An Act To Reduce the Amount of Good Time That May Be A warded to Certain Offenders No. 1490 March 19, 2007
Maine Legislature, Session 123, LD 1490
Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Sponsors: DIAMOND, SILSBY, McCORMICK, PLUMMER
Amends: 17-A MRSA §1253

Legislative Document 
S.P.517 
An Act To Reduce the Amount of Good Time That May Be 
A warded to Certain Offenders 
No. 1490 
March 19, 2007 
Reference to the Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety suggested and ordered 
printed. 
Presented by Senator DIAMOND of Cumberland. 
Cosponsored by Representative SILSBY of Augusta and 
JOY J. O'BRIEN 
Secretary of the Senate 
Senator: McCORMICK of Kennebec, Representative: PLUMMER of Windham. 
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1. 17-A MRSA §1253, sub-§9, ~A, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 711, Pt. A, 
§ 18, is amended to read: 
A. 
For a person who commits a crime, except for a crime set forth in subparagraphs 
(1) to ~ ill, on or after August 1, 2004 and is subsequently sentenced to a term of 
imprisonment for that crime, up to 4 days per calendar month may be deducted from 
that term, calculated from the date of commencement of that term as specified under 
subsection 1, if that person's conduct during that month is such that the deduction is 
determined to be warranted in the discretion of the chief administrative officer of the 
state facility or the sheriff of the county jail. Deductions under this paragraph may 
not be applied to the sentence of a person who commits: 
(1) Murder; 
(2) A crime under chapter 11; 
(3) A crime under section 556; 
(4) 
A crime under section 854, excluding subsection 1, paragraph A, 
subparagraph (1); 
(5) A crime under chapter 12; ef 
(6) A crime against a family or household member under chapter 9 or 13 or 
section 506-B, 554, 555 or 7587;...Qr 
(7) A Class A crime. 
Deductions under this paragraph must be calculated as follows for partial calendar 
months: 
Days of partial month 
to 7 days 
to 15 days 
to 23 days 
to 31 days 
Maximum deduction available 
up to 1 
up to 2 
up to 3 
up to 4 
Sec.2. 17-A MRSA §1253, sub-§10, ~A, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 711, Pt. A, 
§ 18, is amended to read: 
A. 
In addition to the days of deduction provided for in subsection 9, paragraph A, 
for any person who commits a crime, except for a crime set forth in subparagraphs 
(1) to ~ ill on or after August 1, 2004 and is subsequently sentenced to a term of 
imprisonment for that crime, up to 3 days per calendar month may be deducted from 
that term, calculated from the date of commencement of that term as specified under 
subsection 1, if that person's fulfillment of responsibilities assigned in the person's 
transition plan for work, education or rehabilitation programs during that month is 
such that the deduction is determined to be warranted in the discretion of the chief 
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administrative officer of the state facility or the sheriff of the county jail. Deductions 
under this paragraph may not be applied to the sentence of a person who commits: 
(I) Murder; 
(2) A crime under chapter II; 
(3) A crime under section 556; 
(4) 
A crime under section 854, excluding subsection I, paragraph A, 
subparagraph (1); 
(5) A crime under chapter 12; ef 
(6) A crime against a family or household member under chapter 9 or 13 or 
section 506-B, 554, 555 or 758~~ 
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(7) A Class A crime. 
Deductions under this paragraph must be calculated as follows for partial calendar 
months: 
Days of partial month 
I to 10 days 
II to 20 days 
to 31 days 
Maximum deduction available 
up to I 
up to 2 
upto 3 
Sec. 3. 17 -A MRSA § 1253, sub-§ 1 0, ~, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 711, Pt. A, 
§ 18, is amended to read: 
B. In addition to the days of deduction provided for in paragraph A, for any person 
who commits a crime, except for a crime set forth in subparagraphs (I) to te1 ill, on 
or after August I, 2004 and is subsequently sentenced to a term of imprisonment for 
that crime to a state facility, up to 2 days per calendar month may also be deducted 
from that term, calculated from the date of commencement of that term as specified 
under subsection I, if that person's fulfillment of responsibilities assigned in the 
person's transition plan for community work, education or rehabilitation programs 
during that month is such that the deduction is determined to be warranted in the 
discretion of the chief administrative officer of the state facility. Deductions under 
this paragraph may not be applied to the sentence of a person who commits: 
I 
(I) Murder;· 
(2) A crime under chapter II; 
(3) A crime under section 556; 
(4) 
A crime under section 854, excluding subsection I, paragraph A, 
subparagraph (I); 
(5) A crime under chapter 12; ef 
(6) A crime against a family or household member under chapter 9 or 13 or 
section 506-B, 554, 555 or 758~~ 
(7) A Class A crime. 
Deductions under this paragraph must be calculated as follows for partial calendar 
months: 
Days of partial month 
to 15 days 
Maximum deduction available 
up to 1 
to 31 days 
up to 2 
Sec. 4. 17-A MRSA §1253, sub-§12, as amended by PL 2005, c. 207, §4, is 
further amended to read: 
12. 
Subsections 9 and 10 supersede subsections 3, 3-B, 4, 5, 6 and 8 for a person 
who commits a crime other than murder and for a person who commits a Class A crime 
or a crime other than under chapter 11 or 12; under section 556; under section 854, 
excluding subsection 1, paragraph A, subparagraph (1); or against a family or household 
member under chapter 9 or 13, section 506-B, 554, 555 or 758, on or after August 1, 
2004. 
Sec. 5. 17-A MRSA §1253, sub-§14 is enacted to read: 
14. A person who commits a new offense for which registration is required under 
Title 34-A, chapter 15 after having been convicted previously and sentenced for an 
offense for which registration is required under Title 34-A, chapter 15 may not receive a 
deduction from a sentence of imprisonment under this section. 
SUMMARY 
This bill limits the number of days a person convicted of a Class A crime may have 
deducted from the person's sentence for good behavior to 5 days a month and prohibits 
the deduction of any days from a sentence of imprisonment for good behavior for a 
person who is convicted of more than one offense for which registration under the Sex 
Offender Registration and Notification Act of 1999 is required.