Maine Revised Statutes

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 17-A, § 1704 (2026)

Maximum fine amounts authorized for convicted individuals

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An individual who has been convicted of a Class A, Class B, Class C, Class D or Class E crime may be sentenced to pay a fine. Except as provided in section 1706 and unless a different maximum fine is specified by statute, the maximum fine that may be imposed by a court on a convicted individual is as follows:   [PL 2019, c. 113, Pt. A, §2 (NEW).]
1.  Class A crime.   In the case of a Class A crime, $50,000;  
[PL 2019, c. 113, Pt. A, §2 (NEW).]
2.  Class B crime.   In the case of a Class B crime, $20,000;  
[PL 2019, c. 113, Pt. A, §2 (NEW).]
3.  Class C crime.   In the case of a Class C crime, $5,000;  
[PL 2019, c. 113, Pt. A, §2 (NEW).]
4.  Class D crime.   In the case of a Class D crime, $2,000; and  
[PL 2019, c. 113, Pt. A, §2 (NEW).]
5.  Class E crime.   In the case of a Class E crime, $1,000.  
[PL 2019, c. 113, Pt. A, §2 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2019, c. 113, Pt. A, §2 (NEW).
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2021–2022 · leading case: State of Maine v. Pedro J. Rosario, 2022 ME 46 (Me. 2022).
State of Maine v. Pedro J. Rosario, 2022 ME 46 (Me. 2022). “Further, the fine is half of the maximum amount authorized by statute, 17-A M.R.S. § 1704(1) (2022), and is not 23 unconstitutionally excessive, see Bennett, 2015 ME 46, ¶ 15 , 114 A.”
We the People Pac v. Dunlap (D. Me. 2021). “17-A M.R.S. § 1704(5). Inj. Opp’n at 9. The Court agrees.”
— Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 17-A, § 1704(1) — 1 case
State of Maine v. Pedro J. Rosario, 2022 ME 46 (Me. 2022). “Further, the fine is half of the maximum amount authorized by statute, 17-A M.R.S. § 1704(1) (2022), and is not 23 unconstitutionally excessive, see Bennett, 2015 ME 46, ¶ 15 , 114 A.”
— Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 17-A, § 1704(5) — 1 case
We the People Pac v. Dunlap (D. Me. 2021). “17-A M.R.S. § 1704(5). Inj. Opp’n at 9. The Court agrees.”
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