{"data":{"id":"us-me/17-a-m.r.s.-457","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"17-A M.R.S. §457","heading":"Impersonating a public servant","body":"1.   A person is guilty of impersonating a public servant if he falsely pretends to be a public servant and engages in any conduct in that capacity with the intent to deceive anyone.\n2.   It is no defense to a prosecution under this section that the office the person pretended to hold did not in fact exist.\n3.   Impersonating a public servant is a Class E crime.","path":["TITLE 17-A: MAINE CRIMINAL CODE","PART 2: SUBSTANTIVE OFFENSES","CHAPTER 19: FALSIFICATION IN OFFICIAL MATTERS"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/17-A/title17-Asec457.html","current_through":"January 1, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:28Z","sha256":"9f1803ce99130f377a7e76257dcdc1c05c476423ea5a5ad32eec20456d437a07","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/17-a-m.r.s.-456","next":"us-me/17-a-m.r.s.-458"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}