| In addition to any penalty under section 2264-A, violation of | this subsection is a traffic infraction under Title 29-A, chapter | 23, subchapter VI. |
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| A record of a violation of this subsection must be forwarded to | the Secretary of State who, in accordance with Title 29-A, | section 2607, shall add the violation to the department's point | system.__The violation is counted in determining an individual's | total points under the point system of the Department of the | Secretary of State,__Bureau of Motor Vehicles. |
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| | 2.__Commercial purpose presumed.__For the purposes of this | chapter, if a person dumps litter from a commercial vehicle, that | person is presumed to have dumped the litter for a commercial | purpose. |
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| | Sec. I-33. 17 MRSA §2264, as amended by PL 1995, c. 65, Pt. A, §51 | and affected by Pt. A, §153 and Pt. C, §15, is repealed. |
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| | Sec. I-34. 17 MRSA §2264-A, sub-§1, as amended by PL 1993, c. 140, §1, | is further amended to read: |
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| | 1. Disposal of 15 pounds or less or 27 cubic feet or less of | litter. A person who disposes of less than 15 pounds or less | than or 27 cubic feet or less of litter is subject to commits a | civil violation for which a forfeiture fine of not more than $500 | nor less than $100 for the first violation and a forfeiture of | and not more than $500 nor less than $200 for a subsequent | violation may be adjudged. |
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| | Sec. I-35. 17 MRSA §2264-A, sub-§1-A is enacted to read: |
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| | 1-A.__Disposal of 15 pounds or less or 27 cubic feet or less | of litter; subsequent offenses.__A person who violates subsection | 1 after having previously violated subsection 1 commits a civil | violation for which a fine of not less than $200 and not more | than $500 may be adjudged. |
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| | Sec. I-36. 17 MRSA §2264-A, sub-§2, as amended by PL 1993, c. 140, §1, | is further amended to read: |
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| | 2. Disposal of more than 15 pounds or more than 27 cubic feet | of litter. A person who disposes of more than 15 pounds or more | than 27 cubic feet of litter is subject to commits a civil | violation for which a forfeiture fine of not more than $500 nor | less than $200 for the first violation and a forfeiture of and | not more than $1,000 nor less than $500 for a subsequent | violation may be adjudged. |
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| | Sec. I-37. 17 MRSA §2264-A, sub-§2-A is enacted to read: |
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