| | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | | Sec. 1. 15 MRSA §1026, sub-§2, as amended by PL 1997, c. 585, §3, is | | further amended to read: |
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| | | 2. Release on personal recognizance or unsecured appearance | | bond. The judicial officer shall order the pretrial release of | | the defendant on personal recognizance or upon execution of an | | unsecured appearance bond in an amount specified by the judicial | | officer, unless the judicial officer determines that the release | | will not reasonably ensure the appearance of the defendant as | required or | | of the judicial process or will not reasonably prevent new | | criminal conduct by the defendant. |
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| | | Sec. 2. 15 MRSA §1026, sub-§3, as amended by PL 1997, c. 543, §7, is | | further amended to read: |
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| | | 3. Release on conditions. Conditions that will reasonably | ensure the appearance of the defendant and | | of the judicial process and prevent new criminal conduct by the | | defendant must be imposed as provided in this subsection. |
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| | | A. If the judicial officer determines that the release | | described in subsection 2 will not reasonably ensure the | appearance of the defendant as required or | | otherwise reasonably ensure the integrity of the judicial | | process or will not reasonably prevent new criminal conduct | | by the defendant, the judicial officer shall order the | | pretrial release of the defendant subject to the least | | restrictive further condition or combination of conditions | | that the judicial officer determines will reasonably ensure | the appearance of the defendant as required and | | otherwise reasonably ensure the integrity of the judicial | | process and will reasonably prevent new criminal conduct by | | the defendant. These conditions may include that the | | defendant: |
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| | | (1) Remain in the custody of a designated person or organization | | agreeing to supervise the defendant, including a public official, | | public agency or publicly funded organization, if the designated | person or organization is able to reasonably ensure both | appearance of the defendant as required and | | ensure the integrity of the judicial process and will reasonably | | prevent new criminal conduct by the defendant. When feasible, | | the judicial officer shall impose the responsibility upon the | | defendant to produce the designated person or organization. The | | judicial officer may interview the designated person or |
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