B.__The period of probation for a person sentenced as a dangerous sexual offender pursuant to section 1252, subsection 4-B is any term of years.

Sec. 5. 17-A MRSA §1203, sub-§1, as amended by PL 1995, c. 425, §1, is repealed.

Sec. 6. 17-A MRSA §1203, sub-§1-A is enacted to read:

1-A.__The court may sentence a person to a term of imprisonment, not to exceed the maximum term authorized for the crime, an initial portion of which must be served and the remainder of which must be suspended.__The period of probation commences on the date the person is released from the initial unsuspended portion of the term of imprisonment, unless the court orders it to commence on an earlier date.

A.__If the period of probation commences upon release of the person from the initial unsuspended portion of the term of imprisonment, the court may revoke probation for any criminal conduct committed during that initial period of imprisonment.

B. The court may revoke probation if, during the initial unsuspended portion of the term of imprisonment, a person sentenced as a dangerous sexual offender, pursuant to section 1252, subsection 4-B, refuses to actively participate in a sex offender treatment program in accordance with the expectations and judgment of the treatment providers, when requested to do so by the Department of Corrections.

C.__As to both the suspended and unsuspended portions of the sentence, the place of imprisonment must be as follows.

(1)__For a Class D or Class E crime the court must specify a county jail as the place of imprisonment.

(2)__For a Class A, Class B or Class C crime the court must:

(a)__Specify a county jail as the place of imprisonment for any portion of the sentence that is 9 months or less; and