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subsection 2. A copy of the motion shall be furnished to the person
on probation prior to the court hearing on the alleged violation.
A preliminary hearing may not be afforded if the person is charged
with or convicted of a new offense and is incarcerated as a result
of the pending charge or conviction.

 
5. If a person on probation is charged with or convicted of a
new offense and is incarcerated as a result of the pending charge
or conviction, a motion for revocation as described in subsection
2 may be filed with the court. Upon filing of the motion, the
court may order the person committed with or without bail,
pending the court hearing or pending the preliminary hearing. A
person incarcerated pursuant to this subsection shall be afforded
a preliminary hearing only if he has been released on bail on the
pending criminal charge or pending appeal following a conviction,
and has not been released on bail on the alleged violation of
probation and has not been afforded a court hearing within the
time period specified in subsection 4. A person not entitled to a
preliminary hearing under this subsection shall be furnished with
a copy of the motion prior to the court hearing on the alleged
violation.

 
6. Whenever a person is entitled to a preliminary hearing
pursuant to subsection 4 or 5, the failure to hold the hearing
within the time period specified in subsection 4 shall may be
grounds for his the person's release on personal recognizance
pending further proceedings.

 
7. The running of the period of probation shall be tolled
upon either the delivery of the summons, the filing of the
written notice with the court that the person cannot be located,
or the arrest of the person, as provided for in subsection 1. If
there is a finding of no probable cause, or if the court does not
revoke probation, the running of the period of probation shall be
deemed not to have been tolled.

 
8. In deciding whether to set bail under this section and in
setting the kind and amount of that bail, the court must be
guided by the standards of post-conviction bail in Title 15,
section 1051, subsections 2 and 3. Appeal is governed by Title
15, section 1051, subsections 5 and 6. Bail set under this
section is also governed by the sureties and other forms of bail
provisions in Title 15, chapter 105-A, subchapter IV and the
enforcement provisions in Title 15, chapter 105-A, subchapter V,
articles 1 and 3, including the appeal provisions in Title 15,
section 1099-A, subsection 2.

 
Sec. 2. 17-A MRSA §1205-A, as amended by PL 1995, c. 502, Pt. F,
§14, is further amended to read:


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