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| | | An Act To Amend the Sentencing Laws |
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| | | Emergency preamble. Whereas, acts of the Legislature do not become | | effective until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted as | | emergencies; and |
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| | | Whereas, the Commission to Improve the Sentencing, Supervision, | | Management and Incarceration of Prisoners was established by the | | Legislature to examine the factors leading to prison | | overcrowding, the impact of current sentencing laws, the use of | | alternative sentences and means to reduce recidivism, in | | particular recidivism caused by mental illness and substance | | abuse; and |
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| | | Whereas, the commission's recommendations to create sentencing | | alternatives for certain classes of offenses were enacted; | | however, greater judicial discretion is necessary to deter future | | criminal conduct and for the safety of victims of crime; and |
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| | | Whereas, in the judgment of the Legislature, these facts create | | an emergency within the meaning of the Constitution of Maine and | | require the following legislation as immediately necessary for | | the preservation of the public peace, health and safety; now, | | therefore, |
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| | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | | Sec. 1. 17-A MRSA §1152, sub-§2, ¶G, as amended by PL 1995, c. 136, §1, | | is further amended to read: |
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