| | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | | Sec. 1. 17-A MRSA §405, sub-§1, ¶A, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 711, Pt. | | A, §4, is amended to read: |
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| | | A. The person enters a motor vehicle, knowing that the | | person is not licensed or privileged to do so, with the | | intent to commit a crime therein. Violation of this | paragraph is a Class D crime; or |
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| | | Sec. 2. 17-A MRSA §405, sub-§1, ¶B, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 711, Pt. | | A, §4, is repealed. |
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| | | Sec. 3. 17-A MRSA §405, sub-§2-A, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 711, Pt. | | A, §4, is repealed. |
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| | | Currently, the law differentiates between entry of an unlocked | | motor vehicle with the intent to commit a crime therein, a Class | | D crime, and forcible entry of a motor vehicle with the intent to | | commit a crime therein, a Class C crime. |
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| | | This bill removes that distinction and provides that unlawful | | entry of a motor vehicle is a Class D crime, regardless of the | | manner of entry. |
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