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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 17-A, § 903 (2026)

Misuse of entrusted property

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1.  A person is guilty of misuse of entrusted property if that person deals with property that has been entrusted to that person as a fiduciary, or property of the government or of a financial institution, in a manner that that person knows is a violation of that person's duty and that involves a substantial risk of loss to the owner or to a person for whose benefit the property was entrusted.  
[PL 2013, c. 414, §5 (AMD).]
2.  As used in this section "fiduciary" includes any person carrying on fiduciary functions on behalf of an organization that is a fiduciary.  
[PL 2013, c. 414, §5 (AMD).]
3.  Except as provided in subsection 4, misuse of entrusted property is a Class D crime.  
[PL 2013, c. 414, §5 (AMD).]
4.  If a misuse of entrusted property results in the loss of a vulnerable person's property or the loss of property entrusted to a person for the benefit of a vulnerable person and, at the time of the offense, the owner or the beneficiary of the property is a vulnerable person:  
A. If the value of the property is more than $1,000 but not more than $10,000, the misuse of entrusted property is a Class C crime; and   [PL 2013, c. 414, §5 (NEW).]
B. If the value of the property is more than $10,000, the misuse of entrusted property is a Class B crime.   [PL 2013, c. 414, §5 (NEW).]
As used in this subsection, "vulnerable person" means an incapacitated adult as defined in Title 22, section 3472, subsection 10 or a dependent adult as defined in Title 22, section 3472, subsection 6.  
[PL 2013, c. 414, §5 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1975, c. 499, §1 (NEW). PL 2013, c. 414, §5 (AMD).
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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1989–2026 · leading case: State v. Bouchard, 2005 ME 106 (Me. 2005).
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State v. Bouchard, 2005 ME 106 (Me. 2005). · cites it 4× “2004); and misuse of entrusted property (Class D), 17-A M.R.S.A. § 903 (1988), entered in the Superior Court (Pe-nobscot County, Mead, J.”
Jason E. Bouchard v. Dep't of Pub. Saf., 2015 ME 50 (Me. 2015). “In 2003, following a jury trial, he was convicted of theft by deception (Class C), 17-A M.”
State v. Goodridge, 556 A.2d 211 (Me. 1989). “§ 358 (1983)) and misuse of entrusted property (17-A M.R.S.A. § 903 (1983)), following a jury trial in the Superior Court (Aroostook County, Silsby, J.”
Prunier v. Good (Me. Super. Ct 2021). · cites it 2× “§ 353 (Class B), and one count of Misuse of Entrusted Property, 17-A M.R.S.A. § 903(1) & (4)(B) (Class B).”
Barth v. Town of Waterboro (Me. Super. Ct 2020). “§§ 4681-4685; (iii) 17-A M.R.S. § 903, which criminalizes the "misuse of entrusted property" by a fiduciary; (iv) 30-A M.”
State of Maine v. Terri Moulton, 2026 ME 6 (Me. 2026). “17-A M.R.S. § 903 (2025) (“A person is guilty of misuse of entrusted property if that person deals with property that has been entrusted to that person as a fiduciary .”
— Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 17-A, § 903(1) — 1 case
Prunier v. Good (Me. Super. Ct 2021). “§ 353 (Class B), and one count of Misuse of Entrusted Property, 17-A M.R.S.A. § 903(1) & (4)(B) (Class B).”
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