Maine statute
17 M.R.S. § 1754 — Aiding sailors to desert
Current through First Special Session of the 132nd Maine Legislature (current through October 1, 2025)
Part of Subchapter 3: Maritime Frauds, Maine Revised Statutes.
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Full text of 17 M.R.S. § 1754
Statutory text current through the First Special Session of the 132nd Maine Legislature (current through October 1, 2025). This publication reproduces the statutory text of the Maine Revised Statutes from the Revisor of Statutes' official published files; it is not the official statutes of the State of Maine and has not been certified by the Secretary of State.
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.
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