{"data":{"id":"us-me/17-a-m.r.s.-363","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"17-A M.R.S. §363","heading":"Organized retail theft","body":"1.   A person is guilty of organized retail theft if the person commits 2 or more thefts of retail merchandise under this chapter, either as a principal or an accomplice, pursuant to a scheme or course of conduct engaged in by 2 or more persons involving thefts from 2 or more retail stores for the purpose of selling the stolen merchandise or conducting fraudulent returns of the stolen merchandise.  Violation of this section is a Class C crime.","path":["TITLE 17-A: MAINE CRIMINAL CODE","PART 2: SUBSTANTIVE OFFENSES","CHAPTER 15: THEFT"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/17-A/title17-Asec363.html","current_through":"January 1, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:28Z","sha256":"21c07d10afc127e228cf29779cd5e7d33bf9b6642c3bdcd4714440c8582c238f","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/17-a-m.r.s.-362","next":"us-me/17-a-m.r.s.-401"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}