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§388
Title 8: AMUSEMENTS AND SPORTS
Chapter 14-A: LOTTERY
§391

§389. Forged lottery tickets

1.  Forge, counterfeit or alter ticket.  A person may not forge or counterfeit a Maine State Lottery ticket, alter a Maine State Lottery ticket prepared by the Director of the State Lottery or cause such alteration or forgery.  
[PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. C, §8 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. X, §2 (AFF).]
2.  Publish, pass or tender as true ticket.  A person may not intentionally or knowingly publish, pass or tender as true a forged, altered or counterfeited Maine State Lottery ticket.  
[PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. C, §8 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. X, §2 (AFF).]
3.  Secure or manufacture.  A person may not, with intent to defraud, secure, manufacture or cause to be secured or manufactured a counterfeit Maine State Lottery ticket.  
[PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. C, §8 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. X, §2 (AFF).]
4.  Possess counterfeit ticket or counterfeiting device.  A person may not, with intent to defraud, possess a counterfeit Maine State Lottery ticket or a counterfeiting device.  
[PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. C, §8 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. X, §2 (AFF).]
5.  Penalty.  A person who violates this section commits a Class D crime.  
[PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. C, §8 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. X, §2 (AFF).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1999, c. 176, §1 (NEW). PL 2003, c. 452, §C8 (RPR). PL 2003, c. 452, §X2 (AFF).
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