Maine legal term
Property in Maine Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Maine legislative session
In Maine criminal law, “Property” is a term defined by statute rather than by its everyday meaning. Its statutory definition — quoted verbatim below — controls how the term is applied throughout the Maine criminal code.
What does “Property” mean in Maine criminal law?
"Property" means anything of value, including but not limited to: A. (17-A M.R.S. § 352)
Statutes defining or using this term
Charges using this term
- Aggravated criminal mischief
- Aggravated forgery
- Aggravated furnishing of scheduled drugs
- Aggravated sex trafficking
- Aggravated trafficking of scheduled drugs
- Aggravated unlawful operation of a methamphetamine laboratory
- Arson
- Bribery in official and political matters
- Criminal forced labor
- Criminal mischief
- Criminal simulation
- Criminal trespass
Related terms in the same statutes
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