2.__Private action. A person who violates this subchapter or a rule adopted pursuant to this subchapter is liable in a civil action to a person aggrieved by the violation pursuant to the remedies set forth in Title 26, section 626-A.__The civil action for damages may be brought by either the aggrieved party or, at the request of the state sealer, by the Attorney General.

Sec. E-7. 10 MRSA §2505, as amended by PL 1999, c. 646, §2, is repealed and the following enacted in its place:

§2505.__Malfeasance

1.__Falsification of certificate.__A licensed public weighmaster who falsifies a weight certificate or who delegates authority to a person not licensed as a licensed public weighmaster or who preseals a weight certificate with the licensed public weighmaster's official seal before performing the act of weighing commits a civil violation for which a fine of not more than $100 may be adjudged.

2.__Misuse of seal.__A holder of a corporate public weighmaster's license may not allow a person not licensed as a licensed public weighmaster to issue a weight certificate using the corporate seal.

A.__A person who violates this subsection commits a civil violation for which a fine of not more than $500 may be adjudged.

B.__A person who violates this subsection after having previously violated this subsection commits a civil violation for which a fine of not more than $1,000 may be adjudged.

3.__Holder of corporate license.__For the purposes of this section, the person whose name appears on the application for a corporate license pursuant to section 2501, subsection 2 is deemed to be the holder of the corporate license.

Sec. E-8. 10 MRSA §2656 is repealed and the following enacted in its place: