CHAPTER 475
S.P. 317 - L.D. 976
An Act To Ensure Effective Prosecution of Certain Repeat Offenders
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 17-A MRSA §1252, sub-§4-A, as amended by PL 2003, c. 1, §10, is further amended to read:
4-A. If the State pleads and proves that, at the time any crime, excluding murder, under chapter 9, 11, 13 or 27 or section 402-A, subsection 1, paragraph A was committed, the defendant had been convicted of 2 or more crimes violating chapter 9, 11, 13 or 27 or section 402-A, subsection 1, paragraph A or essentially similar crimes in other jurisdictions, the sentencing class for the crime is one class higher than it would otherwise be. In the case of a Class A crime, the sentencing class is not increased, but the prior record must be given serious consideration by the court when imposing a sentence. Section 9-A governs the use of prior convictions when determining a sentence, except that, for the purposes of this subsection, for violations under chapter 11, the dates of prior convictions may have occurred at any time.
Effective September 13, 2003, unless otherwise indicated.
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