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Sec. 5. 30-A MRSA §1605, sub-§5-A, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 171, §6,
is repealed.

 
Sec. 6. 30-A MRSA §1605, sub-§6, as amended by PL 2001, c. 171, §7, is
further amended to read:

 
6. Restitution disbursements. Notwithstanding subsection 5
and subsection 5-A, the wages or salaries of employed prisoners,
employment income of self-employed prisoners or income from any
other source must be disbursed by the sheriff in accordance with
any restitution authorized by section 1562. These disbursements
may not be authorized until any disbursements required by
subsection 5, paragraphs A to D have been made.

 
Sec. 7. 30-A MRSA §1605, sub-§7, as amended by PL 2001, c. 171, §7, is
further amended to read:

 
7. Employment in other county. The sheriff may arrange with
another sheriff for the employment of the prisoner in the other's
county, and while so employed to be in the other's custody, but
in other respects to be and continue subject to the commitment.

 
This subsection is repealed 90 days after the adjournment of the
First Regular Session of the 121st Legislature.

 
Sec. 8. 30-A MRSA §1605, sub-§7-A, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 171, §8,
is repealed.

 
Sec. 9. 30-A MRSA §1606, sub-§1-A, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 171, §9,
is repealed.

 
Sec. 10. 30-A MRSA §1659, sub-§1, as amended by PL 2001, c. 171, §11,
is further amended to read:

 
1. Petition. A sheriff, upon written request from an inmate
eligible for participation in a home-release monitoring program
and recommended by the jail administrator, may electronically
monitor or intensively supervise and to release the inmate to
participate in a home-release monitoring program established in
that county. Prior to releasing an inmate for participation in a
home-release monitoring program, the sheriff shall provide to the
court in which the inmate was sentenced notice of the release.
The court in which the inmate was sentenced may withdraw the
privilege of home release at any time by order entered with or
without notice of hearing. Prior to issuing an order withdrawing
the privilege, the court must provide an opportunity for the
sheriff to provide comment. At the time of granting the
privilege, the sheriff shall determine


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