Maine § 17-A §2305 Deductions from sentence of imprisonment for time detained

Maine Statutes

§ 17-A §2305 — Deductions from sentence of imprisonment for time detained

Maine § 17-A §2305

Title 17-AMAINE CRIMINAL CODE

Part 7ADMINISTRATION OF IMPOSED SENTENCES OF IMPRISONMENT

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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 17-A, § 17-A §2305 (2026).

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1.Deductions for detention permitted. An individual sentenced to imprisonment who has been detained for the conduct for which that sentence is imposed while awaiting trial, during trial, post-trial while awaiting sentencing or post-sentencing prior to the date on which the sentence commenced either to await transportation to the place of imprisonment specified or pursuant to court order, and not in execution of any other sentence of confinement, must receive a day-for-day deduction from the total term of imprisonment required under that sentence if that individual is detained in:

2.Deductions for detention not permitted. An individual who, in addition to being detained pursuant to subsection 1, has been simultaneously detained for conduct for which the individual is sentenced to a consec

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1.
Deductions for detention permitted.
An individual sentenced to imprisonment who has been detained for the conduct for which that sentence is imposed while awaiting trial, during trial, post-trial while awaiting sentencing or post-sentencing prior to the date on which the sentence commenced either to await transportation to the place of imprisonment specified or pursuant to court order, and not in execution of any other sentence of confinement, must receive a day-for-day deduction from the total term of imprisonment required under that sentence if that individual is detained in:
2.
Deductions for detention not permitted.
An individual who, in addition to being detained pursuant to subsection 1, has been simultaneously detained for conduct for which the individual is sentenced to a consecutive sentence may not receive a day-for-day deduction from the consecutive sentence for the period of simultaneous detention except for any period of detention that is longer than the total term of imprisonment required under the sentence to be served prior to the consecutive sentence.
3.
Timing of application of deductions.
The total term required under a sentence of imprisonment is reduced by the total deduction under this section prior to applying any of the other deductions specified in this chapter or in Title 30‑A, section 1606.
4.
Additional deduction when warranted for crime committed on or after August 1, 2004 and before October 1, 2021.
An individual may receive a deduction of up to 2 days per calendar month in addition to the day-for-day deduction provided pursuant to subsection 1 if:
4-A.
Additional deduction when warranted for crime committed on or after October 1, 2021.
An individual may receive a deduction of up to 4 days per calendar month in addition to the day-for-day deduction provided pursuant to subsection 1 if:
5.
Deduction for detention may not be withdrawn.
A deduction for detention to which the individual is entitled may not be withdrawn.
6.
Transporter's duty to provide statement of time detained.
The sheriff or the sheriff's designee shall furnish to the administrator of the facility to which the individual is being delivered and the attorney for the State, within 30 days of delivery, a statement showing the length of that detention. The administrator shall use the statement furnished to determine the day-for-day deduction to which the individual is entitled pursuant to subsections 1, 4 and 4‑A, if any, unless, within 15 days of its receipt, the attorney for the State furnishes a revised statement to the administrator.