Maine statute
17-A M.R.S. § 1851 — Eligibility for sentencing alternative that includes period of administrative release; exceptions
Current through First Special Session of the 132nd Maine Legislature (current through October 1, 2025)
Part of Subchapter 2: Administrative Release, Maine Revised Statutes.
Full text of 17-A M.R.S. § 1851
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.
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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