Maine § 17-A §303 Criminal restraint by parent

Maine Statutes

§ 17-A §303 — Criminal restraint by parent

Maine·Title 17-A MAINE CRIMINAL CODE·Part 2 SUBSTANTIVE OFFENSES·Ch. 13 KIDNAPPING, CRIMINAL RESTRAINT AND CRIMINAL FORCED LABOR

1.A person is guilty of criminal restraint by a parent if, being the parent of a child and knowing the person has no legal right to do so, the person takes, retains or entices the child:

2.Consent by the child taken, enticed or retained is not a defense under this section.

3.A law enforcement officer may not be held liable for taking physical custody of a child who the officer reasonably believes has been taken, retained or enticed in violation of this section and for delivering the child to a person who the officer reasonably believes is the child's lawful custodian or to any other suitable person.

4.A law enforcement officer may arrest without a warrant any person who the officer has probable cause to believe has violated or is violating this section. 5.

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A person is guilty of criminal restraint by a parent if, being the parent of a child and knowing the person has no legal right to do so, the person takes, retains or entices the child:
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Consent by the child taken, enticed or retained is not a defense under this section.
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A law enforcement officer may not be held liable for taking physical custody of a child who the officer reasonably believes has been taken, retained or enticed in violation of this section and for delivering the child to a person who the officer reasonably believes is the child's lawful custodian or to any other suitable person.
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A law enforcement officer may arrest without a warrant any person who the officer has probable cause to believe has violated or is violating this section.
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