{"data":{"id":"us-me/17-m.r.s.-1754","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"17 M.R.S. §1754","heading":"Aiding sailors to desert","body":"Whoever entices or persuades or attempts to entice or persuade, or aids, assists or attempts to aid or assist, a member of the crew of any vessel arriving in or about to sail from a port in this State to leave or desert such vessel before the expiration of the crew member's term of service therein commits a Class E crime. District Courts have original jurisdiction in all cases arising under this section.","path":["TITLE 17: CRIMES","CHAPTER 59: FRAUD AND FALSE PRETENSES","SUBCHAPTER 3: MARITIME FRAUDS"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/17/title17sec1754.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:28Z","sha256":"f1d23ab6f19dc78293462f7f8325493a09d2a947457e7238928f776161e8fb58","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/17-m.r.s.-1753","next":"us-me/17-m.r.s.-1801"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}