1. Failure to comply; first offense. An offender who in fact fails to comply with any duty imposed under this chapter or a rule adopted pursuant to this chapter commits a Class D crime.

[PL 2011, c. 663, §3 (NEW).]

Attorney's Note

Under the Maine Revised Statutes, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
Class B crimeup to 10 yearsup to $20,000
Class C crimeup to 5 yearsup to $5,000
Class D crimeup to 1 yearup to $2,000
For details, see Me. Rev. Stat. Title 17-A § 1604

Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 34-A Sec. 11288

  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Offender: means a person to whom this chapter applies pursuant to section 11272. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 34-A Sec. 11273
2. Failure to comply; 2nd offense. A person who has one prior conviction under this section or section 11227 and who in fact fails to comply with any duty imposed under this chapter or a rule adopted pursuant to this chapter commits a Class C crime.

[PL 2015, c. 280, §18 (AMD).]

3. Failure to comply; 3rd offense. A person who has 2 or more prior convictions under this section or section 11227 and who in fact fails to comply with any duty imposed under this chapter or a rule adopted pursuant to this chapter commits a Class B crime.

[PL 2015, c. 280, §18 (AMD).]

4. Strict liability. Violation of this section is a strict liability crime as defined in Title 17?A, section 34, subsection 4?A.

[PL 2011, c. 663, §3 (NEW).]

5. Prior convictions. Title 17?A, section 9?A governs the use of prior convictions when determining a sentence.

[PL 2011, c. 663, §3 (NEW).]

6. Affirmative defense. It is an affirmative defense that the failure to comply with a duty imposed under this chapter or a rule adopted pursuant to this chapter resulted from just cause.

[PL 2011, c. 663, §3 (NEW).]

7. Permissible inference. Proof that the name and date of birth of the person charged with a violation of this section are the same as those of a person who has been sentenced for an offense requiring registration pursuant to this chapter gives rise to a permissible inference under the Maine Rules of Evidence, Rule 303 that the person charged with a violation of this section is the same person as that person convicted of the offense requiring registration.

[PL 2011, c. 663, §3 (NEW).]

SECTION HISTORY

PL 2011, c. 663, §3 (NEW). PL 2015, c. 280, §18 (AMD).