Sec. R-19. 32 MRSA §14805, sub-§§9 and 10 are enacted to read:

9.__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.

10.__Injunctive relief.__The State may bring an action in Superior Court to enjoin a person from violating this chapter, regardless of whether proceedings have been or may be instituted in the District Court or whether civil proceedings to impose a fine have been or may be instituted.

PART S

Sec. S-1. 34-A MRSA §11227, as amended by PL 2001, c. 553, §9, is repealed and the following enacted in its place:

§11227.__Violation

1.__Failure to register or update information.__A sex offender or sexually violent predator who fails to register or update the information required under this chapter commits a Class D crime.

2.__Failure to register or update information; 2nd offense.__A sex offender or sexually violent predator who has one prior conviction for failure to register or update the information required under this chapter commits a Class D crime.

3.__Failure to register or update information; 3rd or subsequent offense.__A sex offender or sexually violent predator who fails to register or update the information required under this chapter when the sex offender or sexually violent predator has 2 or more prior convictions in this State for violation of this chapter commits a Class C crime.

4.__Strict liability.__Violation of this section is a strict liability crime as defined in Title 17-A, section 34, subsection 4-A.

5.__Prior conviction.__Title 17-A, section 9-A governs the use of prior conviction when determining a sentence.

6.__Affirmative defense.__It is an affirmative defense that the failure to register or update information resulted from just