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State | Statute | Description/Statute Name | Statutory language | Amount | Level of offense | Mandatory | Imposed by | Delegation of authority | |
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Maine | Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 15 §1702(2)(A) | Costs, prosecution | If a person is convicted and the court imposes a fine, the court: A. May sentence the defendant to pay the costs of prosecution; |
Costs of prosecution
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All | No | Court | Yes |
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Maine | Me. Rev. Stat. tit 15 §1702(2)(B) | Costs, drug tests |
If a person is convicted and the court imposes a fine, the court: ...B. May sentence the defendant to pay, as restitution, the costs of drug tests, other than tests + See moreunder Title 29-A, administered to the defendant by a law enforcement officer or medical personnel at the request of a law enforcement officer. The court shall transfer all amounts paid by a defendant under this paragraph to the municipal, county or state agency that incurred the costs;
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Costs of administration of drug test
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All | No | Court | Yes |
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Maine | Me. Rev. Stat. tit 15 §1702(2)(C) | Costs, law enforcement |
If a person is convicted and the court imposes a fine, the court: ...C.Shall, if the case is prosecuted in District Court, sentence the defendant to pay a fine sufficient + See moreto cover the costs as provided in Title 4, section 173. This paragraph does not apply to defendants prosecuted for violations of Title 26, chapter 7, subchapter 1-B or for violations of Title 28-A, sections 2078 and 2223.
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Costs of law enforcement related to defendant
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Maine | Me. Rev. Stat. tit 17-A §1301(1-A)(A),(F) | Class A fine |
Subject to these sentences and to section 1302, the fine may not exceed: A. $50,000 for a Class A crime;F. Regardless of the classification of the crime, any higher + See moreamount that does not exceed twice the pecuniary gain derived from the crime by the defendant.
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$0 - $50000
+ See moreAlternative max. is twice the pecuniary gain by the defendant |
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Maine | Me. Rev. Stat. tit 17-A §1301(1-A)(B),(F) | Class B fine |
Subject to these sentences and to section 1302, the fine may not exceed: B. $20,000 for a Class B crime;F. Regardless of the classification of the crime, any higher + See moreamount that does not exceed twice the pecuniary gain derived from the crime by the defendant.
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$0 - $20000
+ See moreAlternative max. is twice the pecuniary gain by the defendant |
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Maine | Me. Rev. Stat. tit 17-A §1301(1-A)(C),(F) | Class C fine |
Subject to these sentences and to section 1302, the fine may not exceed: C. $5,000 for a Class C crime; F. Regardless of the classification of the crime, any higher + See moreamount that does not exceed twice the pecuniary gain derived from the crime by the defendant.
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$0 - $5000
+ See moreAlternative max. is twice the pecuniary gain by the defendant |
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Maine | Me. Rev. Stat. tit 17-A §1301(1-A)(D),(F) | Class D fine |
Subject to these sentences and to section 1302, the fine may not exceed: D. $2,000 for a Class D crime;F. Regardless of the classification of the crime, any higher amount + See morethat does not exceed twice the pecuniary gain derived from the crime by the defendant.
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$0 - $2000
+ See moreAlternative max. is twice the pecuniary gain by the defendant |
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Maine | Me. Rev. Stat. tit 17-A §1301(1-A)(E),(F) | Class E fine |
Subject to these sentences and to section 1302, the fine may not exceed: E. $1,000 for a Class E crime; F. Regardless of the classification of the crime, any higher + See moreamount that does not exceed twice the pecuniary gain derived from the crime by the defendant.
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$0 - $1000
+ See moreAlternative max. is twice the pecuniary gain by the defendant |
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Maine | Me. Rev. Stat. tit 17-A §1301(6) | Drug crimes additional fine |
In addition to any other authorized sentencing alternative, the court shall impose a minimum fine of $400, none of which may be suspended, for a person convicted of a crime + See moreunder section 1103; 1104; 1105-A; 1105-B; 1105-C; 1105-D; 1106; 1107-A; 1108; 1109; 1110; 1111; 1111-A, subsection 4-A; 1116; 1117; or 1118 [drug crimes statutes]
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$400 - $0
+ See moreFacially mandatory but reducible if 'exceptional circumstances' found |
All | Yes | Court | No |
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Maine | Me. Rev. Stat. tit 17-A §207(3) | Assault additional fine | For a violation under subsection 1[assault definition], the court shall impose a sentencing alternative that involves a fine of not less than $300, which may not be suspended. |
$300 - $0
+ See moreFacially mandatory but reducible if 'exceptional circumstances' found |
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Maine | Me. Rev. Stat. tit 29-A §2412-A(3) | Operating under influence additional fine |
If the suspension was for OUI or an OUI offense, the court shall impose a minimum fine of $600, a term of imprisonment of 7 consecutive days and a suspension + See moreof license of not less than one year nor more than 3 years consecutive to the original suspension. The penalties may not be suspended.
