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of hydromorphone.__Violation of this paragraph is a Class A
crime;

 
J.__At the time of the offense, the person trafficks in a
quantity of 300 or more pills, capsules, tablets or units
containing 3, 4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine, MDMA, or any
other drug listed in section 1102, subsection 1, paragraph
O.__Violation of this paragraph is a Class A crime;

 
Sec. 16. 17-A MRSA c. 49, as amended, is further amended by
repealing the chapter headnote and enacting the following in its
place:

 
CHAPTER 49

 
PROBATION

 
Sec. 17. 17-A MRSA §1252, sub-§4-A, as amended by PL 2003, c. 143, §9
and c. 475, §1, is repealed and the following enacted in its
place:

 
4-A.__If the State pleads and proves that, at the time any
crime, excluding murder, under chapter 9, 11, 13 or 27 or section
402-A, subsection 1, paragraph A was committed, the defendant had
been convicted of 2 or more crimes violating chapter 9, 11, 13 or
27 or section 402-A, subsection 1, paragraph A or essentially
similar crimes in other jurisdictions, the sentencing class for
the crime is one class higher than it would otherwise be.__In the
case of a Class A crime, the sentencing class is not increased,
but the prior record must be given serious consideration by the
court when imposing a sentence.__Section 9-A governs the use of
prior convictions when determining a sentence, except that, for
the purposes of this subsection, for violations under chapter 11,
the dates of prior convictions may have occurred at any time.__
This subsection does not apply to section 210-A if the prior
convictions have already served to enhance the sentencing class
under section 210-A, subsection 1, paragraph C.

 
Sec. 18. 20-A MRSA §10006, sub-§5, ķA, as enacted by PL 1999, c. 511,
§1 and amended by PL 2003, c. 20, Pt. OO, §2 and affected by §4,
is further amended to read:

 
A. For an appropriated amount of more than $10,000,000:

 
(1) University of Maine System70%;

 
(2) Maine Community College System25%; and

 
(3) Maine Maritime Academy5%; and


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