, §46 (AMD); PL 2009, c. 324, Pt. B, §48 (AFF).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2009, c. 324, Pt. B, §46 (AMD). PL 2009, c. 324, Pt. B, §48 (AFF).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 59: FRAUD AND FALSE PRETENSES › Subchapter 2: COMMERCIAL FRAUDS › Article 2: WAREHOUSE RECEIPTS › 17 §1704. Issue for warehouseman's goods of receipts which do not so state

§1704. Issue for warehouseman's goods of receipts which do not so state
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 such goods which does not state such ownership, shall be guilty of a crime, and upon conviction shall be punished for each offense by a fine of not more than $1,000 or by imprisonment for not more than 11 months, or by both.
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 59: FRAUD AND FALSE PRETENSES › Subchapter 2: COMMERCIAL FRAUDS › Article 2: WAREHOUSE RECEIPTS › 17 §1705. Delivery of goods without obtaining negotiable receipt

§1705. Delivery of goods without obtaining negotiable receipt
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 obtaining the possession of such receipt at or before the time of such delivery, except in the cases provided for in Title 11, sections 7‑1402 and 7‑1403, is guilty of a crime, and upon conviction must be punished for each offense by a fine of not more than $1,000 or by imprisonment for not more than 11 months, or by both.   [PL 2009, c. 324, Pt. B, §47 (AMD); PL 2009, c. 324, Pt. B, §48 (AFF).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2009, c. 324, Pt. B, §47 (AMD). PL 2009, c. 324, Pt. B, §48 (AFF).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 59: FRAUD AND FALSE PRETENSES › Subchapter 2: COMMERCIAL FRAUDS › Article 2: WAREHOUSE RECEIPTS › 17 §1706. Negotiation of receipt for mortgaged goods

§1706. Negotiation of receipt for mortgaged goods
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 lien or mortgage shall be guilty of a crime, and upon conviction shall be punished for each offense by a fine of not more than $1,000 or by imprisonment for not more than 11 months, or by both.
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 59: FRAUD AND FALSE PRETENSES › Subchapter 3: MARITIME FRAUDS › 17 §1751. Fraudulent destruction of vessels

§1751. Fraudulent destruction of vessels
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, or aids in so doing, intending that the vessel must be destroyed in the manner and with the intent aforesaid, that person must be punished by a fine of not more than $5,000 or by imprisonment for not more than 20 years.   [PL 1991, c. 797, §3 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1991, c. 797, §3 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 59: FRAUD AND FALSE PRETENSES › Subchapter 3: MARITIME FRAUDS › 17 §1752. False invoices, bills of lading or estimates of property shipped

§1752. False invoices, bills of lading or estimates of property shipped
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 false estimates of such property, with intent to injure or defraud any insurer of such vessel or property, he shall be punished by a fine of not more than $5,000 or by imprisonment for not more than 10 years.
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 59: FRAUD AND FALSE PRETENSES › Subchapter 3: MARITIME FRAUDS › 17 §1753. False affidavits or protests

§1753. False affidavits or protests
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 exhibits the same with intent to injure, deceive or defraud any insurer of such vessel or property, he shall be punished by a fine of not more than $5,000 or by imprisonment for not more than 10 years.
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 59: FRAUD AND FALSE PRETENSES › Subchapter 3: MARITIME FRAUDS › 17 §1754. Aiding sailors to desert

§1754. Aiding sailors to desert
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 of service therein commits a Class E crime. District Courts have original jurisdiction in all cases arising under this section.   [PL 1991, c. 797, §3 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1991, c. 797, §3 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 61: GAMBLING (REPEALED) › 17 §1803. Betting (REPEALED)

§1803. Betting
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1973, c. 265 (AMD). PL 1973, c. 565, §§5,6 (AMD). PL 1973, c. 735, §4 (RPR). PL 1975, c. 499, §9 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 61: GAMBLING (REPEALED) › 17 §1807. Copy of law to be posted in railroad cars and steamboats (REPEALED)

§1807. Copy of law to be posted in railroad cars and steamboats
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1975, c. 499, §9 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 61: GAMBLING (REPEALED) › 17 §1811. Handling of punch boards, seal cards, slot machines and the like (REPEALED)

§1811. Handling of punch boards, seal cards, slot machines and the like
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1975, c. 499, §9 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 61: GAMBLING (REPEALED) › 17 §1813. Tools and implements; counterfeiting; burglars' tools (REPEALED)

