Maine statute
17-A M.R.S. § 1607 — Prohibition against imprisonment based on incapacity to pay fine
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. § 1607
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.
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 the individual does not have the present or future capacity to pay the fine.
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