Sec. 1. 30-A MRSA §1605, sub-§1, as amended by PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8 and 10, is further amended to read:

1. Order of release; purpose. Any person sentenced or committed to a county jail for crime, nonpayment of a fine or forfeiture or court order or criminal or civil contempt of court, may be granted by the sheriff the privilege of leaving the jail during necessary and reasonable hours for any of the following purposes:

A. Employment;

B. Conducting that person's own business or occupation, including, in the case of a person primarily responsible for the family's housekeeping and domestic needs, housekeeping and attending the needs of that family;

C. Attendance at a weekly religious service;

D. Attendance at an educational institution;

E. Medical treatment;

F. Voluntary services within the county in which the jail is located; or

G. To work or provide service to the victim of the crime in accordance with Title 17-A, chapter 54, but only with the express approval of the victim.

Sec. 2. 30-A MRSA §1605, sub-§2, as amended by PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8 and 10, is repealed.

Sec. 3. 30-A MRSA §1605, sub-§§3, 7 and 9, as amended by PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8 and 10, are further amended to read:

3. Wages, self-employment income; collection. If a prisoner is employed for wages or salary, the sheriff shall collect the wages or salary or require the prisoner to turn over the wages or salary in full when received. If the prisoner is self-employed, the self-employment income shall must be turned over to the sheriff as may be ordered by the court. The sheriff shall deposit the income in a trust checking account and shall keep a ledger showing the status of the account of each prisoner. The wages or salaries are not subject to trustee process in the hands of either the employer or the sheriff, and the self-employment income is not subject to trustee process in the hands of the sheriff during the prisoner's term and shall may