Sec. 1. 15 MRSA §3314, sub-§1, ¶B-1 is enacted to read:

B-1.__Notwithstanding paragraph B, if a minor is adjudicated as having committed an offense that if committed by an adult would be a violation of Title 17-A, section 507-A, the court shall require the minor to perform at least 8 hours per week of community service work for the cemetery for 2 consecutive summers following the adjudication, commencing the week after school ends and ending the week before school commences, if applicable.__Upon completing the community service work, the minor shall submit to the court proof that the community service work was performed.

Sec. 2. 15 MRSA §3314, sub-§1, ¶E-1 is enacted to read:

E-1.__Notwithstanding paragraph E, if a minor is adjudicated as having committed an offense that if committed by an adult would be a violation of Title 17-A, section 507-A, the court shall require the minor or the minor's family to pay restitution for all damages.__Upon completing payment of the restitution, the minor or the minor's family shall submit to the court proof that the restitution was paid.

Sec. 3. 17-A MRSA §507-A, sub-§3, as enacted by PL 1987, c. 326, §2, is amended to read:

3. Any person who violates subsection 1 commits a Class D crime. In addition to any other penalty, the court shall impose a sentencing alternative involving restitution for all damages, except as provided in section 1325, subsection 2, and shall impose at least 5 hours per week of community service work for the cemetery for one year.__Upon completing the restitution and community service work sentencing alternatives, the person shall submit to the court proof that the restitution has been paid and the community service work performed.

SUMMARY

This bill provides mandatory penalties that a court shall impose on a person convicted of vandalizing a cemetery. If the violator is a minor, the court shall require the violator or the violator's family to pay restitution and require the violator to perform 8 hours of community service per week for the cemetery for 2 consecutive summers following the conviction. If the violator is an adult, the court shall require the violator to pay restitution and to perform 5 hours of community service for the cemetery per week for one year.