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§456
Title 17-A: MAINE CRIMINAL CODE
Part 2: SUBSTANTIVE OFFENSES
Chapter 19: FALSIFICATION IN OFFICIAL MATTERS
§458

§457. Impersonating a public servant

1.  A person is guilty of impersonating a public servant if that person falsely pretends to be a public servant and engages in any conduct in that capacity with the intent to deceive anyone.  
[RR 2025, c. 2, Pt. F, §12 (COR).]
2.  It is no defense to a prosecution under this section that the office the person pretended to hold did not in fact exist.  
[PL 1975, c. 499, §1 (NEW).]
3.  Impersonating a public servant is a Class E crime.  
[PL 1975, c. 499, §1 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1975, c. 499, §1 (NEW). RR 2025, c. 2, Pt. F, §12 (COR).
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