Maine Statutes
§ 15 §2162 — Commutation to jail
Maine·Title 15 COURT PROCEDURE -- CRIMINAL·Part 4 JUDGMENT AND PROCEEDINGS·Ch. 307 PARDONS AND COMMUTATION OF SENTENCES
When a person is sentenced and committed to the custody of the Department of Corrections, the Governor may, if the Governor considers it consistent with the public interest and the welfare of the prisoner, commute that prisoner's sentence to imprisonment in any county jail, there to be supported at the charge of the State at an expense not exceeding the price paid for the support of other prisoners in that county jail.
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Legislative History
PL 1973, c. 625, §289 (AMD). PL 1975, c. 771, §160 (AMD). PL 2005, c. 329, §1 (AMD).
Nearby Sections
15
§ 15 §210-A
Procedure at hearing§ 15 §210-B
Review of final judgment by Law Court§ 15 §211
Disobedience of officer§ 15 §2111
Appeals from the District Court§ 15 §2112
Failure to prosecute appeal§ 15 §2113
Withdrawal of appeal; fees of jailer§ 15 §2114
Defendant may make election of trial§ 15 §2115
Appeals from the Superior Court§ 15 §2115-A
Appeals by the State§ 15 §2115-B
Appeal by aggrieved contemnor§ 15 §2117
Objections in criminal cases§ 15 §212
Prisoner confined in jail§ 15 §2121
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