Maine § 17-A §1851 Eligibility for sentencing alternative that includes period of administrative release; exceptions

Maine Statutes

§ 17-A §1851 — Eligibility for sentencing alternative that includes period of administrative release; exceptions

Maine § 17-A §1851

Title 17-AMAINE CRIMINAL CODE

Part 6PUNISHMENTS

Ch. 67CONDITIONAL RELEASE

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Bluebook

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 17-A, § 17-A §1851 (2026).

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The court may sentence a person who has been convicted of a Class D or Class E crime or a Class C crime under Title 29‑A, former section 2557, section 2557‑A or section 2558 to a sentencing alternative under section 1502, subsection 2, paragraphs I, J and K for an individual and section 1502, subsection 7, paragraph E for an organization, unless:

1.Sentencing alternative includes probation. The court sentences the person to a sentencing alternative under section 1502 that includes a period of probation; or

2.Sentencing alternative diminishes gravity of crime. The court finds that such a sentence would diminish the gravity of the crime for which that person was convicted.

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The court may sentence a person who has been convicted of a Class D or Class E crime or a Class C crime under Title 29‑A, former section 2557, section 2557‑A or section 2558 to a sentencing alternative under section 1502, subsection 2, paragraphs I, J and K for an individual and section 1502, subsection 7, paragraph E for an organization, unless:
1.
Sentencing alternative includes probation.
The court sentences the person to a sentencing alternative under section 1502 that includes a period of probation; or
2.
Sentencing alternative diminishes gravity of crime.
The court finds that such a sentence would diminish the gravity of the crime for which that person was convicted.