Sec. 8. 34-A MRSA §3032, sub-§5, ķA, as amended by PL 1999, c. 583, §10, is further amended to read:

A. Punishment at all correctional facilities, except juvenile correctional facilities, may consist of warnings, loss of privileges, restitution, fines, labor at any lawful work, confinement to a cell, segregation or a combination of these.

Sec. 9. 34-A MRSA §3032, sub-§5-B is enacted to read:

5-B.__Fines.__The imposition of fines at adult correctional facilities is subject to the following conditions.

A.__When a fine is imposed at a facility, a prisoner who is subject to that fine and who is able to generate money shall pay 25% of that money to the facility where the fine was imposed.__The facility shall collect that money and apply it to defray the cost of holding disciplinary hearings.

B.__A prisoner who is transferred to another facility remains liable for any fine authorized under this chapter.__ The facility receiving the prisoner shall collect the fine and transfer it to the facility where the fine was imposed.

C.__A prisoner who is discharged from a facility remains liable for any fine authorized under this chapter.__If the prisoner is returned to the custody of the department, any facility in which the prisoner resides shall collect the fine and ensure that it is used to defray costs as set out in this chapter.

D.__A fine is not authorized if its imposition would create an excessive financial hardship, as determined by the department, on the dependents of the prisoner.__Any payments made for the support of the dependents that are required by the Department of Health and Human Services may not be used for fine payments.