| | A. Any | | expressly declared to be a criminal offense by statutes | | pertaining to the supervision of financial institutions and | | for which no other penalty has been provided by statute | shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by | imprisonment for not more than 11 months or by a fine of not | more than $5,000 or by both | | notwithstanding Title 17-A, section 1301, a fine of not more | than $5,000 may be imposed upon a natural person. If the act | or omission was intended to defraud, such person shall be | guilty of a felony and shall be punished by a fine of not | more than $10,000 or by imprisonment for not more than 5 | years, or by both. |
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| | | A-1.__A person who violates paragraph A with the intent to | | defraud commits a Class C crime. |
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| | | B. A director, corporator, officer, agent or employee of a | financial institution shall be | | omission of the institution declared to be a criminal | | offense against statutes pertaining to the supervision of | | financial institutions whenever, knowing that such act or | omission is unlawful, he | authorizing, executing, ratifying or concealing such act, | | in authorizing or ratifying such omission or, having a duty | | to take the required action, omits to do so. |
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| | | 12.__Strict liability.__Except as otherwise specifically | | provided, violation of this section is a strict liability crime | | as defined in Title 17-A, section 34, subsection 4-A. |
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| | | Sec. E-1. 10 MRSA §1602, as amended by PL 1977, c. 694, §166, is | | repealed and the following enacted in its place: |
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| | | 1.__Unlawful use of trademark.__After establishment by rules | | adopted in a manner consistent with the Maine Administrative | | Procedure Act of a trademark by the commission, a person may not | | use the trademark without first securing a permit or license from | | the Maine Potato Commission. |
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| | | 2.__Penalty.__The following penalties apply to violations of | | this section. |
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