| | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | | Sec. 1. 17-A MRSA §1202, sub-§1-B, as amended by PL 2001, c. 386, §3, | | is further amended to read: |
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| | | 1-B. Notwithstanding subsection 1, the period of probation | | for a person convicted of a Class D or Class E crime involving | domestic violence must be | probation must be terminated at the time the probationer | completes a certified batterers' intervention program as | defined in Title 19-A, section 4014, unless there is another | condition of probation that has yet to be met | | the probationer has served at least one year of probation, has | | completed a certified batterers' intervention program as | | defined in Title 19-A, section 4014 and has met all other | | conditions of probation. |
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| | | This bill specifies that the period of probation for a | | person convicted of a Class D or Class E crime involving | | domestic violence is 2 years, except that the term of | | probation terminates when the probationer has served at least | | one year, has completed a certified batterers' intervention | | program and has met all other conditions of probation. |
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