{"data":{"id":"us-me/17-a-m.r.s.-19","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"17-A M.R.S. §19","heading":"Crimes involving minors","body":"(REALLOCATED FROM TITLE 17-A, SECTION 18)\nA person who poses as a minor is deemed a minor for the purposes of a crime under chapter 11, 12 or 35 that has as an element or aggravating factor that the victim or person other than the actor is a minor.","path":["TITLE 17-A: MAINE CRIMINAL CODE","PART 1: GENERAL PRINCIPLES","CHAPTER 1: PRELIMINARY"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/17-A/title17-Asec19.html","current_through":"January 1, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:28Z","sha256":"46fd8facc1f7a523a3ad40b6752ce6bd7408e56e1392b070e443ca4d297763d2","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/17-a-m.r.s.-18","next":"us-me/17-a-m.r.s.-19-a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}