1.__Appeal by petitioner.__A petitioner aggrieved by the order may not appeal as of right.__The manner and any conditions for the taking of an appeal are as the Supreme Judicial Court provides by rule.

2.__Appeal by State.__The State aggrieved by the order may appeal as of right and no certificate of approval by the Attorney General is required.__The manner and any conditions for the taking of an appeal are as the Supreme Judicial Court provides by rule.

Sec. 3. 15 MRSA §2115-B, as corrected by RR 1999, c. 2, §16 and affected by §17, is amended to read:

§2115-B. Appeal by aggrieved contemnor

1. Summary contempt proceedings involving punitive sanctions. In a summary contempt proceeding involving punitive sanctions, accompanied or unaccompanied by remedial sanctions, instituted under either the Maine Rules of Criminal Procedure, Rule 42 or the Maine Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 66, before a Judge of the District Court or Probate Court or a Justice of the Superior Court or the Supreme Judicial Court, a contemnor who is aggrieved by an order and imposition of a punitive sanction may appeal to the Supreme Judicial Court sitting as the Law Court, as provided under section 2111 or 2115 and the applicable Maine Rules of Criminal Appellate Procedure.

2. Plenary contempt proceedings involving punitive sanctions. In a plenary contempt proceeding involving punitive sanctions, accompanied or unaccompanied by remedial sanctions, instituted under either the Maine Rules of Criminal Procedure, Rule 42 or the Maine Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 66, any contemnor aggrieved by an adjudication and imposition of a punitive sanction may appeal to the Supreme Judicial Court sitting as the Law Court, as provided under section 2111 or 2115 and the applicable Maine Rules of Criminal Appellate Procedure.

Sec. 4. 15 MRSA §2131, as amended by PL 1981, c. 238, §§7 and 8, is repealed and the following enacted in its place:

§2131.__Review of final judgment

A final judgment entered under section 2130 may be reviewed by the Supreme Judicial Court sitting as the Law Court.