Maine Revised Statutes
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 17-A, § 2051 (2026)
Sentencing alternative of unconditional discharge
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The court shall sentence a convicted person to an unconditional discharge if the court determines that no other authorized sentencing alternative is appropriate punishment and the convicted person is:
[PL 2019, c. 113, Pt. A, §2 (NEW).]
1.
Eligible for probation.
Eligible for the imposition of a sentencing alternative that includes a period of probation under section 1802, subsection 1; or
[PL 2019, c. 113, Pt. A, §2 (NEW).]
2.
Ineligible for probation due to excluded Class D or Class E crime.
Ineligible for the imposition of a sentencing alternative that includes a period of probation under section 1802, subsection 1 solely by operation of section 1802, subsection 1, paragraph B.
[PL 2019, c. 113, Pt. A, §2 (NEW).]
A sentence of unconditional discharge is for all purposes a final judgment of conviction.
[PL 2019, c. 113, Pt. A, §2 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2019, c. 113, Pt. A, §2 (NEW).
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1
case (1 in the last 5 years), 2025–2025 · leading case: State of Maine v. Kenneth M. Chase Jr., 2025 ME 90, 345 A.3d 183.
State of Maine v. Kenneth M. Chase Jr., 2025 ME 90, 345 A.3d 183. “See 17-A M.R.S. § 2051(2) (2025). 9 [¶16] Chase timely appealed the convictions and applied for leave to appeal his sentence, which the Sentence Review Panel granted.”
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 17-A, § 2051(2): 1 case
State of Maine v. Kenneth M. Chase Jr., 2025 ME 90, 345 A.3d 183. “See 17-A M.R.S. § 2051(2) (2025). 9 [¶16] Chase timely appealed the convictions and applied for leave to appeal his sentence, which the Sentence Review Panel granted.”
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