‘Sec. 1. 17-A MRSA §2, sub-§23, as amended by PL 1975, c. 740, §11, is further amended to read:
23. "Serious bodily injury" means a bodily injury which that creates a substantial risk of death or which , that causes serious, permanent disfigurement or loss or substantial impairment of the health or function of any bodily member or organ, part of the body or that causes harm that requires extended convalescence necessary for the recovery of physical or mental health.
Sec. 2. 17-A MRSA §208, sub-§1, ¶A, as amended by PL 2015, c. 358, §1, is further amended to read:
A. Bodily injury to another that creates a substantial risk of death or that causes harm that requires extended convalescence necessary for the recovery of physical or mental health. Violation of this paragraph is a Class B crime;
Sec. 3. 17-A MRSA §208, sub-§1, ¶A-1, as enacted by PL 2015, c. 358, §1, is amended to read:
A-1. Bodily injury to another that causes serious, permanent disfigurement or loss or substantial impairment of the health or function of any bodily member or organ part of the body. Violation of this paragraph is a Class A crime;
Sec. 4. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.
INDIGENT LEGAL SERVICES, MAINE COMMISSION ON
Maine Commission on Indigent Legal Services Z112
Initiative: Provides funding for increased costs to the Maine Commission on Indigent Legal Services due to amending the definition of "serious bodily injury" in the Maine Criminal Code.
| GENERAL FUND | 2019-20 | 2020-21 |
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All Other
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$19,881 | $26,508 |
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| GENERAL FUND TOTAL | $19,881 | $26,508 |