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restitution pursuant to a joint and several order may, after the | | full amount of restitution has been collected and disbursed to the | | victim, continue to collect payments from an offender who has not | | paid an equal share of the restitution and may disburse the money | | collected to any other offender who has paid more than an equal | | share of the restitution. |
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| | | Sec. 4. 34-A MRSA §5404, sub-§2, ¶C, as amended by PL 1995, c. 502, Pt. | | F, §37, is further amended to read: |
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| | | C. If the officer has probable cause to believe that a | | person under the supervision of the department has violated | | a condition of that person's probation or parole or | intensive supervision, the officer may arrest that person. |
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| | | Sec. 5. 34-A MRSA §5404, sub-§3, ¶E, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 502, Pt. | | F, §40, is amended to read: |
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| | | E. Supervise the transition from institutional confinement | | for persons residing in a prerelease center if the | commissioner directs. |
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| | | Sec. 6. 34-A MRSA §5404, sub-§4, as enacted by PL 1983, c. 459, §6, is | | amended to read: |
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| | | 4. Records and reports. Keep records of each case and make | reports as required; and |
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| | | Sec. 7. 34-A MRSA §5404, sub-§5, as amended by PL 1991, c. 27, is | | repealed. |
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| | | This bill clarifies the obligation of offenders by requiring | | the court to be clearer when ordering restitution and, in cases | | of joint and several restitution orders, by giving the department | | and the district attorneys the ability to continue to collect | | from offenders and distribute money back to offenders. The bill | | requires that supervision fees be ordered only once for | | concurrent crimes. Finally, the bill clarifies issues regarding | | disbursement of fines to the courts. |
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