1. A person is guilty of stealing drugs if the person violates chapter 15, section 353, 355 or 356?A knowing or believing that the subject of the theft is a scheduled drug, and it is in fact a scheduled drug, and the theft is from a person authorized to possess or traffick in that scheduled drug.

[PL 2003, c. 1, §9 (AMD).]

Attorney's Note

Under the Maine Revised Statutes, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
Class C crimeup to 5 yearsup to $5,000
Class D crimeup to 1 yearup to $2,000
For details, see Me. Rev. Stat. Title 17-A § 1604
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2. Stealing drugs is:
A. A Class C crime if the drug is a schedule W, X or Y drug; or [PL 2001, c. 419, §21 (NEW).]
B. A Class D crime if the drug is a schedule Z drug. [PL 2001, c. 419, §21 (NEW).]

[PL 2001, c. 419, §21 (AMD).]

SECTION HISTORY

PL 1975, c. 499, §1 (NEW). PL 2001, c. 383, §130 (AMD). PL 2001, c. 383, §156 (AFF). PL 2001, c. 419, §21 (AMD). PL 2001, c. 667, §D33 (AMD). PL 2001, c. 667, §D36 (AFF). PL 2003, c. 1, §9 (AMD).