If a court finds that an individual has met the burden of proving incapacity to pay a fine pursuant to section 1702, subsection 2, the court may not impose a term of imprisonment or any other sentencing alternative involving imprisonment solely for the reason that the individual does not have the present or future capacity to pay the fine.
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 17-A, § 1607
Prohibition against imprisonment based on incapacity to pay fine
PL 2019, c. 113, Pt
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