| | | I. As a condition of participation of an inmate in a home- | | release program, the court shall require the inmate to pay a | | fee, as determined by the court, including an electronic | | monitoring fee, if applicable, a substance testing fee or | | both, unless the court determines that the inmate does not | | have the financial resources to pay these fees. The fee | | charged may include the costs associated with a home-release | | program for people who do not have the financial resources | | to pay the fees. |
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| | | Sec. 6. 30-A MRSA §1659, sub-§6, as enacted by PL 1991, c. 224, is | | amended to read: |
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| | | 6. Minimum standards for electronic monitoring and intensive | | supervision. The Commissioner of Corrections shall establish | | minimum standards for electronic monitoring and intensive | | supervision, and may enforce those standards as provided under | | Title 34-A, section 1208. |
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| | | This bill amends the home-release monitoring program to allow | | an inmate to be released and monitored electronically or to be | | intensively supervised, pursuant to standards established by the | | Commissioner of Corrections for intensive supervision. The bill | | also expands the eligibility requirements for the program. |
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