Sec. 11. 34-A MRSA §5402, sub-§3, ¶¶B and C, as amended by PL 1995, c. 502, Pt. F, §34, are further amended to read:

B. Obtain psychiatric, psychological and other necessary services; and

C. Sign documents, including warrants and extradition papers, for the board when so instructed by the board.; and

Sec. 12. 34-A MRSA §5402, sub-§3, ¶F is enacted to read:

F.__Provide for necessary assessment and supervision procedures and direct the use of adult probation resources and staff to the management of adult probationers with a high risk of reoffending;

Sec. 13. 34-A MRSA §5404, sub-§3, ¶A, as amended by PL 1989, c. 127, §14, is further amended to read:

A. Supervise the probation, parole or intensive supervision of each person placed under the officer's supervision to ensure that departmental resources are directed to the management of persons with a high risk of reoffending;

SUMMARY

This bill allows a court to grant a period of probation as part of an alternative sentence in certain Class D or Class E crimes if the court is satisfied that the period of probation is necessary to deter future criminal conduct or for the safety of the victim of the crime. The bill also requires that a conversion to administrative release or a termination and discharge may not be ordered unless notice of the motion is given to the person's probation officer and the prosecuting attorney. The bill also makes changes to the procedures for issuing a warrant or summons in a commencement of administrative release revocation proceeding.