{"data":{"id":"us-me/17-a-m.r.s.-1607","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"17-A M.R.S. §1607","heading":"Prohibition against imprisonment based on incapacity to pay fine","body":"If a court finds that an individual has met the burden of proving incapacity to pay a fine pursuant to section 1702, subsection 2, the court may not impose a term of imprisonment or any other sentencing alternative involving imprisonment solely for the reason that the individual does not have the present or future capacity to pay the fine.","path":["TITLE 17-A: MAINE CRIMINAL CODE","PART 6: PUNISHMENTS","CHAPTER 63: SENTENCES OF IMPRISONMENT"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/17-A/title17-Asec1607.html","current_through":"January 1, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:28Z","sha256":"78048c28b36a3a872eb85469d58b9a8e5a5025a52f02d49b00fecb87f95a6e3b","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/17-a-m.r.s.-1606","next":"us-me/17-a-m.r.s.-1608"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}