{"data":{"id":"us-me/17-a-m.r.s.-706-a","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"17-A M.R.S. §706-A","heading":"Falsely filing a recordable instrument","body":"1.   A person is guilty of falsely filing a recordable instrument if, with intent to defraud, harass or intimidate, the person files or causes to be filed a will, deed, mortgage, security instrument or other writing for which the law provides public recording, knowing or believing the writing to be false or without legal authority.\n2.   Falsely filing a recordable instrument is a Class D crime.","path":["TITLE 17-A: MAINE CRIMINAL CODE","PART 2: SUBSTANTIVE OFFENSES","CHAPTER 29: FORGERY AND RELATED OFFENSES"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/17-A/title17-Asec706-A.html","current_through":"January 1, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:28Z","sha256":"dccb57afd2c9e27754b051a9e04e80c3be530ff13da19628d08b189863ca555e","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/17-a-m.r.s.-706","next":"us-me/17-a-m.r.s.-707"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}