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Administrative penalties not needed to reimburse the commission for | additional expenses associated with the enforcement activities that | resulted in the collection of the penalty must be deposited in | transferred to the General Fund of the State Treasury. |
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| | Sec. 14. 35-A MRSA §703, sub-§4, as amended by PL 1987, c. 490, Pt. A, | §2, is repealed. |
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| | Sec. 15. 35-A MRSA §704, sub-§3, as amended by PL 1999, c. 547, Pt. B, | §76 and affected by §80, is repealed. |
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| | Sec. 16. 35-A MRSA §704, sub-§4, as enacted by PL 1987, c. 141, Pt. A, | §6 and amended by PL 1999, c. 547, Pt. B, §78 and affected by | §80, is further amended to read: |
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| | 4. Property loss suffered by a customer. Upon a finding by | the District Court of a property loss suffered by a customer | causally related to a willful or reckless violation by a public | utility set out in subsection 3 of any substantive rule adopted | by the commission pursuant to the authority granted in this | section, the court may order the public utility to compensate the | customer for the actual loss, less any set off setoff for a | balance found to be due the utility by the customer for unpaid | utility service. That loss may not include consequential | damages. No action for damages resulting from a termination | which that was in willful or reckless violation of the | commissions commission's rules may be commenced until at least 60 | days after notice of a claim setting forth the nature of the | termination and the damages suffered has been provided to the | utility. That notice shall must be provided to the utility in | writing within 30 days of the termination. |
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| | Sec. 17. 35-A MRSA §707, sub-§5, as enacted by PL 1987, c. 141, Pt. A, | §6, is repealed. |
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| | Sec. 18. 35-A MRSA §709, sub-§6, as enacted by PL 1987, c. 141, Pt. A, | §6, is repealed. |
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| | Sec. 19. 35-A MRSA c. 15 is amended by repealing the chapter | headnote and enacting the following in its place: |
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| SANCTIONS AND ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTIES |
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| | Sec. 20. 35-A MRSA §§1503 to 1507, as enacted by PL 1987, c. 141, Pt. | A, §6, are repealed. |
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| | Sec. 21. 35-A MRSA §1507-A is enacted to read: |
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