17-A §1204. Conditions of probation
Title 17-A: MAINE CRIMINAL CODE
Part 3:
Chapter 49: PROBATION HEADING: PL 2003, C. 688, PT. A, §13 (RPR)
§1204. Conditions of probation
1. If the court imposes a section 1152 sentencing alternative which includes a period of probation, it shall attach such conditions of probation, as authorized by this section, as it deems to be reasonable and appropriate to assist the convicted person to lead a law-abiding life, provided that in every case it shall be a condition of probation that the convicted person refrain from criminal conduct.
[ 1987, c. 361, §4 (AMD) .]
1-A. The court shall attach as a condition of probation that the convicted person pay, through the Department of Corrections, a supervision fee of between $10 and $50 per month, as determined by the court, for the term of probation. The supervision fee is $10 per month unless the court sets a higher amount, not to exceed $50 per month. Notwithstanding the attachment of supervision fee conditions on more than one sentence, a person on probation on concurrent sentences is required to pay only one supervision fee. In determining whether to set an amount higher than $10 per month, the court shall take into account the financial resources of the convicted person and the nature of the burden its payment imposes. A person may not be sentenced to imprisonment without probation solely for the reason the person is not able to pay the fee. When a person on probation fails to pay the supervision fee, the court may revoke probation as specified in section 1206, unless the person shows that failure to pay was not attributable to a willful refusal to pay or to a failure on that person's part to make a good faith effort to obtain the funds required for the payment. The court, if it determines that revocation of probation is not warranted, shall issue a judgment for the total amount of the fee and shall issue an order attaching a specified portion of money received by or owed to the person on probation until the total amount of the fee has been paid. If the person makes this showing, the court may allow additional time for payment within the remaining period of probation or reduce the size of the fee to as low as $10 per month, but may not revoke the requirement to pay the fee unless the remaining period of probation is 30 days or less.
[ 2009, c. 142, §7 (AMD) .]
1-B. Upon the request of the Department of Corrections, the court shall attach as a condition of probation that the convicted person pay, through the department, an electronic monitoring fee, a substance testing fee or both, as determined by the court, for the term of probation. In determining the amount of the fees, the court shall take into account the financial resources of the convicted person and the nature of the burden the payment imposes. A person may not be sentenced to imprisonment without probation solely for the reason the person is not able to pay the fees. When a person on probation fails to pay the fees, the court may revoke probation as specified in section 1206, unless the person shows that failure to pay was not attributable to a willful refusal to pay or to a failure on that person's part to make a good faith effort to obtain the funds required for the payment. The court, if it determines that revocation of probation is not warranted, shall issue a judgment for the total amount of the fees and shall issue an order attaching a specified portion of money received by or owed to the person on probation until the total amount of the fees has been paid. If the person makes this showing, the court may allow additional time for payment within the remaining period of probation or reduce the size of the fees, but may not revoke the requirement to pay the fees unless the remaining period of probation is 30 days or less. Fees received from probationers must be deposited into the department's adult community corrections account, except that when authorized by the Department of Corrections, a person on probation may be required to pay fees directly to a provider of electronic monitoring, substance testing or other services. Funds from this account, which may not lapse, must be used to defray costs associated with the purchase and operation of electronic monitoring and substance testing programs.
[ 2003, c. 706, Pt. A, §5 (AMD) .]
1-C.
[ 2009, c. 365, Pt. A, §4 (RP) .]
2.
[ 1975, c. 740, §110 (RP) .]
2-A. As a condition of probation, the court in its sentence may require the convicted person:
A. To support his dependents and to meet his family responsibilities; [1975, c. 740, §110-A (NEW).]
B. To make restitution pursuant to chapter 54 to each victim of the convicted person's crime, or to the county where the offense is prosecuted if the identity of the victim cannot be ascertained or if the victim voluntarily refuses the restitution. If the court orders as a condition of probation that the convicted person forfeit and pay a specific amount of restitution, that order, as a matter of law, also constitutes the imposition of restitution pursuant to chapter 54 as a sentencing alternative and no additional order in this regard is necessary. [2009, c. 608, §9 (AMD).]
