| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §6004, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 410, §1, is | amended to read: |
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| §6004. Juvenile violations |
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| | Notwithstanding other provisions of law, a person who has not | attained 18 years of age and who is convicted of a crime for a | violation of a provision of this Part that is not defined as a | juvenile crime under Title 15, section 3103, subsection 1 may not | be sentenced to a term of imprisonment., a split sentence of | imprisonment or a suspended term of imprisonment, except that, | once the person has attained 18 years of age, that person may be | sentenced to a term of imprisonment, a split sentence of | imprisonment or a suspended term of imprisonment for the | following reasons: |
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| | 1.__Failure to pay fine.__A willful refusal to pay a fine | resulting from the conviction; |
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| | 2.__Violation of probation.__A willful violation of the terms | of probation resulting from the conviction; or |
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| | 3.__Failure to comply with other terms.__A willful failure to | comply with the terms of any other court order issued as a result | of the conviction. |
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| | Sec. 2. 12 MRSA §8004, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 410, §3, is | amended to read: |
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| §8004. Juvenile violations |
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| | Notwithstanding other provisions of law, a person who has not | attained 18 years of age and who is convicted of a crime for a | violation of a provision of this Part that is not defined as a | juvenile crime under Title 15, section 3103, subsection 1 may not | be sentenced to a term of imprisonment., a split sentence of | imprisonment or a suspended term of imprisonment; except that, | once the person has attained 18 years of age, that person may be | sentenced to a term of imprisonment, a split sentence of | imprisonment or a suspended term of imprisonment for the | following reasons: |
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| | 1.__Failure to pay fine.__A willful refusal to pay a fine | resulting from the conviction; |
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| | 2.__Violation of probation.__A willful violation of the terms | of probation resulting from the conviction; or |
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