Maine statute

17-A M.R.S. § 956 — Possession of gambling devices

Current through First Special Session of the 132nd Maine Legislature (current through October 1, 2025)

Part of Chapter 39: Unlawful Gambling, Maine Revised Statutes.

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Possession of gambling devices

Full text of 17-A M.R.S. § 956

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.

17-A M.R.S. § 956Primary source, current through the First Special Session of the 132nd Maine Legislature (current through October 1, 2025)

1. A person is guilty of possession of gambling devices if he manufactures, sells, transports, places, possesses or conducts or negotiates any transaction affecting or designed to affect ownership, custody or use of any gambling device, knowing it is to be used in the advancement of unlawful gambling activity, as defined in this chapter. 2. Possession of gambling devices is a Class D crime.

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