| (2) Licenses issued by the Commissioner of Inland | Fisheries and Wildlife, as provided in Title 12, | section 7077, subsection 1-C; |
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| (3) Watercraft, snowmobile and all-terrain vehicle | registrations, as provided in Title 12, section 7077, | subsection 1-C; and |
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| (4) Motor vehicle licenses or permits issued by the | Secretary of State, the right to operate a motor | vehicle in this State and the right to apply for or | obtain a license or permit, as provided in Title 29- | A, section 2605. |
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| | 2. Notification of issuing entity and person. Upon | suspension of the person's license, certification, | registration, permit, approval or other similar document | evidencing the granting of authority to hunt, fish or trap or | to engage in a profession, occupation, business or industry, | the court shall notify the person and the issuing agency that | the court has ordered the suspension. The issuing agency | shall immediately record the suspension. The court shall | immediately notify that person by regular mail or personal | service.__Written notice is sufficient if sent to the person's | last known address. |
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| | 3. Purge of contempt. The court shall provide an | opportunity for the defendant to purge the contempt by | complying with the court's order to pay or to an amended order | to pay. The provisions of the Maine Rules of Civil Procedure, | Rule 66 and the Maine Rules of Criminal Procedure, Rule 42 do | not apply to proceedings initiated under this section. |
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| | Under current law, if a defendant in a civil or criminal | adjudication fails to pay a fine or any other costs or fees | assessed or imposed against the defendant, including appointed | counsel fees and restitution, the court may fine the defendant | in civil contempt and suspend any license, certification, | registration, permit, approval or other similar document | evidencing the granting of authority to hunt, fish or trap or | to engage in a profession, occupation, business or industry | issued by the State to the defendant. |
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| | This bill expands current law to allow the court to suspend | the right of the defendant to apply for a license or permit. | This bill limits the amount of the fine that may be imposed | for civil contempt to $500 and specifies the manner in which | the notice of suspension must be provided to the defendant. A |
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