Maine § 17-A §354-A Insurance deception

Maine Statutes

§ 17-A §354-A — Insurance deception

Maine § 17-A §354-A

Title 17-AMAINE CRIMINAL CODE

Part 2SUBSTANTIVE OFFENSES

Ch. 15THEFT

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Bluebook

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 17-A, § 17-A §354-A (2026).

Text

1.A person is guilty of theft if:

2.For purposes of this section, insurance deception occurs when a person intentionally makes a misrepresentation or written false statement that the person does not believe to be true relating to a material fact to any person engaged in the business of insurance concerning any of the following:

3.It is not a defense to a prosecution under this section that the deception related to a matter that was of no pecuniary significance or that the person deceived acted unreasonably in relying on the deception.

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1.
A person is guilty of theft if:
2.
For purposes of this section, insurance deception occurs when a person intentionally makes a misrepresentation or written false statement that the person does not believe to be true relating to a material fact to any person engaged in the business of insurance concerning any of the following:
3.
It is not a defense to a prosecution under this section that the deception related to a matter that was of no pecuniary significance or that the person deceived acted unreasonably in relying on the deception.

Legislative History

PL 1997, c. 779, §1 (NEW). PL 2001, c. 383, §§35,36 (AMD). PL 2001, c. 383, §156 (AFF). PL 2001, c. 667, §D5 (AMD). PL 2001, c. 667, §D36 (AFF). PL 2007, c. 476, §12 (AMD).