APPROVED CHAPTER
JUNE 21, 2021 296
BY GOVERNOR PUBLIC LAW
STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-ONE
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H.P. 351 - L.D. 477
An Act To Allow for Fair Restitution by Providing That Restitution Includes
the Cost of Analysis of Suspected Illegal Drugs If the Defendant Was
Convicted of Trafficking and Was Motivated by Profit
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 17-A MRSA §2002, sub-§3, ¶B, as enacted by PL 2019, c. 113, Pt. A, §2,
is amended to read:
B. "Critical investigation expense" means a necessary expense incurred by a
government or by a victim while investigating or prosecuting suspected criminal
conduct. "Critical investigation expense" is limited to the cost of an audit or other
financial analysis when that analysis is necessary to determine whether and to what
extent a victim has suffered financial harm from criminal conduct by an employee or
other person in a position of trust and the cost of analysis of suspected illegal drugs if
the defendant is convicted of trafficking a scheduled drug under chapter 45 and the
court in sentencing the defendant makes a finding that the conduct underlying the
conviction was motivated by profit.
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Statutes affected:
Bill Text LD 477, HP 351: 17-A.2002
Bill Text ACTPUB , Chapter 296: 17-A.2002