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17-A §1601. Definite term of imprisonment required

§1601. Definite term of imprisonment required In imposing a sentencing alternative pursuant to section 1502 that includes a term of imprisonment, the court shall set a definite term of imprisonment.   [PL 2019, c. 113, Pt. A, §2 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 2019, c. 113, Pt. A, §2 (NEW).

17-A §1602. Sentencing procedure

§1602. Sentencing procedure 1.  Class A, Class B or Class C crimes.   In imposing a sentencing alternative pursuant to section 1502 that includes a term of imprisonment for a Class A, Class B or Class C crime, in setting the appropriate length of that term as well as any unsuspended portion of that term […]

17-A §1603. Imprisonment for crime of murder

§1603. Imprisonment for crime of murder (CONTAINS TEXT WITH VARYING EFFECTIVE DATES) 1.  Sentence.   A person convicted of the crime of murder must be sentenced to imprisonment for life or for any term of years that is not less than 25. The sentence of the court must specify the length of the sentence to […]

17-A §1604. Imprisonment for crimes other than murder

§1604. Imprisonment for crimes other than murder 1.  Maximum terms of imprisonment dependent on crime class.   Unless a different maximum term of imprisonment is specified by statute, the maximum term of imprisonment is as follows:   A. In the case of a Class A crime, 30 years;   [PL 2019, c. 113, Pt. A, […]

17-A §1605. Suspension of all or part of the term of imprisonment imposed

§1605. Suspension of all or part of the term of imprisonment imposed Unless the law that the individual is convicted of violating expressly provides that an authorized term of imprisonment may not be suspended, if the individual is eligible for probation as authorized by chapter 67, subchapter 1 or administrative release as authorized by chapter […]

17-A §1607. Prohibition against imprisonment based on incapacity to pay fine

§1607. Prohibition against imprisonment based on incapacity to pay fine If a court finds that an individual has met the burden of proving incapacity to pay a fine pursuant to section 1702, subsection 2, the court may not impose a term of imprisonment or any other sentencing alternative involving imprisonment solely for the reason that […]

17-A §1608. Multiple sentences of imprisonment

§1608. Multiple sentences of imprisonment 1.  Court to state whether sentence is served concurrently or consecutively; consecutive sentence contingent upon certain factors.   The court shall state in the sentence of imprisonment whether a sentence must be served concurrently with or consecutively to any other sentence previously imposed or to another sentence imposed on the […]

17-A §1609-A. Discretionary sentence

§1609-A. Discretionary sentence Notwithstanding section 1608, when an individual subject to an undischarged term of imprisonment is convicted of a crime committed while in execution of any term of imprisonment, is convicted of a crime committed during a stay of execution of any term of imprisonment, is convicted of a crime committed after failure to […]

17-A §1610. Place of imprisonment

§1610. Place of imprisonment 1.  Class D or Class E crimes.   The court shall specify a county jail as the place of imprisonment for an individual convicted of a Class D or Class E crime, except that, if a sentence to a term of imprisonment in a county jail is consecutive to or is […]

17-A §1611. Commitments to Department of Corrections of bound-over juveniles who have not attained 18 years of age at the time of sentencing

§1611. Commitments to Department of Corrections of bound-over juveniles who have not attained 18 years of age at the time of sentencing A juvenile who has been bound over, pursuant to Title 15, section 3101, subsection 4, who is subsequently, as to the juvenile crime’s adult counterpart, convicted and sentenced to a sentencing alternative involving […]

17-A §1612. Tolling of sentence of noncompliant witness

§1612. Tolling of sentence of noncompliant witness In the event a witness in a grand jury or criminal proceeding has been ordered confined by a court in the State as a remedial coercive sanction for refusing to comply with an order of the court to testify or provide evidence, and that witness is already in […]