Maine Code § 17-A-1607

Prohibition against imprisonment based on incapacity to pay fine
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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. [PL 2019, c. 113, Pt. A, §2 (NEW).]

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