Maine § 17-A §1059 Unauthorized possession of a firearm in a correctional facility or jail

Maine Statutes

§ 17-A §1059 — Unauthorized possession of a firearm in a correctional facility or jail

Maine § 17-A §1059

Title 17-AMAINE CRIMINAL CODE

Part 2SUBSTANTIVE OFFENSES

Ch. 43WEAPONS

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Bluebook

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 17-A, § 17-A §1059 (2026).

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1.A person is guilty of unauthorized possession of a firearm in a correctional facility or jail if that person in fact possesses a firearm in a correctional facility or jail or on the premises of the correctional facility or jail.

2.This section does not apply to:

3.It is not a defense to a prosecution under this section that the person holds a valid permit to carry a concealed handgun issued under Title 25, chapter 252.

4.Unauthorized possession of a firearm in a correctional facility or jail is a Class D crime.

5.For the purposes of this section, "chief administrative officer" and "correctional facility" have the same meanings as in Title 34‑A, section 1001, subsections 1 and 6, respectively, and "jail" means a county or regional jail.

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1.
A person is guilty of unauthorized possession of a firearm in a correctional facility or jail if that person in fact possesses a firearm in a correctional facility or jail or on the premises of the correctional facility or jail.
2.
This section does not apply to:
3.
It is not a defense to a prosecution under this section that the person holds a valid permit to carry a concealed handgun issued under Title 25, chapter 252.
4.
Unauthorized possession of a firearm in a correctional facility or jail is a Class D crime.
5.
For the purposes of this section, "chief administrative officer" and "correctional facility" have the same meanings as in Title 34‑A, section 1001, subsections 1 and 6, respectively, and "jail" means a county or regional jail.