Maine · Maine Revised Statutes — Title 17-A, Maine Criminal Code

Me. Rev. Stat. (Criminal Code) § 706: Suppressing recordable instrument

Felony

What this law says, in plain English

A person commits a Class E crime by intentionally falsifying, destroying, removing, or concealing any document—such as a will, deed, or mortgage—that can be recorded publicly, with intent to defraud.

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