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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 §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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Maine | Me. Rev. Stat. tit 17-A §1348-A(1) | Deferred disposition fee |
The court-imposed deferment requirements must include a requirement that the person refrain from criminal conduct and may include a requirement that the person pay to the appropriate county an administrative + See moresupervision fee of not more than $50 per month, as determined by the court, for the term of the deferment.
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$50
monthly fee |
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Maine | Me. Rev. Stat. tit 17-A §1204(1) | Condition of probation |
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 16 §251 | Witness fees |
Witnesses, other than law enforcement officers testifying in their official capacity, in the Supreme Judicial Court, the Superior Court, the District Court or in the Probate Court, unless the court + See moreotherwise orders, must receive $10, and before referees, auditors or commissioners specially appointed to take testimony or special commissioners on disputed claims appointed by Probate Courts, $10, or before the county commissioners, $10 for each day's attendance and 22¢ a mile for each mile's travel going and returning home. The party calling the witness shall pay the witness.
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$10
also $0.22 per mile reimbursement for travel |
All | Yes | Court | No |
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Maine | Me. Rev. Stat. tit 5 §3360-I | Victim Compensation Fund for murder or Class A, B, or C crimes |
As part of the sentence or fine imposed, the court shall impose an assessment of $35 on any person convicted of murder, a Class A crime, a Class B crime + See moreor a Class C crime....Notwithstanding any other law, the court may not waive the imposition of the assessment required by this section.
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$35 | All | Yes | Court | No |
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Maine | Me. Rev. Stat. tit 5 §3360-I | Victim Compensation Fund for Class D or E crimes |
As part of the sentence or fine imposed, the court shall impose an assessment of ...$20 on any person convicted of a Class D crime or a Class E crime...Notwithstanding + See moreany other law, the court may not waive the imposition of the assessment required by this section.
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$20 | All | Yes | Court | No |
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Maine | Me. Rev. Stat. tit 5 §3360-I | Victim Compensation Fund for aggravated sex trafficking or subsequent convictions of soliciting a prostitute or patronizing prostitution of a minor or mentally disabled person |
As part of the sentence or fine imposed, the court shall impose an assessment of...$1,000 on any person convicted of aggravated sex trafficking as described in Title 17-A, section 852, + See more...$1,000 for each subsequent conviction of engaging a prostitute as described in Title 17-A, section 853-B and...$1,000 for each subsequent conviction of patronizing prostitution of a minor or patronizing prostitution of a mentally disabled person as described in Title 17-A, section 855. Notwithstanding any other law, the court may not waive the imposition of the assessment required by this section.
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$1000 | All | Yes | Court | No |
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Maine | Me. Rev. Stat. tit 5 §3360-I | Victim Compensation Fund for sex trafficking or first convictions of engaging a prostitute or patronizing prostitution of a minor or mentally disabled person |
As part of the sentence or fine imposed, the court shall impose an assessment of ...an assessment of $500 on any person convicted of sex trafficking as described in Title + See more17-A, section 853, an assessment of $500 on any person for the first conviction ....of engaging a prostitute as described in Title 17-A, section 853-B and an assessment of $500 on any person for the first conviction ...of patronizing prostitution of a minor or patronizing prostitution of a mentally disabled person as described in Title 17-A, section 855. Notwithstanding any other law, the court may not waive the imposition of the assessment required by this section.
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$500 | All | Yes | Court | No |
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Maine | Me. Rev. Stat. tit 4 §173 | Costs and fees; criminal |
This section applies only to costs and fees arising from the criminal and civil violation proceedings in the District Court. When any criminal or civil violation case is appealed from + See moresuch court to the Superior Court, the latter may tax and impose costs from its proceeding which may not include any fees or costs arising from the proceedings or arrest in the lower court.
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costs of appeal
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Maine | Me. Rev. Stat. tit 4 §173-A | Costs taxable for the State in civil violation or traffic infraction proceedings |
Costs in the amount of $25 shall be automatically taxable for the State in civil violation and traffic infraction proceedings for failure to pay a fine imposed for the commission + See moreof a civil violation or traffic infraction within 30 days of entry of judgment or within 30 days of the date fixed for a final installment payment if the fine is to be paid under a plan approved under Title 14, section 3141, subsection 4.
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$25
penalty fee |
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