Maine statute
17-A M.R.S. § 1109 — Stealing drugs
Current through First Special Session of the 132nd Maine Legislature (current through October 1, 2025)
Part of Chapter 45: Drugs, Maine Revised Statutes.
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Full text of 17-A M.R.S. § 1109
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 stealing drugs if the person violates chapter 15, section 353, 355 or 356-A knowing or believing that the subject of the theft is a scheduled drug, and it is in fact a scheduled drug, and the theft is from a person authorized to possess or traffick in that scheduled drug.
2. Stealing drugs is:
A. A Class C crime if the drug is a schedule W, X or Y drug; or
B. A Class D crime if the drug is a schedule Z drug.
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