C. To devote himself to an approved employment or occupation; [1975, c. 740, §110-A (NEW).]
D. To undergo, as an out-patient, available medical or psychiatric treatment, or to enter and remain, as a voluntary patient, in a specified institution when required for that purpose. Failure to comply with this condition is considered only as a violation of probation and may not, in itself, authorize involuntary treatment or hospitalization. The court may not order and the State may not pay for the defendant to attend a batterers' intervention program unless the program is certified under Title 19-A, section 4014; [1995, c. 694, Pt. D, §26 (AMD); 1995, c. 694, Pt. E, §2 (AFF).]
E. To pursue a prescribed secular course of study or vocational training; [1975, c. 740, §110-A (NEW).]
F. To refrain from frequenting specified places or consorting with specified persons; [1977, c. 671, §29 (RPR).]
G. To refrain from possessing any firearms or other dangerous weapon; [1975, c. 740, §110-A (NEW).]
H. To remain within the jurisdiction of the court, unless permission to leave temporarily is granted in writing by the probation officer, and to notify the probation officer of any change in his address or his employment; [1975, c. 740, §110-A (NEW).]
I. To refrain from drug abuse and use or excessive use of alcohol; [1989, c. 693, §2 (AMD).]
J. To report as directed to the court or the probation officer, to answer all reasonable inquiries by the probation officer and to permit the officer to visit him at reasonable times at his home or elsewhere; [1975, c. 740, §110-A (NEW).]
K. To pay any monetary penalty imposed by the court as part of the sentence; [1989, c. 693, §3 (RPR).]
L. To perform specified work for the benefit of the State, a county, a municipality, a School Administrative District, other public entity or a charitable institution; or [1977, c. 53, §4 (RPR).]
M. To satisfy any other conditions reasonably related to the rehabilitation of the convicted person or the public safety or security. [1977, c. 53, §4 (NEW).]
[ 2009, c. 608, §9 (AMD) .]
3. The convicted person shall be given an opportunity to address the court on the conditions which are proposed to be attached and shall, after sentence, be given a written statement setting forth the particular conditions on which he is released on probation.
[ 1977, c. 510, §70 (RPR) .]
4. Before imposing any condition of psychiatric outpatient or inpatient treatment or mental health counseling, the court may request a report be submitted by an agent of the Department of Health and Human Services who has been designated pursuant to Title 34-B, section 1220 for the purpose of assessing the appropriateness of psychiatric treatment or mental health counseling for the individual and the availability of this treatment or counseling. Whether or not a report is requested, the court shall notify the designated agent of the Department of Health and Human Services when any conditions of probation are imposed that include psychiatric outpatient or inpatient treatment or mental health counseling. This notification must include the name and last known address of the individual placed on probation, the name and address of the attorney of record and the conditions of probation.
[ 1997, c. 422, §1 (NEW); 2001, c. 354, §3 (AMD); 2003, c. 689, Pt. B, §6 (REV) .]
SECTION HISTORY
1975, c. 499, §1 (NEW). 1975, c. 740, §§110,110-A (AMD). 1977, c. 53, §4 (AMD). 1977, c. 455, §2 (AMD). 1977, c. 510, §70 (AMD). 1977, c. 671, §§28,29 (AMD). 1987, c. 361, §4 (AMD). 1989, c. 693, §§2,3 (AMD). 1989, c. 875, §§E23,24 (AMD). 1991, c. 783, §1 (AMD). 1993, c. 511, §1 (AMD). 1995, c. 368, §§R2,3 (AMD). 1995, c. 405, §1 (AMD). 1995, c. 502, §§F11,12 (AMD). 1995, c. 680, §6 (AMD). 1995, c. 694, §D26 (AMD). 1995, c. 694, §E2 (AFF). 1997, c. 422, §1 (AMD). 1999, c. 437, §1 (AMD). 2001, c. 354, §3 (AMD). 2001, c. 439, §OOO3 (AMD). 2003, c. 689, §B6 (REV). 2003, c. 706, §A5 (AMD). 2005, c. 389, §2 (AMD). 2005, c. 488, §5 (AMD). 2009, c. 142, §7 (AMD). 2009, c. 365, Pt. A, §4 (AMD). 2009, c. 608, §9 (AMD).