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17-A M.R.S. § 208-C — Elevated aggravated assault on pregnant person
Current through First Special Session of the 132nd Maine Legislature (current through October 1, 2025)
Part of Chapter 9: Offenses Against the Person, Maine Revised Statutes.
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Full text of 17-A M.R.S. § 208-C
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 elevated aggravated assault on a pregnant person if that person intentionally or knowingly causes serious bodily injury to a person the person knows or has reason to know is pregnant. For the purposes of this subsection, "serious bodily injury" includes bodily injury that results in the termination of a pregnancy. This subsection does not apply to acts committed by:
A. Any person relating to an abortion for which the consent of the pregnant person, or a person authorized by law to act on her behalf, has been obtained or for which such consent is implied by law; or
B. Any person for any medical treatment of the pregnant person or the fetus.
2. Elevated aggravated assault on a pregnant person is a Class A crime.
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