Sec. A-12. 15 MRSA §3103, sub-§1, ¶G, as amended by PL 2003, c. 305, §3 and c. 410, §6, is repealed and the following enacted in its place:

G.__A violation of section 393, subsection 1, paragraph C or section 393, subsection 1-A; and

Sec. A-13. 17-A MRSA c. 49, as amended, is further amended by repealing the chapter headnote and enacting the following in its place:

CHAPTER 49

PROBATION

Sec. A-14. 17-A MRSA §1252, sub-§4-A, as amended by PL 2003, c. 143, §9 and c. 475, §1, is repealed and the following enacted in its place:

4-A.__If the State pleads and proves that, at the time any crime, excluding murder, under chapter 9, 11, 13 or 27 or section 402-A, subsection 1, paragraph A was committed, the defendant had been convicted of 2 or more crimes violating chapter 9, 11, 13 or 27 or section 402-A, subsection 1, paragraph A or essentially similar crimes in other jurisdictions, the sentencing class for the crime is one class higher than it would otherwise be.__In the case of a Class A crime, the sentencing class is not increased, but the prior record must be given serious consideration by the court when imposing a sentence.__Section 9-A governs the use of prior convictions when determining a sentence, except that, for the purposes of this subsection, for violations under chapter 11, the dates of prior convictions may have occurred at any time.__ This subsection does not apply to section 210-A if the prior convictions have already served to enhance the sentencing class under section 210-A, subsection 1, paragraph C.

Sec. A-15. 20-A MRSA §10006, sub-§5, ¶A, as enacted by PL 1999, c. 511, §1 and amended by PL 2003, c. 20, Pt. OO, §2 and affected by §4, is further amended to read:

A. For an appropriated amount of more than $10,000,000:

(1) University of Maine System 70%;

(2) Maine Community College System 25%; and