§1813. Tools and implements; counterfeiting; burglars' tools
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1965, c. 431, §14 (AMD). PL 1975, c. 499, §9 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 61: GAMBLING (REPEALED) › 17 §1814. Audience or reader participation in radio, television or newspaper contests permitted (REPEALED)

§1814. Audience or reader participation in radio, television or newspaper contests permitted
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1975, c. 499, §9 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 61: GAMBLING (REPEALED) › 17 §1815. Exemptions; gambling (REPEALED)

§1815. Exemptions; gambling
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1973, c. 735, §5 (NEW). PL 1975, c. 424, §5 (AMD). PL 1975, c. 499, §9 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 62: GAMES OF CHANCE › 17 §1833. License exceptions for games of chance (REPEALED)

§1833. License exceptions for games of chance
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2009, c. 487, Pt. A, §2 (NEW). MRSA T. 17 §1833, sub-§8 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 62: GAMES OF CHANCE › 17 §1835-B. Conduct of once-annual game night

§1835-B. Conduct of once-annual game night
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 meaning as in section 1832, subsection 1.
A. An eligible organization or committee registered to conduct a game night under section 1832, subsection 2‑B may charge an entry fee to the game night, the proceeds of which must be used as described in section 1832, subsection 2‑B and to cover the costs of conducting the game night.   [PL 2023, c. 391, §8 (NEW).]
B. Card games and games of chance operated or conducted at a game night must use tokens or other devices approved by the Gambling Control Unit by rule. No money or thing of value may be wagered on a card game or game of chance operated or conducted at a game night.   [PL 2023, c. 391, §8 (NEW).]
C. An eligible organization or committee may award prizes to an individual as a result of that individual's participation in card games and games of chance operated or conducted during the game night. Prior to the game night, the eligible organization or committee shall determine the available prizes and shall identify those prizes in its application for registration. The Gambling Control Unit may establish, as necessary, rules regarding acceptable prizes.   [PL 2023, c. 391, §8 (NEW).]
[PL 2023, c. 391, §8 (NEW).]
2.  Conduct of once-annual game night.
A game night must be conducted by members or employees of the eligible organization or committee conducting the game night or by employees of a distributor licensed under section 1840 who leases gambling apparatus or implements for the purposes of the game night. Any gambling apparatus or any other implements of gambling that are used in the operation or conduct of card games or games of chance during the game night must be leased by the eligible organization or committee from a distributor licensed under section 1840.
[PL 2023, c. 391, §8 (NEW).]
3.  Persons under 18 years of age.
An eligible organization or committee conducting a game night or the employees of a distributor licensed under section 1840 authorized to conduct the game night pursuant to subsection 2 may not permit a person under 18 years of age to take part in the game night.
[PL 2023, c. 391, §8 (NEW).]
4.  Location; frequency.
A registration issued for a game night must specify the location where the eligible organization or committee may operate the game night. An eligible organization or committee may conduct no more than one game night in any 12-month period.
[PL 2023, c. 391, §8 (NEW).]
5.  "Donation" not to provide an exclusion.
The word "donation" printed on any item associated with a game night does not exclude the sponsoring organization or committee from complying with this chapter.
[PL 2023, c. 391, §8 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2023, c. 391, §8 (NEW).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 62: GAMES OF CHANCE › 17 §1837. Raffles (REPEALED)

§1837. Raffles
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2009, c. 487, Pt. A, §2 (NEW). PL 2011, c. 657, Pt. W, §6 (REV). PL 2017, c. 284, Pt. KKKKK, §24 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 62: GAMES OF CHANCE › 17 §1841. Prohibited acts

§1841. Prohibited acts
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 that constitutes a game of chance is fully governed by this chapter.
[PL 2009, c. 487, Pt. A, §2 (NEW).]
2.  Prohibited games.
The following games are prohibited:
A. A game that uses objects that are constructed, designed or altered to be other than what they appear to be and to respond in a way other than that in which the average player would assume that they would respond, unless that construction, design or alteration is permitted in the rules governing that game and the construction, design or alteration meets the requirements of those rules;   [PL 2009, c. 487, Pt. A, §2 (NEW).]
B. A game in which the operator either partially or entirely controls the outcome of the game by the operator's manner of operating or conducting the game;   [PL 2009, c. 487, Pt. A, §2 (NEW).]
C. A game in which the outcome depends upon the word of the operator against the word of the player; and   [PL 2009, c. 487, Pt. A, §2 (NEW).]
D. A game of skill that includes any mechanical or physical device that directly or indirectly impedes, impairs or thwarts the skill of the player.   [PL 2009, c. 487, Pt. A, §2 (NEW).]
[PL 2009, c. 487, Pt. A, §2 (NEW).]
3.  Glass prohibited.
The use of glass is prohibited in games of skill pursuant to Title 38, section 3118.
[PL 2015, c. 166, §1 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2009, c. 487, Pt. A, §2 (NEW). PL 2015, c. 166, §1 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 62: GAMES OF CHANCE › 17 §1843. Rules

