Sec. 1. 17-A MRSA §507-A, sub-§4 is enacted to read:

4.__Additional penalties.__In addition to any other punishment, the court shall impose the following penalties for a violation of subsection 1.

A.__If the violation was committed by a minor, the court shall order:

(1)__The violator or the violator's family to pay restitution for all damages; and

(2)__The violator to perform 8 hours per week of community service for the cemetery for 2 consecutive summers following the conviction, commencing the week after school ends and ending the week before school commences.

B.__If the violation was committed by an adult, the court shall order the violator to:

(1)__Pay restitution for all damages; and

(2)__Perform 5 hours per week of community service for the cemetery for one year.

C.__Upon completion of the court's sentence, the violator shall submit to the court proof that the violator has completed the community service and restitution.

SUMMARY

This bill requires a mandatory minimum sentence for a person convicted of vandalizing a cemetery. If the violator is a minor, the court must require the violator or the violator's family to pay restitution and require the violator to perform 8 hours of community service per week for the cemetery for 2 consecutive summers following the conviction. If the violator is an adult, the court must require the violator to pay restitution and to perform 5 hours of community service for the cemetery per week for one year.