Sec. A-8. 21-A MRSA §1062-A, sub-§8, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 483, §21, is amended to read:

8. Failure to file. A person who fails to file a report as required by this subchapter within 30 days of the filing deadline is guilty of a Class E crime, except that, if a penalty pursuant to subsection 8-A is assessed and collected by the commission, the State may not prosecute a violation under this subsection.

Sec. A-9. 21-A MRSA §1062-A, sub-§8-A is enacted to read:

8-A.__Penalties for failure to file report.__The maximum penalty for failure to file a report required under section 1059, subsection 2, paragraph B, C or E is $10,000.__The maximum penalty for failure to file a report required under section 1059, subsection 2, paragraph A is $5,000.

PART B

Sec. B-1. 21-A MRSA §1017, sub-§2, ¶D, as amended by PL 1991, c. 839, §14 and affected by §34, is further amended to read:

D. Contributions aggregating $1,000 or more from any one contributor or single expenditures of $1,000 or more, made after the 12th day before the election, and more than 48 24 hours before 5 p.m. on the day of the election, must be reported within 48 24 hours of those contributions or expenditures or by noon of the first business day after the contributions or expenditures, whichever is later.

Sec. B-2. 21-A MRSA §1017, sub-§3-A, ¶C, as amended by PL 1991, c. 839, §15, is further amended to read:

C. Contributions aggregating $1,000 or more from any one contributor or single expenditures of $1,000 or more, made after the 12th day before any election and more than 48 24 hours before 5 p.m. on the day of any election must be reported within 48 24 hours of those contributions or expenditures, or by noon of the first business day after the contributions or expenditures, whichever is later.