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Maine Revised Statutes Title 17-A. Maine Criminal Code § 707. Falsifying private records

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

1. A person is guilty of falsifying private records if, with intent to defraud any person, he:

A. Makes a false entry in the records of an organization, or

B. Alters, erases, obliterates, deletes, removes or destroys a true entry in the records of an organization; or

C. Omits to make a true entry in the records of an organization in violation of a duty to do so which he knows to be imposed on him by statute; or

D. Prevents the making of a true entry or causes the omission thereof in the records of an organization.

2. Falsifying private records is a Class E crime.

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Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Maine Revised Statutes Title 17-A. Maine Criminal Code § 707. Falsifying private records - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/me/title-17-a-maine-criminal-code/me-rev-st-tit-17-a-sect-707/

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