Maine statute
17-A M.R.S. § 361 — Affirmative defense of claim of right
Current through First Special Session of the 132nd Maine Legislature (current through October 1, 2025)
Part of Chapter 15: Theft, Maine Revised Statutes.
Full text of 17-A M.R.S. § 361
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.
It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under this chapter that the defendant acted in good faith under a claim of right to property or services involved, including, in cases of theft of a trade secret, that the defendant rightfully knew the trade secret or that it was available to the defendant from a source other than the owner of the trade secret.
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