Me. Stat. tit. 17-A § 2302

Current through 131st (2023-2024) Legislature Chapter 684
Section 2302 - General provisions
1.Deduction for each day in execution of sentence of imprisonment. An individual committed to the custody of the Department of Corrections or a jail whose sentence of imprisonment has commenced pursuant to section 2303 must receive a day-for-day deduction from that individual's sentence of imprisonment for each day the individual is in execution of that sentence. This day-for-day deduction may not be withdrawn. Prior to the day-for-day deduction being given, the sentence must first be reduced by any deduction for time detained to which the individual is entitled pursuant to section 2305.

[2019, c. 113, Pt. A, §2(NEW).]

2.Start of consecutive sentence. A consecutive sentence may not begin until the sentence involving imprisonment that the consecutive sentence immediately follows in time has been fully served.

[2019, c. 113, Pt. A, §2(NEW).]

3.Application of deduction for concurrent sentences. While an individual is in execution of concurrent sentences pursuant to subsection 1, a day-for-day deduction must be accorded on all the sentences simultaneously.

[2019, c. 113, Pt. A, §2(NEW).]

4.Application of deduction for consecutive sentences. While an individual is in execution of a consecutive sentence pursuant to subsection 1, a day-for-day deduction may be accorded on only one sentence at a time.

[2019, c. 113, Pt. A, §2(NEW).]

17-A M.R.S. § 2302

Added by 2019, c. 113,§ A-2, eff. 5/16/2019.