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$600 - $0
+ See moreFacially mandatory but reducible if 'exceptional circumstances' found |
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Maine | Me. Rev. Stat. tit 17-A §1325 | Criteria for restitution |
Restitution may be authorized, in whole or in part, as compensation for economic loss. In determining the amount of restitution authorized, the following shall be considered:A. The contributory misconduct of + See morethe victim;
B. Failure to report the crime to a law enforcement officer within 72 hours after its occurrence, without good cause for failure to report within that time; and
C. The present and future financial capacity of the offender to pay restitution.
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Restitution
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Maine | Me. Rev. Stat. tit 17-A §1341(1) | Incarceration fee |
When a person is sentenced to incarceration in a county jail, the sentencing court shall consider and may assess as part of the sentence a reimbursement fee to help defray + See morethe expenses of the offender's room and board. The fee may not exceed the cost of incarcerating the offender or $80 per day, whichever is less. Any reimbursement fee assessed must be collected by the county treasurer of the county in which the offender is incarcerated, paid into the treasury of that county and credited to the county responsible for paying for the incarceration of the offender.
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$0 - $80
Max. may also be actual amount |
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Maine | Me. Rev. Stat. tit 34-A §11287 | Sex Offender Registration fee |
The bureau [Department of Public Safety, Bureau of State Police, State Bureau of Identification.] may charge a $25 annual fee to persons required to register under this chapter [regarding sex + See moreoffender registration]. Registrants shall pay the fee at the time of initial registration and shall pay the fee on each anniversary of their initial registration. The fee must be credited to the General Fund and the Highway Fund in an amount consistent with budgeted appropriations and allocations in the fiscal year of the credit.
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$25
annual fee |
All | No | State/statewide agency | Yes |
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Maine | ME Rules of Unified Criminal Procedure, Rule 44(b) | Determination of indigency |
If the court finds that the defendant has sufficient means with which to bear a portion of the expense of the defendant's defense, it shall assign counsel to represent the + See moredefendant in accordance with subdivision (a)(1), above, but may condition its order on the defendant's paying to the court a specified portion of the counsel fees and costs of defense. When such a conditional order is issued, the court shall enter an order stating its findings.
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Portion of counsel fees and costs of defense
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Maine | Me. Rev. Stat. tit 15 §284 | Sureties to keep peace |
When the accused is brought before the judge and his defense is heard, he may be ordered to recognize, with sufficient sureties, in the sum required by the judge, to + See morekeep the peace toward all persons and especially toward the person requiring the security, for a term of less than one year, and to pay the costs of prosecution; but he shall not be bound over to any court, unless he is charged with some other specific offense requiring it.
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Sureties to keep peace
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Maine | Me. Rev. Stat. tit 17-A §1204(1-A) | Probation fee |
The court shall attach as a condition of probation that the convicted person pay, through the Department of Corrections, a supervision fee of between $10 and $50 per month, as + See moredetermined by the court, for the term of probation. The supervision fee is $10 per month unless the court sets a higher amount, not to exceed $50 per month.
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$10 - $50
monthly fee |
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Maine | Me. Rev. Stat. tit 17-A §1204(1-B) | Electronic monitoring fee/substance testing fee |
Upon the request of the Department of Corrections, the court shall attach as a condition of probation that the convicted person pay, through the department, an electronic monitoring fee, a + See moresubstance testing fee or both, as determined by the court, for the term of probation. In determining the amount of the fees, the court shall take into account the financial resources of the convicted person and the nature of the burden the payment imposes.
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Unspecified amount
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Maine | Me. Rev. Stat. tit 17-A §1204(5) | Probation monitoring fee |
Whenever the court requires as a condition of probation that the convicted person remain within the jurisdiction of the court, unless permission to leave temporarily is granted in writing by + See morethe probation officer, the Department of Corrections may impose on a person applying for such permission an application fee of $25. The department may impose on a person an additional fee of $25 per month if permission is sought and granted to leave the jurisdiction of the court on a periodic basis. Permission to leave may not be denied or withdrawn solely because the person is not able to pay the application fee or the additional fee.
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$25
monthly fee |
Felony | Yes | Court | No |
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Maine | Me. Rev. Stat. tit 17-A §1349-C(1) | Administrative release fee |
The court-imposed requirements of administrative release must include a requirement that the convicted person refrain from criminal conduct and may include a requirement that the person pay to the appropriate + See morecounty an administrative supervision fee of not more than $50 per month, as determined by the court, for the term of the administrative release.
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$50
monthly fee |
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