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§1489
Title 10: COMMERCE AND TRADE
Part 3: REGULATION OF TRADE
Chapter 219-A: HOME CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS
§1491

§1490. Penalties

1.  Violation.  A violation of this chapter constitutes prima facie evidence of a violation of Title 5, chapter 10.  
[RR 2025, c. 2, Pt. A, §54 (COR).]
2.  Civil penalty.  Each violation of this chapter constitutes a civil violation for which a forfeiture of not less than $100 nor more than $1,000 may be adjudged. No action may be brought for a civil violation under this subsection more than 2 years after the date of the occurrence of the violation. No home construction contractor may be held liable for a civil violation under this subsection if the contractor shows by a preponderance of the evidence that the violation was unintentional and a bona fide error, notwithstanding the maintenance of procedures reasonably adopted to avoid any such error.  
[PL 1987, c. 574 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1987, c. 574 (NEW). RR 2025, c. 2, Pt. A, §54 (COR).
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