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17-A §257. Factors aiding in predicting high-risk sex offenders for sentencing purposes

17-A ME Rev Stat § 257 (2019) (N/A)
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§257. Factors aiding in predicting high-risk sex offenders for sentencing purposes

1.  In assessing for sentencing purposes the risk of repeat offenses by a person convicted of a crime under chapter 11, a court shall treat each of the following factors, if present, as increasing that risk:

A. The victim of the crime is prepubescent;   [PL 1995, c. 429, §2 (NEW).]

B. The victim of the crime is the same gender as the offender;   [PL 1995, c. 429, §2 (NEW).]

C. The victim of the crime is a total stranger to the offender; and   [PL 1995, c. 429, §2 (NEW).]

D. The offender has been previously convicted of a crime under chapter 11 or previously convicted in another jurisdiction for conduct substantially similar to that contained in chapter 11.   [PL 2007, c. 476, §3 (AMD).]

A court may also utilize any other factor found by that court to increase the risk of repeat offenses by a person convicted of a crime under chapter 11.

[PL 2007, c. 476, §3 (AMD).]

SECTION HISTORY

PL 1995, c. 429, §2 (NEW). PL 2007, c. 476, §3 (AMD).

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