Sec. 28. 21-A MRSA §1062-A, sub-§§6 and 9, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 483, §21, are amended to read:

6. Final notice of penalty. After a commission meeting, notice of the final determination of the commission and the penalty, if any, imposed pursuant to this subchapter must be sent to the principal officer, and the treasurer of the political action committee and the Secretary of State.

If no determination is requested, the commission staff shall calculate the penalty based on the provision of subsection 3 and shall mail final notice of the penalty to the principal officer and to the treasurer of the political action committee. A detailed summary of all notices must be provided to the commission and to the Secretary of State.

9. Enforcement. The Secretary of State commission staff has the initial responsibility for collecting the full amount of any penalty within 30 days after receiving notice of that penalty from the commission. The Secretary of State and has all necessary powers to carry out this responsibility. Failure to pay the full amount of any penalty levied under this subchapter is a civil violation by the political action committee and its treasurer. Thirty days after receiving issuing the notice of penalty, the Secretary of State commission shall report to the Attorney General the name of any political action committee, along with the name of its treasurer, that has failed to pay the full amount of any penalty. The Attorney General shall enforce the violation in a civil action to collect the full outstanding amount of the penalty. This action must be brought in the Superior Court for Kennebec County or the District Court, 7th District, Division of Southern Kennebec.