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2012 Maine Revised Statutes
TITLE 17-A: MAINE CRIMINAL CODE
Chapter 45: DRUGS
17-A §1109. Stealing drugs


17-A ME Rev Stat § 1109 (2012 through 125th Legis) What's This?

Part 2: SUBSTANTIVE OFFENSES

§1109. Stealing drugs

1. A person is guilty of stealing drugs if the person violates chapter 15, section 353, 355 or 356-A knowing or believing that the subject of the theft is a scheduled drug, and it is in fact a scheduled drug, and the theft is from a person authorized to possess or traffick in that scheduled drug.

[ 2003, c. 1, §9 (AMD) .]

2. Stealing drugs is:

A. A Class C crime if the drug is a schedule W, X or Y drug; or [2001, c. 419, §21 (NEW).]

B. A Class D crime if the drug is a schedule Z drug. [2001, c. 419, §21 (NEW).]

[ 2001, c. 419, §21 (AMD) .]

SECTION HISTORY

1975, c. 499, §1 (NEW). 2001, c. 383, §130 (AMD). 2001, c. 383, §156 (AFF). 2001, c. 419, §21 (AMD). 2001, c. 667, §D33 (AMD). 2001, c. 667, §D36 (AFF). 2003, c. 1, §9 (AMD).

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