Section 4-A - Crimes and civil violations outside the code1. Except as provided in section 1, subsection 2, this section becomes effective October 24, 1977. [1981, c. 324, §4(RPR).]
2.[1981, c. 324, §5(RP).]
2-A. A statute outside this code may be expressly designated as a Class A, Class B, Class C, Class D or Class E crime, in which case sentencing for violation of such a statute is governed by the provisions of this code. [1981, c. 324, §6(NEW).]
3. In statutes defining crimes which are outside this code and which are not expressly designated as Class A, Class B, Class C, Class D or Class E crimes, the class depends upon the imprisonment penalty that is provided as follows. If the maximum period authorized by the statute defining the crime:A. Exceeds 10 years, the crime is a Class A crime; [1975, c. 740, §14(NEW).]B. Exceeds 5 years, but does not exceed 10 years, the crime is a Class B crime; [1975, c. 740, §14(NEW).]C. Exceeds 3 years, but does not exceed 5 years, the crime is a Class C crime; [1975, c. 740, §14(NEW).]D. Exceeds one year, but does not exceed 3 years, the crime is a Class D crime; and [1975, c. 740, §14(NEW).]E. Does not exceed one year, the crime is a Class E crime. [1975, c. 740, §14(NEW).] [1975, c. 740, §14(NEW).]
4.[1985, c. 282, §2(RP).]
5.[MRSA T. 17-A § 4-A, sub-§ 5 (RP).]
1975, c. 740, § 14 (NEW) . 1977, c. 510, §§15,16 (AMD) . 1977, c. 564, § 84 (AMD) . 1977, c. 661, § 6 (AMD) . 1981, c. 324, §§4-7 (AMD) . 1981, c. 698, § 91 (AMD) . 1985, c. 282, § 2 (AMD) . 1991, c. 622, §N2 (AMD) .