Maine statute
17-A M.R.S. § 905-A — Misuse of identification
Current through First Special Session of the 132nd Maine Legislature (current through October 1, 2025)
Part of Chapter 37: Fraud, Maine Revised Statutes.
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Full text of 17-A M.R.S. § 905-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 misuse of identification if, in order to obtain confidential information, property or services, the person intentionally or knowingly:
A. Presents or uses a credit or debit card that is stolen, forged, canceled or obtained as a result of fraud or deception;
B. Presents or uses an account, credit or billing number that that person is not authorized to use or that was obtained as a result of fraud or deception; or
C. Presents or uses a form of legal identification that that person is not authorized to use.
2. It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under this section that the person believed in good faith that the person was authorized to present or use the card, number or legal identification.
3. Proof of actual or constructive notice of cancellation gives rise to a permissible inference under the Maine Rules of Evidence, Rule 303 that the person who presented the canceled credit or debit card knew it had been canceled.
4. As used in this section, "legal identification" includes a social security card, social security number, birth certificate, driver's license, government-issued identification card, oral statement of full name and date of birth or any other means of identifying a person that is generally accepted as accurate and reliable.
5. Misuse of identification is a Class D crime.
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