Maine legal term
Transfer in Maine Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Maine legislative session
In Maine criminal law, “Transfer” 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 “Transfer” mean in Maine criminal law?
"Transfer" has the same meaning as in Title 17-A, section 554-A, subsection 1, paragraph A. 2. (15 M.R.S. § 394)
Statutes defining or using this term
Charges using this term
- Background checks of firearms buyers
- Criminal simulation
- Dissemination of obscene matter to minors
- Escape
- Illegal possession or sale of gravestones
- Misuse of public benefits instrument
- Possession or transfer of automated sales suppression device
- Possession or transfer of burglar's tools
- Possession or transfer of theft devices
- Unauthorized dissemination of certain private images
Related terms in the same statutes
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