Maine statute
17-A M.R.S. § 1051 — Possession of machine gun
Current through First Special Session of the 132nd Maine Legislature (current through October 1, 2025)
Part of Chapter 43: Weapons, Maine Revised Statutes.
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Full text of 17-A M.R.S. § 1051
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.
1. A person is guilty of possession of a machine gun if, without authority to do so, he knowingly possesses a machine gun.
2. As used in this chapter, "machine gun" means a weapon of any description, by whatever name known, loaded or unloaded, which is capable of discharging a number of projectiles in rapid succession by one manual or mechanical action on the trigger or firing mechanism.
3. Possession of a machine gun is a Class D crime.
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