§1843. Rules
The Gambling Control Unit may adopt routine technical rules pursuant to Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2‑A necessary for the administration and enforcement of this chapter and for the licensing, registration, conduct and operation of games governed by this chapter. The Gambling Control Unit may regulate, supervise and exercise general control over the operation of such games. In establishing such rules, the Gambling Control Unit shall, in addition to the standards set forth in other provisions of this chapter, set forth conduct, conditions and activity considered undesirable, including:   [PL 2017, c. 284, Pt. KKKKK, §30 (AMD).]
1.  Fraud.
The practice of any fraud or deception upon a participant in a game governed by this chapter;
[PL 2017, c. 284, Pt. KKKKK, §30 (AMD).]
2.  Unsafe premises.
The conduct of a game governed by this chapter in or at premises that may be unsafe due to fire hazard or other such conditions;
[PL 2017, c. 284, Pt. KKKKK, §30 (AMD).]
3.  Advertising and solicitation.
Advertising that is obscene or solicitation on a public way of persons to participate in a game governed by this chapter;
[PL 2017, c. 284, Pt. KKKKK, §30 (AMD).]
4.  Organized crime.
Infiltration of organized crime into the operation of games governed by this chapter or into the printing or distributing of gambling materials;
[PL 2017, c. 284, Pt. KKKKK, §30 (AMD).]
5.  Disorderly persons.
Presence of disorderly persons in a location where a game governed by this chapter is being conducted;
[PL 2017, c. 284, Pt. KKKKK, §30 (AMD).]
6.  Leasing of equipment.
Leasing of equipment by a licensee or registrant used in the operation of games governed by this chapter not in accordance with this chapter; and
[PL 2017, c. 284, Pt. KKKKK, §30 (AMD).]
7.  Bona fide nonprofit organization.
The establishment of organizations that exist primarily to operate games governed by this chapter and do not have a bona fide nonprofit charitable, educational, political, civic, recreational, fraternal, patriotic, religious or public safety purpose.
[PL 2017, c. 284, Pt. KKKKK, §30 (AMD).]
The Gambling Control Unit shall provide a mechanism for individuals and businesses to request a determination from the Gambling Control Unit as to whether a particular game, contest, scheme or device qualifies as a game of chance or a game of skill.   [PL 2017, c. 284, Pt. KKKKK, §30 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2009, c. 487, Pt. A, §2 (NEW). PL 2017, c. 284, Pt. KKKKK, §30 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 62: GAMES OF CHANCE › 17 §1844. Violations

§1844. Violations
A person who violates this chapter or rules adopted in accordance with this chapter commits a Class D crime.   [PL 2009, c. 487, Pt. A, §2 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2009, c. 487, Pt. A, §2 (NEW).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 62: GAMES OF CHANCE › 17 §1845. Administration expenses

§1845. Administration expenses
The expenses of administering this chapter must be paid out of the fees received in accordance with this chapter.   [PL 2009, c. 487, Pt. A, §2 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2009, c. 487, Pt. A, §2 (NEW).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 62: GAMES OF CHANCE › 17 §1846. Vending machines

§1846. Vending machines
Nothing in this chapter applies to vending machines the primary purpose of which is to dispense beverages, candy, fruit or other food items when a coin or bills are inserted into the machine.   [PL 2009, c. 487, Pt. A, §2 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2009, c. 487, Pt. A, §2 (NEW).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 69: INTOXICATION › 17 §2001. Public intoxication and disturbance (REPEALED)

§2001. Public intoxication and disturbance
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1971, c. 460, §§1,2 (AMD). PL 1973, c. 582, §3 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 69: INTOXICATION › 17 §2002. Responsibility for injuries by drunken persons (REPEALED)

§2002. Responsibility for injuries by drunken persons
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1985, c. 435, §§1,4 (AMD). PL 1985, c. 723, §1 (RP).