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must be notified in writing of the duration of the suspension or
revocation and the licensee's right to request a hearing before the
Commissioner of Public Safety or the commissioner's designee
commission. Upon the licensee's request for a hearing, the
Commissioner of Public Safety commission shall provide a hearing.
The hearing must comply with the Maine Administrative Procedure
Act. The purpose of the hearing is to determine whether a
preponderance of the evidence establishes that the licensee or the
licensee's agent or employee violated a provision of Title 17-A,
chapter 39. A request for a hearing may not be made any later than
48 hours after the licensee is notified of the suspension or
revocation. A hearing may not be held any later than 10 days after
the date the commissioner commission receives the request.

 
Sec. 14. 17 MRSA §§317-B and 317-C are enacted to read:

 
§317-B.__Chief of the State Police

 
The Chief of the State Police shall establish policies and
rules concerning the enforcement of this chapter.__The Chief of
the State Police shall:

 
1.__General supervision.__Enforce the laws relating to the
operation of beano;

 
2.__Enforcement powers.__Authorize officers to investigate and
prosecute violations, to execute warrants and to arrest
offenders; and

 
3.__Rules.__Adopt rules consistent with this Title or other
laws of the State for enforcement of all laws concerning beano
and to prevent violations of those laws.__Rules adopted under
this section are routine technical rules pursuant to Title 5,
chapter 375, subchapter II-A.

 
§317-C.__Evidence

 
The Chief of the State Police and the commission may require
such evidence as they consider necessary to ensure that an
applicant organization conforms to this chapter.__A charter,
organizational papers, bylaws or other written orders of founding
that outline or otherwise explain the purpose for which an
organization was founded must, upon request, be forwarded to the
Chief of the State Police or the commission.

 
Sec. 15. 17 MRSA §318, as enacted by PL 1975, c. 307, §2, is
repealed.


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