Maine Revised Statutes Title 17-A Sec. 2102 – Victims to be notified
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1. Information provided to victim. The attorney for the State shall make a good faith effort to inform each victim of the following:
A. The details of a plea agreement, including a deferred disposition, before it is submitted to the court; [PL 2019, c. 113, Pt. A, §2 (NEW).]
B. The right to comment on a plea agreement, including a deferred disposition, pursuant to section 2103; [PL 2019, c. 113, Pt. A, §2 (NEW).]
C. The proposed dismissal or filing of an indictment, information or complaint pursuant to the Maine Rules of Unified Criminal Procedure, Rule 48, before that action is taken; [PL 2019, c. 113, Pt. A, §2 (NEW).]
D. The time and place of the trial; [PL 2019, c. 113, Pt. A, §2 (NEW).]
E. The time and place of sentencing; [PL 2019, c. 113, Pt. A, §2 (NEW).]
F. The right to participate at sentencing pursuant to section 2104; [PL 2021, c. 174, §6 (AMD); PL 2021, c. 330, §5 (AMD).]
F-1. The termination of probation pursuant to section 1804, subsection 6; [RR 2021, c. 1, Pt. A, §13 (COR).]
Revisor’s Note: (Paragraph F-1 as enacted by PL 2021, c. 330, §6 is REALLOCATED TO TITLE 17-A, SECTION 2102, SUBSECTION 1, PARAGRAPH F-2)
F-2. (REALLOCATED FROM T. 17-A, §2102, sub-§1, ¶F-1) The final disposition of the charges against the defendant, including the amount of deductions to time served that a defendant has accumulated as of the date of sentencing. On or before the date of sentencing, the attorney for the State shall obtain information about the deductions to time served from each correctional facility at which a defendant was detained prior to sentencing on the relevant charges; and [PL 2021, c. 330, §6 (NEW); RR 2021, c. 1, Pt. A, §14 (RAL).]
G. The right to comment on the proposed early termination of probation, early termination of administrative release or conversion of probation to administrative release, pursuant to section 2105. [PL 2019, c. 113, Pt. A, §2 (NEW).]
[PL 2021, c. 330, §5 (AMD); RR 2021, c. 1, Pt. A, §§13, 14 (COR).]
Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 17-A Sec. 2102
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- Dismissal: The dropping of a case by the judge without further consideration or hearing. Source:
- Indictment: The formal charge issued by a grand jury stating that there is enough evidence that the defendant committed the crime to justify having a trial; it is used primarily for felonies.
- Plea: In a criminal case, the defendant's statement pleading "guilty" or "not guilty" in answer to the charges, a declaration made in open court.
- Plea agreement: An arrangement between the prosecutor, the defense attorney, and the defendant in which the defendant agrees to plead guilty in exchange for special considerations. Source:
- Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
- Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
- Victim: means :
2. Pamphlets. When providing notice under subsection 1, the attorney for the State shall offer to provide the victim with a pamphlet containing this chapter, Title 5, chapter 316?A and Title 15, sections 812 and 6101. In addition, the attorney for the State, as part of any victim and witness support program that attorney administers under Title 30?A, section 460, shall provide the victim with a pamphlet outlining in everyday language the provisions set out in this chapter, Title 5, chapter 316?A and Title 15, sections 812 and 6101. The attorney for the State may use the pamphlet printed and distributed by the Department of Corrections or another pamphlet that meets the criteria in this section.
[PL 2019, c. 113, Pt. A, §2 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2019, c. 113, Pt. A, §2 (NEW). PL 2021, c. 174, §6 (AMD). PL 2021, c. 330, §§5, 6 (AMD). RR 2021, c. 1, Pt. A, §§13, 14 (COR).