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cause, except that sex offenders and sexually violent predators | | convicted from June 30, 1992 to September 17, 1999 may not raise a | | defense under just cause that they were not aware of the | | registration requirement. |
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| | | Sec. U-1. 35-A MRSA §703, sub-§4, as amended by PL 1987, c. 490, Pt. | | A, §2, is repealed and the following enacted in its place: |
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| | | 4.__Penalties.__The following penalties apply to violations of | | this section. |
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| | | A.__A person who violates this section by knowingly | | soliciting, accepting or receiving an unlawful preference | | from a utility commits a civil violation for which a fine of | | not more than $1,000 must be adjudged for each offense. |
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| | | B.__A public utility that offers or grants an unlawful | | preference commits a civil violation for which a fine of not | | more than $1,000 may be adjudged for each offense. |
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| | | Sec. U-2. 35-A MRSA §7701, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 1987, c. 141, Pt. | | A, §6, is amended to read: |
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| | | 2. Offense. A person is guilty of unlawful interference with | a party line if he that person: |
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| | A. Willfully Intentionally or knowingly refuses to | | surrender the use of a party line to another person in | | accordance with subsection 1; or |
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| | | B. Requests the use of a party line on pretext that an | | emergency exists, knowing that an emergency does not exist. |
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| | | Sec. V-1. 36 MRSA §184, as amended by PL 1989, c. 880, Pt. D, §1, | | is repealed and the following enacted in its place: |
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| | | 1.__Failure to collect, account for or pay over tax.__A person | | who is required under this Title to collect, truthfully account | | for and pay over any tax imposed by this Title and who | | intentionally fails to collect or truthfully account for or pay |
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