Sec. 1. 17-A MRSA §1252, sub-§4-E is enacted to read:

4-E.__Notwithstanding subsections 2 and 4-B, if the State pleads and proves that a crime under section 253 or any other Class A or Class B crime under chapter 11 or under chapter 12 was committed by a person who has 2 or more prior convictions for crimes under section 253, any other Class A or Class B crimes under chapter 11 or under chapter 12 or essentially similar crimes in other jurisdictions, the court shall impose a sentencing alternative involving a term of imprisonment of at least 30 years, of which 20 years may not be suspended.

SUMMARY

This bill requires the court to impose a minimum mandatory sentence of imprisonment of at least 30 years, of which 20 years may not be suspended, for persons convicted of a gross sexual assault or any other Class A or Class B crime under the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 17-A, chapter 11, Sex Assaults or under Title 17-A, chapter 12, Sexual Exploitation of Minors, if that person has 2 prior convictions for any of these crimes or similar crimes committed in other jurisdictions.