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Maine Revised Statutes Title 17-A. Maine Criminal Code § 1109. Stealing drugs

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

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.

2. Stealing drugs is:

A. A Class C crime if the drug is a schedule W, X or Y drug; or

B. A Class D crime if the drug is a schedule Z drug.

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