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An Act Regarding the Required State of Mind Relating to Robbery

An Act Regarding the Required State of Mind Relating to Robbery

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Representative David Sinclair
Last action
2025-06-17
Official status
Became Law without Governor's Signature
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

An Act Regarding the Required State of Mind Relating to Robbery

An Act Regarding the Required State of Mind Relating to Robbery Sponsor: Representative David Sinclair Reference committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety Governor action: Became Law without Governor's Signature

What This Bill Does

  • An Act Regarding the Required State of Mind Relating to Robbery Sponsor: Representative David Sinclair Reference committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety Governor action: Became Law without Governor's Signature

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Amendments

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Adopted by House & Senate

Plain English: Page 1 - 132LR0511(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.

  • Page 1 - 132LR0511(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.
  • 1146 2 Date: (Filing No.
  • H- ) 3CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY 4 Reproduced and distributed under the direction of the Clerk of the House.
  • 5STATE OF MAINE 6HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 7132ND LEGISLATURE 8FIRST SPECIAL SESSION 9 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT “ ” to H.P.

Bill History

  1. 2025-06-17 Governor

    Became Law without Governor's Signature

  2. 2025-06-03 House

    PASSED TO BE ENACTED . Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  3. 2025-06-03 Senate

    PASSED TO BE ENACTED , in concurrence.

  4. 2025-05-29 Committee

    Reported Out; OTP-AM/ONTP

  5. 2025-04-30 Committee

    Work Session Held

  6. 2025-04-30 Committee

    Voted; Divided Report

  7. 2025-04-24 Committee

    Work Session Held; TABLED

  8. 2025-04-23 Committee

    Work Session Held; TABLED

  9. 2025-03-18 Committee

    Referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety.

Official Summary Text

An Act Regarding the Required State of Mind Relating to Robbery
Sponsor:
Representative David Sinclair
Reference committee:
Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Governor action:
Became Law without Governor's Signature

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
Page 1 - 132LR0511(03)
STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE
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H.P. 751 - L.D. 1146
An Act Regarding the Required State of Mind Relating to Robbery
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 17-A MRSA §651, sub-§1, ¶B, as amended by PL 2017, c. 157, §1, is
further amended to read:
B. The actor intentionally or knowingly threatens to use force against any person
present or otherwise intentionally or knowingly places any person present in fear of the
imminent use of force with the intent:
(1) To prevent or overcome resistance to the taking of the property, or to the
retention of the property immediately after the taking; or
(2) To compel the person in control of the property to give it up or to engage in
other conduct that aids in the taking or carrying away of the property.
Violation of this paragraph is a Class B crime;
LAW WITHOUT
GOVERNOR'S
SIGNATURE

JUNE 17, 2025
CHAPTER
327
PUBLIC LAW