{"data":{"id":"us-me/17-a-m.r.s.-956","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"17-A M.R.S. §956","heading":"Possession of gambling devices","body":"1.   A person is guilty of possession of gambling devices if he manufactures, sells, transports, places, possesses or conducts or negotiates any transaction affecting or designed to affect ownership, custody or use of any gambling device, knowing it is to be used in the advancement of unlawful gambling activity, as defined in this chapter.\n2.   Possession of gambling devices is a Class D crime.","path":["TITLE 17-A: MAINE CRIMINAL CODE","PART 2: SUBSTANTIVE OFFENSES","CHAPTER 39: UNLAWFUL GAMBLING"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/17-A/title17-Asec956.html","current_through":"January 1, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:28Z","sha256":"12d6a870f478ab09416afdea04b970011e10be4f158d5d1d8f838d3713b645e2","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/17-a-m.r.s.-955","next":"us-me/17-a-m.r.s.-957"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}