{"data":{"id":"us-me/17-a-m.r.s.-1808","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"17-A M.R.S. §1808","heading":"Community reparations boards","body":"1.  Persons required to appear before board.   If the court imposes a sentencing alternative that includes a period of probation, the court shall require as a condition of probation that the person appear before a community reparations board, referred to in this section as \"the board,\" and abide by any requirement imposed by the board if:\nA.  The person has been sentenced to a suspended term of imprisonment with probation or a split sentence of imprisonment with probation the initial portion of which must be served in a county jail under section 1805;\nB.  The person has not been convicted of a crime under chapter 11 or a crime of domestic violence;\nC.  The Department of Corrections recommends that appearance before the board be required; and\nD.  The court finds no circumstance that makes appearance inappropriate.\n2.  Duties of person required to appear before board.   A person required to appear before a community reparations board shall:\nA.  Cooperate with the preparation of the intake report to be submitted to the board;\nB.  Appear before the board as directed by the person's probation officer; and\nC.  Cooperate with the board.\n3.  Powers of board.   The powers of a community reparations board are limited to requiring the person to:\nA.  Pay restitution in accordance with chapter 69;\nB.  Perform community service;\nC.  Complete a prescribed course of counseling or education;\nD.  Refrain from frequenting specified places or consorting with specified persons;\nE.  Comply with reparative sanctions other than restitution, including, but not limited to, writing an apology to the victim and fulfilling crime-impact education measures; and\nF.  Report to the board regarding compliance with the requirements of this subsection.\n4.  Time limit on requirement imposed by board.   A requirement imposed by a community reparations board may not extend longer than 6 months, except the requirement to pay restitution.\n5.  Violation.   A person who fails to abide by the requirements of this section commits a violation of probation.","path":["TITLE 17-A: MAINE CRIMINAL CODE","PART 6: PUNISHMENTS","CHAPTER 67: CONDITIONAL RELEASE","SUBCHAPTER 1: PROBATION"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/17-A/title17-Asec1808.html","current_through":"January 1, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:28Z","sha256":"24053c5aec09ea4fe4d755364a33a276fad35134998e2b95899b03abc5807d84","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/17-a-m.r.s.-1807","next":"us-me/17-a-m.r.s.-1809"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}