Maine statute
17-A M.R.S. § 4-A — Crimes and civil violations outside the code
Current through First Special Session of the 132nd Maine Legislature (current through October 1, 2025)
Part of Chapter 1: Preliminary, Maine Revised Statutes.
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Full text of 17-A M.R.S. § 4-A
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.
1. Except as provided in section 1, subsection 2, this section becomes effective October 24, 1977.
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2-A. A statute outside this code may be expressly designated as a Class A, Class B, Class C, Class D or Class E crime, in which case sentencing for violation of such a statute is governed by the provisions of this code.
3. In statutes defining crimes which are outside this code and which are not expressly designated as Class A, Class B, Class C, Class D or Class E crimes, the class depends upon the imprisonment penalty that is provided as follows. If the maximum period authorized by the statute defining the crime:
A. Exceeds 10 years, the crime is a Class A crime;
B. Exceeds 5 years, but does not exceed 10 years, the crime is a Class B crime;
C. Exceeds 3 years, but does not exceed 5 years, the crime is a Class C crime;
D. Exceeds one year, but does not exceed 3 years, the crime is a Class D crime; and
E. Does not exceed one year, the crime is a Class E crime.
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