Maine § 17-A §753 Hindering apprehension or prosecution

Maine Statutes

§ 17-A §753 — Hindering apprehension or prosecution

Maine § 17-A §753

Title 17-AMAINE CRIMINAL CODE

Part 2SUBSTANTIVE OFFENSES

Ch. 31OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

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Bluebook

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 17-A, § 17-A §753 (2026).

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1-B.
A person is guilty of hindering apprehension or prosecution if, with the intent to hinder, prevent or delay the discovery, apprehension, prosecution, conviction or punishment of another person for the commission of a crime, the person:
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A person is guilty of hindering apprehension or prosecution if the person hinders the apprehension or prosecution of the other person for a violation of administrative release, probation, supervised release for sex offenders or parole by any means described in subsection 1‑B, paragraphs A to F with the intent to hinder, prevent or delay discovery, apprehension, prosecution, revocation or punishment for the violation. The sentencing class for hindering apprehension or prosecution of the other person is one class less than the crime for which

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1.
1-A.
1-B.
A person is guilty of hindering apprehension or prosecution if, with the intent to hinder, prevent or delay the discovery, apprehension, prosecution, conviction or punishment of another person for the commission of a crime, the person:
1-C.
A person is guilty of hindering apprehension or prosecution if the person hinders the apprehension or prosecution of the other person for a violation of administrative release, probation, supervised release for sex offenders or parole by any means described in subsection 1‑B, paragraphs A to F with the intent to hinder, prevent or delay discovery, apprehension, prosecution, revocation or punishment for the violation. The sentencing class for hindering apprehension or prosecution of the other person is one class less than the crime for which the other person was originally sentenced, except that if the crime for which the other person was originally sentenced is a Class E crime, hindering apprehension or prosecution is a Class E crime.
1-D.
A person is guilty of hindering apprehension or prosecution if the person hinders the apprehension or prosecution of the other person for a violation of deferred disposition by any means described in subsection 1‑B, paragraphs A to F with the intent to hinder, prevent or delay discovery, apprehension, prosecution, termination of the period of deferment or punishment for the violation or crime to which the other person originally pled guilty. The sentencing class for hindering apprehension or prosecution of the other person is one class less than the crime for which the other person originally pled guilty, except that if the crime to which the other person originally pled guilty is a Class E crime, hindering apprehension or prosecution is a Class E crime.
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Hindering apprehension or prosecution when the other person has committed a crime against another jurisdiction is graded as in subsection 1‑B. For purposes of this subsection, the classification of the crime of the other jurisdiction is determined according to the formula contained in section 4‑A, subsection 3 as if it were a crime of this jurisdiction outside this Code.
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As used in subsection 1‑B, "crime" includes juvenile offenses. The sentencing class for hindering the apprehension or prosecution of a juvenile is determined in the same manner as if the juvenile were a person 18 years of age or older, provided that if the offense committed by the juvenile would not have been a crime if committed by a person 18 years of age or older, hindering apprehension or prosecution is a Class E crime.

Legislative History

PL 1975, c. 499, §1 (NEW). PL 1977, c. 510, §§60,61 (AMD). PL 1981, c. 317, §23 (AMD). PL 2001, c. 383, §§84,88 (AMD). PL 2001, c. 383, §156 (AFF). PL 2001, c. 667, §§D16-19 (AMD). PL 2001, c. 667, §D36 (AFF). PL 2017, c. 149, §1 (AMD).