| | 3. The impact of the use of deferred disposition and | administrative release on the resources of the district | attorneys; and |
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| | 4. Any recommendations regarding how to improve the | procedures for imposing and enforcing the sentencing alternatives | of deferred disposition and administrative release. |
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| | Sec. B-1. 17 MRSA c. 93-B, as amended, is repealed. |
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| | Sec. B-2. 17-A MRSA §253, sub-§1, as amended by PL 2001, c. 383, §14 | and affected by §156, is further amended to read: |
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| | 1. A person is guilty of gross sexual assault if that person | engages in a sexual act with another person and: |
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| A. The other person submits as a result of compulsion, as | defined in section 251, subsection 1, paragraph E. | Violation of this paragraph is a Class A crime; or |
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| B. The other person, not the actor's spouse, has not in | fact attained the age of 14 years. Violation of this | paragraph is a Class A crime.; or |
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| C.__The other person, not the actor's spouse, has not in | fact attained 12 years of age.__Violation of this paragraph | is a Class A crime. |
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| | Sec. B-3. 17-A MRSA §255-A, sub-§1, ¶¶E-1 and F-1 are enacted to read: |
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| E-1.__The other person, not the actor's spouse, is in fact | less than 12 years of age and the actor is at least 3 years | older.__Violation of this paragraph is a Class B crime; |
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| F-1.__The other person, not the actor's spouse, is in fact | less than 12 years of age and the actor is at least 3 years | older and the sexual contact includes penetration.__ | Violation of this paragraph is a Class A crime; |
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| | Sec. B-4. 17-A MRSA §256, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 72, §1, is | repealed and the following enacted in its place: |
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| §256. Visual sexual aggression against child |
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| | 1.__A person is guilty of visual sexual aggression against a | child if: |
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