{"data":{"id":"us-me/17-a-m.r.s.-1851","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"17-A M.R.S. §1851","heading":"Eligibility for sentencing alternative that includes period of administrative release; exceptions","body":"The court may sentence a person who has been convicted of a Class D or Class E crime or a Class C crime under Title 29‑A, former section 2557, section 2557‑A or section 2558 to a sentencing alternative under section 1502, subsection 2, paragraphs I, J and K for an individual and section 1502, subsection 7, paragraph E for an organization, unless:\n1.  Sentencing alternative includes probation.   The court sentences the person to a sentencing alternative under section 1502 that includes a period of probation; or\n2.  Sentencing alternative diminishes gravity of crime.   The court finds that such a sentence would diminish the gravity of the crime for which that person was convicted.","path":["TITLE 17-A: MAINE CRIMINAL CODE","PART 6: PUNISHMENTS","CHAPTER 67: CONDITIONAL RELEASE","SUBCHAPTER 2: ADMINISTRATIVE RELEASE"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/17-A/title17-Asec1851.html","current_through":"January 1, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:28Z","sha256":"26cd7891077571849eeb9521a984ebcad80b38608da874b6ff5b2dc27c2a178e","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/17-a-m.r.s.-1815","next":"us-me/17-a-m.r.s.-1852"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}