Section 1702 - No punishment until conviction; costs1.No punishment before conviction. A person may not be punished for an offense until convicted of that offense in a court having jurisdiction over the person and case. [2003, c. 182, §1(NEW).]
2.Costs included in sentence. If a person is convicted and the court imposes a fine, the court: A. May sentence the defendant to pay the costs of prosecution; [2003, c. 182, §1(NEW).]B. May sentence the defendant to pay, as restitution, the costs of drug tests, other than tests under Title 29-A, administered to the defendant by a law enforcement officer or medical personnel at the request of a law enforcement officer. The court shall transfer all amounts paid by a defendant under this paragraph to the municipal, county or state agency that incurred the costs; and [2003, c. 182, §1(NEW).]C. Shall, if the case is prosecuted in District Court, sentence the defendant to pay a fine sufficient to cover the costs as provided in Title 4, section 173. This paragraph does not apply to defendants prosecuted for violations of Title 26, chapter 7, subchapter 1-B or for violations of Title 28-A, sections 2078 and 2223. [2003, c. 182, §1(NEW).] [2003, c. 182, §1(NEW).]
1965, c. 356, § 55 (AMD) . 1975, c. 499, § 3 (AMD) . 1987, c. 45, §B2 (AMD) . 1987, c. 737, §§C29,C106 (AMD) . 1989, c. 6, (AMD) . 1989, c. 9, § 2 (AMD) . 1989, c. 104, §§C8,C10 (AMD) . 2003, c. 182, § 1 (RPR) .