CHAPTER 372
H.P. 1105 - L.D. 1548
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 17-A MRSA §403, as enacted by PL 1975, c. 499, §1, is repealed and the following enacted in its place:
§403. Possession or transfer of burglar's tools
1. A person is guilty of possession or transfer of burglar's tools if that person:
A. Possesses or makes any tool, implement, instrument or other article that is adapted, designed or commonly used for advancing or facilitating crimes involving unlawful entry into property or crimes involving forcible breaking of safes or other containers or depositories of property, including, but not limited to, an electronic device used as a code grabber or a master key designed to fit more than one lock, with intent to use such tool, implement, instrument or other article to commit any such criminal offense; or
B. Transfers or possesses with the intent to transfer any device described in paragraph A that that person knows is designed or primarily useful for the commission of a crime described in paragraph A.
2. Possession or transfer of burglar's tools in violation of subsection 1, paragraph B is a Class D crime. Possession or transfer of burglar's tools in violation of subsection 1, paragraph A is a Class E crime.
Sec. 2. 17-A MRSA §907, as amended by PL 1991, c. 548, Pt. A, §9, is further amended to read:
§907. Possession or transfer of theft devices
1. A person is guilty of possession or transfer of theft of services devices if that person:
A. He possesses Possesses or makes any device, instrument, apparatus or other article which that is designed or primarily useful for advancing or facilitating the commission of the theft of services, with the intent to use such device, instrument, apparatus or other article to commit any such criminal offense; or
B. He transfers Transfers or possesses with the intent to transfer any device described in paragraph A that he the person knows is designed or primarily useful for the commission of the theft of services.
2. Possession or transfer of theft of services devices in violation of subsection 1, paragraph B is a Class D crime; otherwise it is a Class E crime. Possession or transfer of theft devices in violation of subsection 1, paragraph A is a Class E crime.
Effective September 19, 1997, unless otherwise indicated.
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