Maine statute
17-A M.R.S. § 1605 — Suspension of all or part of the term of imprisonment imposed
Current through First Special Session of the 132nd Maine Legislature (current through October 1, 2025)
Part of Chapter 63: Sentences of Imprisonment, Maine Revised Statutes.
Full text of 17-A M.R.S. § 1605
Statutory text current through the First Special Session of the 132nd Maine Legislature (current through October 1, 2025). This publication reproduces the statutory text of the Maine Revised Statutes from the Revisor of Statutes' official published files; it is not the official statutes of the State of Maine and has not been certified by the Secretary of State.
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 67, subchapter 2, a sentencing court may suspend the authorized term of imprisonment in whole or in part and accompany the suspension with a period of probation, which may not exceed the maximum period of probation authorized for the crime pursuant to section 1804, or a period of administrative release, which may not exceed one year.
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