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§1608
Title 17: CRIMES
Chapter 59: FRAUD AND FALSE PRETENSES
Subchapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS
§1609

§1608-A. Sale of finger alphabet cards as inducement in the sale of merchandise

1.  Sale of finger alphabet cards.  A person may not engage in the business of peddling finger alphabet cards or printed matter stating that the person is deaf or use finger alphabet cards or such printed matter in any way as a means of inducement in the sale of merchandise.  
[PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. I, §30 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. X, §2 (AFF).]
2.  Issuance of license prohibited.  A person may not issue to another person a state or local license for the purpose of peddling finger alphabet cards or printed matter stating that the other person is deaf.  
[PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. I, §30 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. X, §2 (AFF).]
3.  Penalty.  A person who violates this section commits a Class E crime. Violation of this section is a strict liability crime as defined in Title 17‑A, section 34, subsection 4‑A.  
[PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. I, §30 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. X, §2 (AFF).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1965, c. 71 (NEW). PL 2003, c. 452, §I30 (RPR). PL 2003, c. 452, §X2 (AFF).
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