Sec. 1. 17-A MRSA §253, sub-§1, ¶B, as repealed and replaced by PL 1989, c. 401, Pt. A, §4 and amended by PL 2001, c. 383, §14 and affected by §156, is repealed and the following enacted in its place:

B.__The other person, not the actor's spouse, has not in fact attained the age of 16 years.__Violation of this paragraph is a Class A crime.

Sec. 2. 17-A MRSA §254, sub-§1, ¶A, as amended by PL 1995, c. 104, §1 and amended by PL 2001, c. 383, §21 and affected by §156, is repealed and the following enacted in its place:

A. The person engages in a sexual act with another person, not the actor's spouse, who is either 16 or 17 years of age and the actor is at least 5 years older than the other person.__Violation of this paragraph is a Class D crime;

Sec. 3. 17-A MRSA §254, sub-§2, as amended by PL 1985, c. 495, §10 and amended by PL 2001, c. 383, §21 and affected by §156, is repealed and the following enacted in its place:

2.__It is a defense to a prosecution under subsection 1, paragraphs A, A-1 and A-2 that the actor reasonably believed the other person to be at least 18 years of age.

Sec. 4. 17-A MRSA §255, sub-§1, ¶C, as amended by PL 1989, c. 401, Pt. A, §6, is further amended to read:

C. The other person, not the actor's spouse, has not in fact attained the age of 14 16 years and the actor is at least 3 years older.__This paragraph is repealed January 31, 2003;

Sec. 5. 17-A MRSA §255-A, sub-§1, ¶¶E and F, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 383, §23 and affected by §156, are amended to read:

E. The other person, not the actor's spouse, is in fact less than 14 16 years of age and the actor is at least 3 years older. Violation of this paragraph is a Class C crime;

F. The other person, not the actor's spouse, is in fact less than 14 16 years of age and the actor is at least 3 years older and the sexual contact includes penetration. Violation of this paragraph is a Class B crime;

Sec. 6. 17-A MRSA §258, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 143, §1, is amended to read: