Sec. 1. 15 MRSA §3314, sub-§1, ķE-1 is enacted to read:

E-1.__Notwithstanding paragraph E and Title 17-A, section 1325, if a juvenile is adjudicated as having committed an offense that if committed by an adult would be a violation of Title 17-A, section 507-A, the court shall require the juvenile to pay restitution of $500 or the actual cost of damages, whichever is less.

Sec. 2. 17-A MRSA §507-A, sub-§3, as enacted by PL 1987, c. 326, §2, is amended to read:

3. Any person who violates subsection 1 commits Interference with a cemetery or burial ground is a Class D crime. In addition to any other authorized sentencing alternative, notwithstanding section 1325, the court shall impose restitution of $500 or the actual cost of damages, whichever is less, for a violation of this section.

SUMMARY

This bill requires that, in addition to any other authorized sentencing alternatives, a court shall impose mandatory restitution for adult or juvenile offenders who are convicted or adjudicated of causing damage to a cemetery.