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PUBLIC LAWS OF MAINE
First Regular Session of the 121st

CHAPTER 413
H.P. 1200 - L.D. 1622

An Act To Amend the Laws Regarding Prisoner Participation in Public Works Projects

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

     Sec. 1. 30-A MRSA §1605, sub-§2-A, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 171, §2, is amended to read:

     2-A. Grant of privilege. The granting of sheriff may grant a privilege described in subsection 1 is governed by the following:.

     Sec. 2. 30-A MRSA §1605, sub-§3, as amended by PL 2001, §171, §3, is further amended to read:

     3. Wages, self-employment income; collection. If a prisoner is employed for wages or salary, the sheriff shall collect the wages or salary or require the prisoner to turn over the wages or salary in full when received. If the prisoner is self-employed, the self-employment income must be turned over to the sheriff. The sheriff shall deposit the income in a trust checking account and shall keep a ledger showing the status of the account of each prisoner. The wages or salaries are not subject to trustee process in the hands of either the employer or the sheriff, and the self-employment income is not subject to trustee process in the hands of the sheriff during the prisoner's term and may be disbursed only as provided in this section; but for tax purposes they are income of the prisoner.

This subsection is repealed 90 days after the adjournment of the First Regular Session of the 121st Legislature.

     Sec. 3. 30-A MRSA §1605, sub-§3-A, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 171, §4, is repealed.

     Sec. 4. 30-A MRSA §1605, sub-§5, as amended by PL 2001, c. 171, §5, is further amended to read:

     5. Disbursements. The wages or salaries of employed prisoners and employment income of self-employed prisoners must be disbursed by the sheriff for the following purposes, in the following order:

This subsection is repealed 90 days after the adjournment of the First Regular Session of the 121st Legislature.

     Sec. 5. 30-A MRSA §1605, sub-§5-A, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 171, §6, is repealed.

     Sec. 6. 30-A MRSA §1605, sub-§6, as amended by PL 2001, c. 171, §7, is further amended to read:

     6. Restitution disbursements. Notwithstanding subsection 5 and subsection 5-A, the wages or salaries of employed prisoners, employment income of self-employed prisoners or income from any other source must be disbursed by the sheriff in accordance with any restitution authorized by section 1562. These disbursements may not be authorized until any disbursements required by subsection 5, paragraphs A to D have been made.

     Sec. 7. 30-A MRSA §1605, sub-§7, as amended by PL 2001, c. 171, §7, is further amended to read:

     7. Employment in other county. The sheriff may arrange with another sheriff for the employment of the prisoner in the other's county, and while so employed to be in the other's custody, but in other respects to be and continue subject to the commitment.

This subsection is repealed 90 days after the adjournment of the First Regular Session of the 121st Legislature.

     Sec. 8. 30-A MRSA §1605, sub-§7-A, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 171, §8, is repealed.

     Sec. 9. 30-A MRSA §1606, sub-§1-A, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 171, §9, is repealed.

     Sec. 10. 30-A MRSA §1659, sub-§1, as amended by PL 2001, c. 171, §11, is further amended to read:

     1. Petition. A sheriff, upon written request from an inmate eligible for participation in a home-release monitoring program and recommended by the jail administrator, may electronically monitor or intensively supervise and to release the inmate to participate in a home-release monitoring program established in that county. Prior to releasing an inmate for participation in a home-release monitoring program, the sheriff shall provide to the court in which the inmate was sentenced notice of the release. The court in which the inmate was sentenced may withdraw the privilege of home release at any time by order entered with or without notice of hearing. Prior to issuing an order withdrawing the privilege, the court must provide an opportunity for the sheriff to provide comment. At the time of granting the privilege, the sheriff shall determine whether the inmate is responsible for the cost of participating in the home-release program based on the inmate's ability to pay.

This subsection is repealed 90 days after the adjournment of the First Regular Session of the 121st Legislature.

     Sec. 11. 30-A MRSA §1659, sub-§1-A, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 171, §12, is repealed.

     Sec. 12. 30-A MRSA §1659, sub-§3, ¶I, as amended by PL 2001, c. 171, §13, is further amended to read:

     Sec. 13. 30-A MRSA §1659, sub-§3, ¶I-1, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 171, §14, is repealed.

Effective September 13, 2003, unless otherwise indicated.

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