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New law to prevent Maine catalytic converter thefts is in effect

There has been a huge spike in reported catalytic converter thefts over the last few years

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New law to prevent Maine catalytic converter thefts is in effect

There has been a huge spike in reported catalytic converter thefts over the last few years

A new law in Maine takes effect Monday designed to stop catalytic converter thefts and to strengthen chain of custody requirements.

In April, Gov. Janet Mills signed this new law after an increased number of catalytic thefts.

Also in April, Portland Police said they were investigating 12 reported thefts or attempted thefts of catalytic converters.

The new law includes the following rules:

Violating most of the new law is a class E crime, but the following are class D:

Click here to read the full text of the new law.

New law to prevent Maine catalytic converter thefts is in effect

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