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17-A M.R.S. § 435 — Added jurisdiction to prosecute
Current through First Special Session of the 132nd Maine Legislature (current through October 1, 2025)
Part of Chapter 18: Computer Crimes, Maine Revised Statutes.
Full text of 17-A M.R.S. § 435
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. In addition to the State's having jurisdiction pursuant to section 7 to convict a person under section 432 or 433, the State has jurisdiction to convict a person under this chapter when that person is physically located outside of this State and the prohibited conduct:
A. Occurs outside of this State and the victim of the crime is a resident of this State at the time of the crime; and
B. Is sufficient under this section to constitute a crime in this State.
2. As used in this section, "resident" means a person who lives in this State either permanently or for an extended period. "Extended period" includes, but is not limited to, the period of time a student attends a school or college and the period of time a person serving in the Armed Forces of the United States is stationed in this State.
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