Maine Code § 17-A-2303

1. Commitment to Department of Corrections. The sentence of imprisonment of an individual
committed to the custody of the Department of Corrections to serve that sentence commences on the
date on which that individual is received into the correctional facility designated as the initial place of
confinement by the Commissioner of Corrections or the commissioner's designee pursuant to section
2304. That day is counted as the first full day of the sentence.
[PL 2019, c. 113, Pt. A, §2 (NEW).]
2. Commitment to specified jail. The sentence of imprisonment of an individual committed to
the custody of a jail to serve that sentence commences on the date on which that individual is received
into the jail specified in the sentence. That day is counted as the first full day of the sentence if the term
of imprisonment, or the unsuspended portion of the term of imprisonment, is over 30 days; otherwise,
a deduction is accorded only for the portion of that day for which the individual is actually in execution
of the sentence.
[PL 2019, c. 113, Pt. A, §2 (NEW).]
3. Commitment with concurrent sentence of imprisonment from another jurisdiction. When
an individual is sentenced to a concurrent sentence of imprisonment as authorized by section 1608,
subsection 6, the provisions of this chapter apply and must be administered by the chief administrative
officer of this State's correctional facility when the individual is committed to the custody of the
Department of Corrections or by the jail administrator of a jail in this State when the individual is
committed to the custody of the jail. If the individual is released from imprisonment under the sentence

of the other jurisdiction prior to the termination of this State's sentence, the individual shall serve the
remainder of this State's sentence at the appropriate correctional facility or jail in this State.
[PL 2019, c. 113, Pt. A, §2 (NEW).]

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