{"data":{"id":"us-me/17-a-m.r.s.-204","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"17-A M.R.S. §204","heading":"Aiding or soliciting suicide","body":"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.\n2.   Aiding or soliciting suicide is a Class D crime.\n3.   It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under subsection 1 that the person's conduct was expressly authorized by Title 22, chapter 418.","path":["TITLE 17-A: MAINE CRIMINAL CODE","PART 2: SUBSTANTIVE OFFENSES","CHAPTER 9: OFFENSES AGAINST THE PERSON"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/17-A/title17-Asec204.html","current_through":"January 1, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:28Z","sha256":"db37a10bf002a2b02c59359e2964bc2babb95b017e3f31c4fe378ece19c22b29","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/17-a-m.r.s.-203","next":"us-me/17-a-m.r.s.-205"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}