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An Act To Create a Mandatory Sentence for Repeat Offenders of Sex Offenses against Victims under 12 Years of Age
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 17-A MRSA §1252, sub-§10  is enacted to read:
 
10.     If the State pleads and proves that a crime under chapter 11 or 12 was committed against a person who had not yet attained 12 years of age, and the defendant had a prior conviction for a crime under chapter 11 or 12 against a person who had not yet attained 12 years of age, notwithstanding subsection 2, the court shall impose a term of imprisonment of at least 25 years, none of which may be suspended.
 
SUMMARY
This bill requires a court to sentence a person convicted of committing a sex offense against a child under 12 years of age for a second or subsequent time to a term of imprisonment of at least 25 years, none of which may be suspended.