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17-A M.R.S. §204: Aiding or soliciting suicide
Where this section sits in the code
- TITLE 17-A: MAINE CRIMINAL CODE
- PART 2: SUBSTANTIVE OFFENSES
- CHAPTER 9: OFFENSES AGAINST THE PERSON
1. A person is guilty of aiding or soliciting suicide if he intentionally aids or solicits another to commit suicide, and the other commits or attempts suicide.
2. Aiding or soliciting suicide is a Class D crime.
3. It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under subsection 1 that the person's conduct was expressly authorized by Title 22, chapter 418.
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