{"data":{"id":"us-me/22-m.r.s.-2708","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"22 M.R.S. §2708","heading":"Penalties","body":"1.  Intentional or knowing falsification.  A person who intentionally or knowingly falsifies, provides false information, makes or alters any certificate or certified copy except as provided for in this Title commits a Class E crime.\n1-A.  Knowing possession, use.  A person who knowingly possesses and uses a false or altered certificate or certified copy or knowingly possesses and uses as that person's own a certificate or certified copy pertaining to another person commits a Class E crime.\n1-B.  Hindering state registrar investigation.  A person who knowingly refuses to permit the state registrar to inspect vital records or hinders an investigation conducted by the state registrar pursuant to section 2709 commits a Class E crime.\n2.  General.  A person may not:\nA.  Refuse to provide information required by this Title, violate a provision of this Title having to do with the registration of vital statistics or neglect or refuse to perform a duty imposed upon that person by this Title having to do with the registration of vital statistics.  Violation of this paragraph is a Class E crime; or\nB.  Violate paragraph A after having been previously convicted of violating this subsection.  Violation of this paragraph is a Class D crime.  Title 17‑A, section 9‑A governs the use of prior convictions when determining a sentence.\nViolation of this subsection is a strict liability crime as defined in Title 17‑A, section 34, subsection 4‑A.\n3.  Disposition of dead body without permit.  A person may not:\nA.  Knowingly transport or accept for transportation, interment or other disposition a dead body without an accompanying permit issued in accordance with this Title.  Violation of this paragraph is a Class E crime; or\nB.  Violate paragraph A after having been previously convicted of violating this subsection.  Violation of this paragraph is a Class D crime.  Title 17‑A, section 9‑A governs the use of prior convictions when determining a sentence.","path":["TITLE 22: HEALTH AND WELFARE","SUBTITLE 2: HEALTH","PART 6: BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS","CHAPTER 701: GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/22/title22sec2708.html","current_through":"January 1, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:31Z","sha256":"b0740496b1bee3d9aab5c9cb247aa631528a2ad954205addaaf7681db5b58e33","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/22-m.r.s.-2707","next":"us-me/22-m.r.s.-2709"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}