An Act to Increase the Fee That May Be Assessed against a Prisoner to Help Defray the Costs of Incarceration
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 17-A MRSA §1341, sub-§1, as amended by PL 1989, c. 375, is further amended to read:
1. Assessment. When a person is sentenced to incarceration in a county jail, the sentencing court shall consider and may assess as part of the sentence a reimbursement fee to help defray the expenses of the offender's room and board. The fee may not exceed the cost of incarcerating the offender or $20 $80 per day, whichever is less. Any reimbursement fee assessed shall must be collected by the county treasurer of the county in which the offender is incarcerated, paid into the treasury of that county and credited to the county responsible for paying for the incarceration of the offender.
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