Maine Statutes
§ 17-A §751-B — Refusing to submit to arrest or detention
Maine·Title 17-A MAINE CRIMINAL CODE·Part 2 SUBSTANTIVE OFFENSES·Ch. 31 OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
1.A person is guilty of refusing to submit to arrest or detention if, with the intent to hinder, delay or prevent a law enforcement officer from effecting the arrest or detention of that person, the person:
2.It is a defense to prosecution under this section that the person reasonably believed that the person attempting to effect the arrest or detention was not a law enforcement officer. It is a defense to prosecution under subsection 1, paragraph A that the law enforcement officer acted unlawfully in attempting to effect the arrest or detention.
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Legislative History
PL 2009, c. 449, §2 (NEW).
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