2012 Maine Revised Statutes
TITLE 17-A: MAINE CRIMINAL CODE
Chapter 1: PRELIMINARY
17-A §4-A. Crimes and civil violations outside the code

Part 1: GENERAL PRINCIPLES

§4-A. Crimes and civil violations outside the code

1. 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) .]

SECTION HISTORY

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).