CHAPTER 482
H.P. 480 - L.D. 651
An Act to Expand the Definition of "Aggravated Criminal Mischief" to Make It a Class C Crime to Damage Property by Fire
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 17-A MRSA §805, sub-§1, ¶C, as amended by PL 1995, c. 434, §1, is further amended to read:
C. Damages, destroys or tampers with the property of a law enforcement agency, fire department or supplier of gas, electric, steam, water, transportation, sanitation or communication services to the public, having no reasonable ground to believe that the person has a right to do so, and thereby causes a substantial interruption or impairment of service rendered to the public; or
Sec. 2. 17-A MRSA §805, sub-§1, ¶D, as enacted by PL 1975, c. 499, §1, is amended to read:
D. Damages, destroys or tampers with property of another and thereby recklessly endangers human life.; or
Sec. 3. 17-A MRSA §805, sub-§1, ¶E is enacted to read:
E. Damages or destroys property of another by fire, having no reasonable ground to believe that the person has a right to do so, and the property damaged or destroyed is neither a dwelling place as defined in section 2, subsection 10 nor a structure as defined in section 2, subsection 24.
Effective September 19, 1997, unless otherwise indicated.
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