Maine Statutes
§ 17-A §803-A — Causing a catastrophe
Maine·Title 17-A MAINE CRIMINAL CODE·Part 2 SUBSTANTIVE OFFENSES·Ch. 33 ARSON AND OTHER PROPERTY DESTRUCTION
1.A person is guilty of causing a catastrophe if the person recklessly causes a catastrophe by explosion, fire, flood, avalanche, collapse of a structure, release or dissemination of poison, toxin, radioactive material, bacteria, virus or other biological agent or vector or other such force or substance that is dangerous to human life and difficult to confine.
2.A person is guilty of causing a catastrophe if the person with terroristic intent violates subsection 1.
3.As used in this section, the following definitions apply.
4.Causing a catastrophe is a Class A crime.
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Legislative History
PL 2001, c. 634, §6 (NEW).
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