Sec. 1. 15 MRSA §1026, sub-§3, ¶A, as amended by PL 2001, c. 252, §2, is further amended by amending subparagraphs (17) and (18) to read:

(17) Inform any law enforcement officer of the defendant's condition of release if the defendant is subsequently arrested or summoned for new criminal conduct; and

(18) Satisfy any other condition that is reasonably necessary to ensure the appearance of the defendant as required and to otherwise reasonably ensure the integrity of the judicial process.; and

Sec. 2. 15 MRSA §1026, sub-§3, ¶A, as amended by PL 2001, c. 252, §2, is further amended by enacting subparagraph (19) to read:

(19)__Enter and remain in a long-term residential facility for the treatment of substance abuse.

Sec. 3. 15 MRSA §1092, sub-§1, ¶B, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. H, §3 and affected by Pt. X, §2, is amended to read:

B. A Class C crime if the underlying crime was punishable by a maximum period of imprisonment of one year or more and the condition of release violated is one specified in section 1026, subsection 3, paragraph A, subparagraph (5), (8) or, (13) or (19).

Sec. 4. 15 MRSA §1096, first ¶, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 356, §19, is amended to read:

An order of preconviction bail entered by a judge or justice judicial officer may be revoked by the judge or justice entering the order or, if that judge or justice is not available, by another judge or justice of the same court, upon a determination made after notice and opportunity for hearing that:

SUMMARY

This bill amends the Maine Bail Code by:

1. Allowing a judge or justice to revoke an order of preconviction bail that has been set by a bail commissioner; and