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17-A M.R.S. §706: Suppressing recordable instrument
Where this section sits in the code
- TITLE 17-A: MAINE CRIMINAL CODE
- PART 2: SUBSTANTIVE OFFENSES
- CHAPTER 29: FORGERY AND RELATED OFFENSES
1. A person is guilty of suppressing a recordable instrument if, with intent to defraud anyone, he falsifies, destroys, removes or conceals any will, deed, mortgage, security instrument or other writing for which the law provides public recording, whether or not it is in fact recorded.
2. Suppressing a recordable instrument is a Class E crime.
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