APPROVED CHAPTER
JUNE 9, 2025 207
BY GOVERNOR PUBLIC LAW
STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE
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H.P. 696 - L.D. 1074
An Act to Remove the Limit on the Length of Probation That May Be Served
for Aggravated Attempted Murder
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 17-A MRSA §152-A, sub-§2, as amended by PL 2019, c. 113, Pt. C, §58,
is further amended to read:
2. Aggravated attempted murder is a Class A crime except that, notwithstanding
section 1604, subsection 1, paragraph A, the sentence for aggravated attempted murder is
imprisonment for life or a definite period of imprisonment for any term of years. The
existence of an aggravating circumstance serves only as a precondition for the court to
consider a life sentence. The court also may impose as part of the sentence a period of
probation of any term of years pursuant to section 1804, subsection 4-A.
Sec. 2. 17-A MRSA §1804, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 2019, c. 113, Pt. A, §2, is
amended to read:
1. Limit on length of probation. Except as provided in subsections 2, 3, 4, 4-A, 5
and 6, the period of probation for a person may not exceed:
A. For a Class A crime, 4 years;
B. For a Class B crime, 3 years;
C. For a Class C crime, 2 years; and
D. For a Class D or Class E crime, one year.
Sec. 3. 17-A MRSA §1804, sub-§4, as enacted by PL 2019, c. 113, Pt. A, §2, is
amended to read:
4. Exception to limits when person sentenced as repeat sexual assault offender.
The period of probation for a person sentenced as a repeat sexual assault offender pursuant
to section 253‑A, subsection 1 is may be any term of years.
Sec. 4. 17-A MRSA §1804, sub-§4-A is enacted to read:
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 4-A. Exception to limits when person sentenced for aggravated attempted
murder. The period of probation for a person sentenced for aggravated attempted murder
pursuant to section 152-A, subsection 2 may be any term of years.
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Statutes affected:
Bill Text ACTPUB , Chapter 207: 17-A.152, 17-A.1804