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Maine Revised Statutes, Title 17-A, § 603: Improper influence, 1975

A person commits improper influence by threatening harm to influence a public servant, party official, or voter, privately trying to sway a public servant’s discretion on unauthorized considerations, or—if a public…

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Jurisdiction: United States — Maine
Structure: 1 provisions
Official identity: Year 1975
Dates: Enacted 1975 · Source version 1 Oct 2025

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Dates: Enacted 1975 · Source version 1 Oct 2025

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“A person commits improper influence by threatening harm to influence a public servant, party official, or voter, privately trying to sway a public servant’s discretion on unauthorized considerations, or—if a public servant or party official—failing to report such conduct to law enforcement.”

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1. A person is guilty of improper influence if he: A. Threatens any harm to a public servant, party official or voter with the purpose of influencing his action, decision, opinion, recommendation, nomination, vote or other exercise of discretion; [PL 1975, c. 499, §1 (NEW).] B. Privately addresses to any public servant who has or will have an official discretion in a judicial or administrative proceeding any representation, argument or other communication with the intention of influencing that discretion on the basis of considerations other than those authorized by law; or [PL 1975, c. 499, §1 (NEW).] C. Being a public servant or party official, fails to report to a law enforcement officer conduct designed to influence him in violation of paragraphs A or B. [PL 1975, c. 499, §1 (NEW).] [PL 1975, c. 499, §1 (NEW).] 2. "Harm" means any disadvantage or injury, pecuniary or otherwise, including disadvantage or injury to any other person or entity in whose welfare the public servant, party official or voter is interested. [PL 1975, c. 499, §1 (NEW).] 3. Improper influence is a Class D crime. [PL 1975, c. 499, §1 (NEW).]

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