2. Plenary contempt proceedings involving punitive sanctions. In a plenary contempt proceeding involving punitive sanctions, accompanied or unaccompanied by remedial sanctions, instituted under either the Maine Rules of Criminal Procedure, Rule 42 or the Maine Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 66, any contemnor aggrieved by an adjudication and imposition of a punitive sanction may appeal to the Supreme Judicial Court sitting as the Law Court, as provided under section 2111 or 2115 and the applicable Maine Rules of Criminal Appellate Procedure.

Sec. 4. 15 MRSA §2131, as amended by PL 1981, c. 238, §§7 and 8, is repealed and the following enacted in its place:

§2131.__Review of final judgment

A final judgment entered under section 2130 may be reviewed by the Supreme Judicial Court sitting as the Law Court.

1.__Appeal by petitioner.__A petitioner aggrieved by the final judgment may not appeal as of right.__The time for taking the appeal and the manner and any conditions for the taking of the appeal are as the Supreme Judicial Court provides by rule.

2.__Appeal by State.__The State aggrieved by the final judgment may appeal as of right and no certificate of approval by the Attorney General is required.__The time for taking the appeal and the manner and any conditions for the taking of an appeal are as the Supreme Judicial Court provides by rule.

Sec. 5. 17-A MRSA §1207, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 273, §3, is amended to read:

2. Superior Court proceeding. In a probation revocation proceeding in the Superior Court, a person whose probation is revoked may not appeal as of right. The time, manner and specific conditions for taking that appeal to the Law Court are as the Supreme Judicial Court provides in the Maine Rules of Criminal Procedure. The time for taking the appeal and the manner and any conditions for the taking of the appeal are as the Supreme Judicial Court provides by rule.