Public Laws

Chapter 684

H.P. 360 - L.D. 461

PART G

Sec. G-1. Criminal Code Revision Commission. By March 1, 2009, the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over criminal justice and public safety matters, after consultation with the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over judiciary matters and the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over appropriations and financial affairs, shall submit legislation to the First Regular Session of the 124th Legislature establishing the Criminal Code Revision Commission, for the purpose of reviewing, revising, unifying, recodifying and consolidating Maine's criminal laws, including, but not limited to, the Maine Criminal Code. The commission shall:

1. Examine all sections of the Maine Criminal Code and all crimes outside the Maine Criminal Code;

2. Evaluate the operation of the Maine Criminal Code in an effort to revise the Maine Criminal Code as necessary to ensure clarity, consistency, generalization in defining prohibited conduct, that all penalties and punishments are proportioned to the offense and equity in sentencing. The commission shall recommend amendments to the Maine Criminal Code based on such evaluation and amendments to other criminal statutes outside the Maine Criminal Code; and

3. Examine any other aspects of Maine's criminal law, including substantive, procedural and administrative matters, that the commission determines relevant.

The legislation must provide that the Criminal Code Revision Commission may accept federal and other grants to carry out its responsibilities.