Sec. 1. 15 MRSA §1704 is amended to read:

§1704. Commitment in county where crime was committed

Any person sentenced by the District Court or Superior Court to a term of imprisonment in a jail, not exceeding 4 9 months, shall must be committed to the jail in the county in which such person is convicted, provided such county has a suitable jail, otherwise such commitment may be to any jail in the State the crime was committed. If the county in which the crime was committed does not have a jail, the sheriff of that county shall make arrangements for the detention of that person in the jail of another county.

Sec. 2. 15 MRSA §1705, as repealed and replaced by PL 1985, c. 242, is repealed.

Sec. 3. 17-A MRSA §1203, sub-§1-A, śC, as enacted by PL 1999, c. 788, §4, is amended to read:

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 the county jail in the county where the crime was committed as the place of imprisonment.

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

(a) Specify a the county jail in the county where the crime was committed as the place of imprisonment for any portion of the sentence that is 9 months or less; and

(b) Commit the person to the Department of Corrections for any portion of the sentence that is more than 9 months.

Sec. 4. 17-A MRSA §1206, sub-§9, as amended by PL 1999, c. 788, §6, is further amended to read:

9. Whenever a previously suspended sentence of imprisonment for a Class A, Class B or Class C crime is vacated, in whole or in part, as the result of a probation revocation, the court must respecify the place of imprisonment for both the portion required to be served and any remaining suspended portion, if necessary, to carry out the intent of .__The court shall determine the place