Maine statute
17-A M.R.S. § 402-A — Aggravated criminal trespass
Current through First Special Session of the 132nd Maine Legislature (current through October 1, 2025)
Part of Chapter 17: Burglary and Criminal Trespass, Maine Revised Statutes.
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Full text of 17-A M.R.S. § 402-A
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 aggravated criminal trespass if, knowing that that person is not licensed or privileged to do so, that person enters a dwelling place and:
A. While in the dwelling place violates any provision of chapter 9 or chapter 11; or
B. At the time of the offense, the person has 2 or more prior convictions for any combination of the Maine offenses listed in this paragraph or for engaging in substantially similar conduct to that of the Maine offenses listed in this paragraph in another jurisdiction. The Maine offenses are: burglary in a dwelling place or criminal trespass in a dwelling place. Section 9-A governs the use of prior convictions when determining a sentence.
2. Aggravated criminal trespass is a Class C crime.
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