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having been served with a summons, the court may issue a warrant
for the arrest of the person.

 
Sec. 13. 17-A MRSA §1348-B, sub-§6, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 711, Pt.
A, §19, is repealed.

 
Sec. 14. 17-A MRSA §1348-B, sub-§7 is enacted to read:

 
7.__If during the period of deferment the attorney for the
State has probable cause to believe that a person who was granted
deferred disposition pursuant to section 1348-A has violated a
court-imposed deferment requirement, the attorney for the State
may apply for a warrant for the arrest of the person.

 
Sec. 15. 17-A MRSA §1349, sub-§1, as corrected by RR 2003, c. 2, §28,
is amended to read:

 
1. A person who has been convicted of a Class D or Class E
crime or a Class C crime under Title 29-A, section 2557 may be
sentenced to a sentence alternative under section 1152 that
includes a period of administrative release, unless:

 
A. The statute that the person is convicted of violating
expressly provides that the fine and imprisonment penalties
it authorizes may not be suspended, in which case the
convicted person must be sentenced to the imprisonment and
required to pay the fine authorized therein;

 
B. The court sentences the person to a sentencing
alternative under section 1152 that includes a period of
probation; or

 
C. The court finds that such a sentence would diminish the
gravity of the crime for which that person was convicted.

 
Sec. 16. 17-A MRSA §1349-A, sub-§2-A is enacted to read:

 
2-A.__During the period of administrative release, if the
person cannot meet a requirement of administrative release
imposed by the court, the person shall bring a motion pursuant to
subsection 2.

 
Sec. 17. 17-A MRSA §1349-B, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 711, Pt.
A, §19, is amended to read:

 
1. The court may sentence a person to a term of imprisonment
not to exceed the maximum term authorized for the Class D or
Class E crime or the Class C crime under Title 29-A, section
2557, suspend the entire term of imprisonment in whole or in part
and accompany the suspension with a period of


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