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17-A §2032. Modification of community service work

§2032. Modification of community service work An individual who has been sentenced to perform a specified number of hours of community service work pursuant to section 2031 and who is in danger of default for failing to complete the work in the manner ordered by the court shall move the court for a modification to […]

17-A §2033. Default

§2033. Default 1.  Return to court.   An individual who has been sentenced to perform community service work pursuant to section 2031 and fails to complete the specified number of hours of work in the manner ordered by the court must be returned to the court to explain the failure.   [PL 2019, c. 113, […]

17-A §2051. Sentencing alternative of unconditional discharge

§2051. Sentencing alternative of unconditional discharge The court shall sentence a convicted person to an unconditional discharge if the court determines that no other authorized sentencing alternative is appropriate punishment and the convicted person is:   [PL 2019, c. 113, Pt. A, §2 (NEW).] 1.  Eligible for probation.   Eligible for the imposition of a […]

17-A §2101. Definitions

§2101. Definitions As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings.   [PL 2019, c. 113, Pt. A, §2 (NEW).] 1.  Crime.   “Crime” means a criminal offense in which, as defined, there is a victim.   [PL 2019, c. 113, Pt. A, §2 (NEW).] 2.  Victim. […]

17-A §2102. Victims to be notified

§2102. Victims to be notified 1.  Information provided to victim.   The attorney for the State shall make a good faith effort to inform each victim of the following:   A. The details of a plea agreement, including a deferred disposition, before it is submitted to the court;   [PL 2019, c. 113, Pt. A, […]

17-A §2103. Plea agreement procedure

§2103. Plea agreement procedure When a plea agreement is submitted to the court pursuant to the Maine Rules of Unified Criminal Procedure, Rule 11A(b), the attorney for the State shall disclose to the court any and all attempts made to notify each victim of the plea agreement and any objection to the plea agreement by […]

17-A §2104. Sentencing procedure

§2104. Sentencing procedure 1.  Participation by victim.   The victim must be provided the opportunity to participate at sentencing by:   A. Making an oral statement in open court; or   [PL 2019, c. 113, Pt. A, §2 (NEW).] B. Submitting a written statement to the court either directly or through the attorney for the […]

17-A §2105. Termination or conversion procedure

§2105. Termination or conversion procedure When the attorney for the State receives notice of a motion seeking early termination of probation or early termination of administrative release or seeking to convert probation to administrative release, the attorney for the State shall disclose to the court any attempts made to notify each victim of the motion […]

17-A §2106. Notification of defendant’s release or escape

§2106. Notification of defendant’s release or escape (CONTAINS TEXT WITH VARYING EFFECTIVE DATES) (TEXT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1/01/23) Upon complying with subsection 1, a victim of a crime of murder or of a Class A, Class B or Class C crime or of a Class D crime under chapters 9, 11 and 12 for which the […]

17-A §2014. Modification of restitution

§2014. Modification of restitution A convicted person who cannot make restitution payments in the manner ordered by the court or determined by the Department of Corrections pursuant to section 2006 shall move the court for a modification of the time or method of payment or service to avoid a default. The court may modify its […]