{"data":{"id":"us-me/17-a-m.r.s.-902","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"17-A M.R.S. §902","heading":"Defrauding a creditor","body":"1.   A person is guilty of defrauding a creditor if:\nA.  The person destroys, removes, conceals, encumbers, transfers or otherwise deals with property subject to a security interest, as defined in Title 11, section 1‑1201, subsection (35), with the intent to hinder enforcement of that interest; or\nB.  Knowing that proceedings have been or are about to be instituted for the appointment of an administrator, he\n(1)  destroys, removes, conceals, encumbers, transfers or otherwise deals with any property with a purpose to defeat or obstruct the claim of any creditor; or\n(2)  presents in writing to any creditor or to an administrator, any false statement relating to the debtor's estate, knowing that a material part of such statement is false.\n2.   As used in this section, \"administrator\" means an assignee for the benefit of creditors, a receiver, or trustee in bankruptcy or any other person entitled to administer property for the benefit of creditors.\n3.   Defrauding a creditor is a Class D crime.","path":["TITLE 17-A: MAINE CRIMINAL CODE","PART 2: SUBSTANTIVE OFFENSES","CHAPTER 37: FRAUD"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/17-A/title17-Asec902.html","current_through":"January 1, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:28Z","sha256":"ac54c208d94e27da75c41788279fd0ad531610bb9851c3bcda5e1915972591d9","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/17-a-m.r.s.-901-a","next":"us-me/17-a-m.r.s.-903"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}