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entitled to receive the same deduction for any such period of
detention in any federal, state or county institution, local lockup
or similar facility in another jurisdiction, including any
detention resulting from being a fugitive from justice, as defined
by Title 15, section 201, subsection 4, unless the person is has
simultaneously being been detained for non-Maine conduct. A person
who has been simultaneously detained for conduct for which the
person is sentenced to a consecutive sentence is not entitled to
receive a day-for-day deduction from the consecutive sentence for
the period of simultaneous detention except for any period of
detention that is longer than the total term of imprisonment
required under the prior sentence.

 
For the purpose of calculating the day-for-day deduction
specified by this subsection, a "day" means 24 hours.

 
The total term required under the sentence of imprisonment is
reduced by the total deduction of this subsection prior to
applying any of the other deductions specified in this section or
in Title 30-A, section 1606.

 
The sheriff or other person upon whom the legal duty is imposed
to deliver a sentenced person who has been detained as specified
in this subsection shall, within 30 days of delivery, furnish to
the custodian a statement showing the length of that detention.
In addition, the transporter shall furnish to the attorney for
the State the same statement. The custodian shall use the
statement furnished to determine the day-for-day deduction to
which the person is entitled, if any, unless, within 15 days of
its receipt, the attorney for the State furnishes a revised
statement to the custodian.

 
A. For any person who commits a crime on or after August 1,
2004, is subsequently sentenced to a term of imprisonment
for that crime and is entitled to receive a day-for-day
deduction pursuant to this subsection, up to 2 additional
days per calendar month may be credited to that deduction if
the person's conduct during that period of detention was
such that the credit is determined to be warranted in the
discretion of the chief administrative officer of the
facility in which the person has previously been detained.

 
Credits under this paragraph must be calculated as follows
for partial calendar months:

 
Days of partial monthMaximum credit

 
available

 
1 to 15 daysup to 1

 
16 to 31 daysup to 2


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