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crime under this Title, a prior conviction under Title 29-A,
section 2411 or chapter 23, subchapter 5; was convicted of
committing against a family or household member a crime under
chapter 9 or 13 or section 554; was convicted under chapter 11
or 12 or section 556; was convicted under section 1103,
subsection 1-A, paragraph A; was convicted under section 1105-
A; or was convicted under section 1107-A, subsection 1,
paragraph B, the period of probation may not exceed:

 
(1)__Six years for a Class A crime; or

 
(2)__Four years for a Class B or Class C crime.

 
As used in this paragraph, "family or household member" has
the same meaning as in Title 19-A, section 4002, subsection
4;

 
Sec. 3. 17-A MRSA §1253, sub-§9, ķA-1 is enacted to read:

 
A-1.__For a person who commits a crime, except for a crime
set forth in subparagraphs (1) to (6), on or after October
1, 2005 and is subsequently sentenced to a term of
imprisonment for that crime, up to 3 days per calendar month
may be deducted from that term, calculated from the date of
commencement of that term as specified under subsection 1,
if that person's conduct during that month is such that the
deduction is determined to be warranted in the discretion of
the chief administrative officer of the state facility or
the sheriff of the county jail.__Deductions under this
paragraph may not be applied to the sentence of a person who
commits:

 
(1)__Murder;

 
(2)__A crime under chapter 11;

 
(3)__A crime under section 556;

 
(4)__A crime under section 854, excluding subsection 1,
paragraph A, subparagraph (1);

 
(5)__A crime under chapter 12; or

 
(6)__A crime against a family or household member under
chapter 9 or 13 or section 506-B, 554, 555 or 758.

 
Deductions under this paragraph must be calculated as
follows for partial calendar months:


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