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to verify the identification; to inform a law enforcement officer | | of the detention and to surrender that person to the officer; to | | take possession of and hold stolen merchandise or recordings and | | related equipment pending arrival of law enforcement; and, when the | | detained person is a minor, to inform a law enforcement officer or | | the parents or guardian of the minor of the detention and to | | surrender the minor to the person so informed. |
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| | | Sec. 3. 17-A MRSA §352, sub-§5, ¶D, as amended by PL 2001, c. 389, §2, | | is further amended to read: |
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| | | D. If the value of property or services cannot be | | ascertained beyond a reasonable doubt pursuant to the | | standards set forth in paragraphs A to C, the trier of fact | | may find the value to be not less than a certain amount, and | | if no such minimum value can be thus ascertained, the value | | is deemed to be an amount less than $500. Notwithstanding | | this provision, for the purposes of this chapter, the value | | of any audio or visual recording of all or any part of a | | motion picture that is obtained through the use of any type | | of recording device in a motion picture theater while a | | motion picture is being exhibited, without the written | | consent of the motion picture theater owner, is deemed to be | | more than $500 but not more than $1,000, unless a higher | | value can be proven. |
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| | | Sec. 4. 17-A MRSA §353, sub-§1, as amended by PL 2001, c. 667, Pt. D, | | §3 and affected by §36, is further amended to read: |
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| | | 1. A person is guilty of theft if: |
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| | | A. The person obtains or exercises unauthorized control | | over the property of another with intent to deprive the | | other person of the property. Violation of this paragraph | is a Class E crime; or |
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| | | B. The person violates paragraph A and: |
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| | | (1) The value of the property is more than $10,000. | | Violation of this subparagraph is a Class B crime; |
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| | | (2) The property stolen is a firearm or an explosive | | device. Violation of this subparagraph is a Class B | | crime; |
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| | | (3) The person is armed with a dangerous weapon at the | | time of the offense. Violation of this subparagraph is | | a Class B crime; |
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