| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | Sec. 1. 15 MRSA §1004, as amended by PL 1997, c. 317, Pt. A, §1, is | further amended to read: |
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| §1004. Applicability and exclusions |
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| | This chapter applies to the setting of bail for a defendant in | a criminal proceeding, including the setting of bail for an | alleged contemnor in a plenary contempt proceeding involving a | punitive sanction under the Maine Rules of Criminal Procedure, | Rule 42 or the Maine Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 66. It does | not apply to the setting of bail in extradition proceedings under | sections 201 to 229 or post-conviction review proceedings under | sections 2121 to 2132 or, probation revocation proceedings under | Title 17-A, sections 1205 to 1207 or supervised release | revocation proceedings under Title 17-A, section 1233, except to | the extent and under the conditions stated in those sections. | This chapter applies to the setting of bail for an alleged | contemnor in a summary contempt proceeding involving a punitive | sanction under the Maine Rules of Criminal Procedure, Rule 42 or | the Maine Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 66 and to the setting of | bail relative to a material witness only as specified in sections | 1103 and 1104, respectively. |
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| | Sec. 2. 17-A MRSA §1201, sub-§1, ¶B, as repealed and replaced by PL | 1975, c. 740, §109, is amended to read: |
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| B. The statute which that the person is convicted of | violating expressly provides that the fine and imprisonment | penalties it authorizes may not be suspended, in which case | the convicted person shall must be sentenced to the | imprisonment and required to pay the fine authorized | therein; or |
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| | Sec. 3. 17-A MRSA §1201, sub-§1, ¶C, as repealed and replaced by PL | 1975, c. 740, §109, is repealed. |
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| | Sec. 4. 17-A MRSA §1202, sub-§1-A, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 395, Pt. | M, §1, is repealed and the following enacted in its place: |
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| | 1-A.__Notwithstanding subsection 1: |
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| A.__The period of probation for a person convicted under chapter | 11 or section 854, excluding subsection 1, paragraph A, | subparagraph (1), may be extended by up to 4 years for a Class A | crime, by up to 2 years for a Class B or Class C crime and by up | to one year for a Class D or Class E crime if the court finds | that the additional time is needed to provide sex-offender | treatment to the person or to protect |
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