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Maine Revised Statutes, Title 37-B, § 458: Larceny and wrongful appropriation, 2001

A person subject to this Code must not wrongfully take, obtain, or withhold property with intent to permanently deprive or defraud, which is larceny, or with intent to temporarily deprive or defraud, which is wrongful…

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Jurisdiction: United States — Maine
Structure: 1 provisions
Official identity: Year 2001
Dates: Enacted 2001 · Source version 1 Oct 2025

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Dates: Enacted 2001 · Source version 1 Oct 2025

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“A person subject to this Code must not wrongfully take, obtain, or withhold property with intent to permanently deprive or defraud, which is larceny, or with intent to temporarily deprive or defraud, which is wrongful appropriation.”

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1. Prohibitions. Any person subject to this Code who wrongfully takes, obtains or withholds, by any means, from the possession of the owner or of any other person any money, personal property or article of value of any kind: A. With intent permanently to deprive or defraud another person of the use and benefit of property or to appropriate it to the person's own use or the use of any person other than the owner, steals that property and is guilty of larceny; or [PL 2001, c. 662, §59 (NEW).] B. With intent temporarily to deprive or defraud another person of the use and benefit of property or to appropriate it to the person's own use or the use of any person other than the owner, is guilty of wrongful appropriation. [PL 2001, c. 662, §59 (NEW).] [PL 2001, c. 662, §59 (NEW).] 2. Punishment. Any person found guilty of larceny or wrongful appropriation must be punished as a court-martial may direct. [PL 2001, c. 662, §59 (NEW).]

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