LD 1903
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3.__During the period of deferment, bail does not apply.

 
§1348-B.__Court hearing as to final disposition

 
1.__Unless a court hearing is sooner held under subsection 2,
at the conclusion of the period of deferment, after notice, a
person who was granted deferred disposition pursuant to section
1348-A shall return to court for a hearing on final disposition.__
If the court finds that the person has complied with the court-
imposed deferment requirements, the court shall impose a sentence
of unconditional discharge under section 1346, unless the
attorney for the State, prior to sentence imposition, moves the
court to allow the person to withdraw the plea of guilty.__Except
over the objection of the defendant, the court shall grant the
State's motion.__Following the granting of the State's motion,
the attorney for the State shall dismiss the pending charging
instrument with prejudice.__If the court finds that the person
has inexcusably failed to comply with the court-imposed deferment
requirements, the court shall impose a sentencing alternative
authorized for the crime to which the person pled guilty.

 
2.__If during the period of deferment the attorney for the
State has probable cause to believe that a person who was granted
deferred disposition pursuant to section 1348-A has violated a
court-imposed deferment requirement, the attorney for the State
may move the court to terminate the remainder of the period of
deferment and impose sentence.__Following notice and hearing, if
the court finds by a preponderance of the evidence that the
person has inexcusably failed to comply with a court-imposed
deferment requirement, the court may continue the running of the
period of deferment with the requirements unchanged, modify the
requirements, add further requirements or terminate the running
of the period of deferment and impose a sentencing alternative
authorized for the crime to which the person pled guilty.__If the
court finds that the person has not inexcusably failed to comply
with a court-imposed deferment requirement, the court may order
that the running of the period of deferment continue or, after
notice and hearing, take any other action permitted under this
chapter.

 
3.__A hearing under this section or section 1348-A must be
held in the court that ordered the deferred disposition.__The
hearing need not be conducted by the justice or judge who
originally ordered the deferred disposition.

 
4.__The person at a hearing under this section or section
1348-A must be afforded the opportunity to confront and cross-
examine witnesses against the person, to present evidence


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