{"data":{"id":"us-me/17-a-m.r.s.-361","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"17-A M.R.S. §361","heading":"Affirmative defense of claim of right","body":"It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under this chapter that the defendant acted in good faith under a claim of right to property or services involved, including, in cases of theft of a trade secret, that the defendant rightfully knew the trade secret or that it was available to the defendant from a source other than the owner of the trade secret.\n1.\n2.\n3.","path":["TITLE 17-A: MAINE CRIMINAL CODE","PART 2: SUBSTANTIVE OFFENSES","CHAPTER 15: THEFT"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/17-A/title17-Asec361.html","current_through":"January 1, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:28Z","sha256":"78ffa8091ecadf2e82a448400f2d305b821512591ca4e0808d1daa13e8d6d5d8","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/17-a-m.r.s.-360","next":"us-me/17-a-m.r.s.-361-a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}