| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | Sec. 1. 17-A MRSA §1202, sub-§1-A, as amended by PL 2003, c. 711, Pt. | A, §12 and Pt. B, §§14 to 16, is further amended to read: |
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| | 1-A. Notwithstanding subsection 1: |
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| A. If the State pleads and proves that at the time of the | crime the victim had not attained 12 years of age, the | period of probation for a person convicted under chapter 11 | or 12 may not exceed: |
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| (1) Eighteen years for a Class A crime; |
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| (2) Twelve years for a Class B crime; and |
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| (3) Six years for a Class C crime; |
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| A-1. If the State pleads and proves that the person was | convicted of committing against a family or household member | a crime under chapter 9 or 13 or section 554 or if the | person was convicted under chapter 11 or 12 or section 556, | the period of probation may not exceed: |
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| (1) Six years for a Class A crime; or |
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| (2) Four years for a Class B or Class C crime. |
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| As used in this paragraph, "family or household member" has | the same meaning as in Title 19-A, section 4002, subsection | 4; and |
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| B. The period of probation is life for a person sentenced | as a repeat sexual assault offender pursuant to section | 1252, subsection 4-B is any term of years; and |
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| B-1.__The period of probation is life for a person convicted | under former Title 17, section 2922; former Title 17, | section 2923; former Title 17, section 2924; chapter 11; | chapter 12; former section 255; section 301, unless the | actor is a parent of the victim; section 302, unless the | actor is a parent of the victim; section 511, subsection 1, | paragraph D; section 556; section 852, subsection 1, | paragraph B; section 855; or a violation of an offense in | another jurisdiction, including, but not limited to, a | state, federal, military or tribal court, that includes the | essential elements of an offense listed in this paragraph, | and who has previously been convicted and sentenced for | committing one of the crimes in this paragraph; and |
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