Every final decision of the District Court must be in writing or stated in the record and must include findings of fact and conclusions of law sufficient to apprise the parties and any interested member of the public of the basis for the decision.__A copy of the decision must be delivered or promptly mailed to each party to the proceeding or their representatives of record. Written notice of the party's rights to review of the decision and of the action required and the time within which that action must be taken in order to exercise the right of review must be given to each party together with the decision.

8.__Fines.__Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, the District Court may impose a fine of a specific sum, which may not be less than $50 nor more than $1,500 for any one offense or as may be provided by the statutes relating to the licensing question. Such a fine may be imposed instead of or in addition to any suspension, revocation or modification of a license by the court.__Section 1057 applies to any fine imposed by this subsection.

9.__Rules of procedure.__The Supreme Judicial Court may adopt, amend, repeal or modify rules governing the forms of complaints, pleadings and motions and the practice, procedure and evidence in and appeals from the District Court. The rules may not abridge or enlarge the substantive rights of any litigant. The rules must be filed with the Secretary of State in the manner required by Title 5, section 8056, subsection 1, paragraph B.

Sec. 12. 4 MRSA §454, first ¶, as amended by PL 1997, c. 134, §6, is further amended to read:

There is established a Maine Criminal Justice Sentencing Institute under the administrative supervision of the State Court Administrator to provide a continuing forum for the regular discussion of the most appropriate methods of sentencing convicted offenders and adjudicated juveniles by judges in the criminal justice system, prosecutors, law enforcement and correctional personnel, representatives of advisory and advocacy groups and such representatives of the defense bar as the Chief Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court may invite. All Supreme Judicial Court, Superior Court, and District Court and Administrative Court Judges, all District Attorneys and attorneys within the Criminal Division of the Office of the Attorney General are, and such other criminal justice personnel as the Chief Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court may authorize may be, members of the institute.