Sec. 1. 17-A MRSA §1202, sub-§1, as repealed and replaced by PL 1985, c. 821, §5, is amended to read:

1. A person convicted of a Class A crime may be placed on probation for a period not to exceed 6 years; for a Class B or Class C crime, for a period of probation not to exceed 4 years; and for a Class D crime, for a period of probation not to exceed 2 years; and for a Class E crimes crime, for a period of probation not to exceed one year.

Sec. 2. 17-A MRSA §1202, sub-§1-B, as amended by PL 2001, c. 386, §3, is further amended to read:

1-B. Notwithstanding subsection 1, the period of probation for a person convicted of a Class D or Class E crime involving domestic violence must be 2 years, except that the term of probation must be terminated at the time the probationer completes a certified batterers' intervention program as defined in Title 19-A, section 4014, unless there is another condition of probation that has yet to be met.

SUMMARY

This bill increases the period of probation for all Class D crimes to a period not to exceed 2 years. Current law provides for a period of probation not to exceed one year for a Class D crime, except the period of probation for a person convicted of a Class D crime involving domestic violence must be 2 years or until the probationer completes a certified batterers' intervention program, unless there is another condition of probation that has not yet been met.