LD 1716
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

 
Sec. 1. 17-A MRSA §1252, sub-§2-B is enacted to read:

 
2-B.__In a case in which the State pleads and proves that a
person has committed a crime under chapter 11 or 12, the court,
in addition to any other orders it determines appropriate, shall
order that a presentence investigation be conducted by the
Department of Corrections prior to imposing sentence.__The
presentence investigation must include results from risk
assessment tools identified and applied by the Department of
Corrections.

 
SUMMARY

 
This bill requires that every person who is convicted of a sex
offense under the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 17-A, chapter 11
or 12, undergo a presentence investigation conducted by the
Department of Corrections prior to the court's imposing a
sentence.


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