CHAPTER 319
S.P. 59 - L.D. 169
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 17-A MRSA �360, sub-�1, �C, as amended by PL 1975, c. 740, �56, is further amended to read:
C. Having custody of property pursuant to a rental or lease agreement with the owner thereof whereby such property is to be returned to the owner at a specified time and place, he the person knowingly fails to comply with the agreed terms concerning return of such property without the consent of the owner, for so lengthy a period beyond the specified time for return as to render his the retention or possession or other failure to return a gross deviation from the agreement. For purposes of this paragraph, a gross deviation may be presumed when the person fails to return the property within 5 days of receiving a written demand from the owner, mailed by certified or registered mail after the expiration of the rental period to the most current address known to the owner.
Effective September 19, 1997, unless otherwise indicated.
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