Sec. 1. 15 MRSA §1074, sub-§3, ¶¶A, B and C, as enacted by PL 1987, c. 758, §20, are amended to read:

A. Any fine, forfeiture, penalty or fee imposed upon a defendant as part of the sentence for conviction of any offense arising out of the criminal proceeding for which the bail has been posted and the sentence for conviction of any offense in an unrelated civil or criminal proceeding;

B. Any amount of restitution the defendant has been ordered to pay as part of the sentence imposed in the proceeding for which bail has been posted and in any unrelated proceeding;

C. Any amount of attorneys' attorney's fees or other expense authorized by the court at the request of the defendant or attorney and actually paid by the State on behalf of the defendant on the ground that the defendant has been found to be indigent in the proceeding for which bail has been posted and in any unrelated proceeding; and

SUMMARY

Current law authorizes the setoff of bail against criminal fines, forfeitures, fees, restitution, attorney's fees and expenses and surcharges arising from the criminal proceeding for which the bail has been posted. This bill allows for the bail to be set off against the same expenses associated with other proceedings involving the same defendant.