§4-A. Crimes and civil violations outside the code
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1. Except as provided in section 1, subsection 2 , this section becomes effective October 24, 1977.
[PL 1981, c. 324, §4 (RPR).]
2.
[PL 1981, c. 324, §5 (RP).]
2-A. A statute outside this code may be expressly designated as a Class A, Class B, Class C, Class D or Class E crime, in which case sentencing for violation of such a statute is governed by the provisions of this code.
[PL 1981, c. 324, §6 (NEW).]
3. In statutes defining crimes which are outside this code and which are not expressly designated as Class A, Class B, Class C, Class D or Class E crimes, the class depends upon the imprisonment penalty that is provided as follows. If the maximum period authorized by the statute defining the crime:
A. Exceeds 10 years, the crime is a Class A crime; [PL 1975, c. 740, §14 (NEW).]
B. Exceeds 5 years, but does not exceed 10 years, the crime is a Class B crime; [PL 1975, c. 740, §14 (NEW).]
C. Exceeds 3 years, but does not exceed 5 years, the crime is a Class C crime; [PL 1975, c. 740, §14 (NEW).]
D. Exceeds one year, but does not exceed 3 years, the crime is a Class D crime; and [PL 1975, c. 740, §14 (NEW).]
E. Does not exceed one year, the crime is a Class E crime. [PL 1975, c. 740, §14 (NEW).]
[PL 1975, c. 740, §14 (NEW).]
4.
[PL 1985, c. 282, §2 (RP).]
5.
[MRSA T. 17-A §4-A, sub-§5 (RP).]