Sec. 1. 29-A MRSA §103, sub-§3, as amended by PL 1995, c. 584, Pt. B, §2, is further amended to read:

3. Exclusive penalty. The exclusive penalty for a traffic infraction is a fine of not less than $25 nor more than $500, unless specifically authorized, or suspension of a license, or both.

Fines established in this subsection are subject to increase pursuant to section 2602, subsection 4, paragraph D.

Sec. 2. 29-A MRSA §2602, sub-§4, ¶¶B and C, as enacted by 1997, c. 750, Pt. A, §3, are amended to read:

B. Of the fines and forfeitures collected for traffic infractions under sections 511, 2356, 2360, 2380, 2387 and 2388, 7% accrues to the General Fund, 6% accrues to the Law Enforcement Agency Reimbursement Fund and the balance accrues to the General Highway Fund; and

C. Of the fines and forfeitures collected for violations other than traffic infractions under sections 511, 2356, 2360, 2380, 2387 and 2388, only $5 or 13%, whichever is greater, accrues to the General Fund and the balance accrues to the Highway Fund.; and

Sec. 3. 29-A MRSA §2602, sub-§4, ¶D is enacted to read:

D.__Beginning January 1, 2004, and every 2 years after that date through January 1, 2012, the fines and forfeitures collected under section 103 and 2604 must be increased by 5%.__A percentage of the revenue received from the fines and forfeitures must be remitted to the law enforcement agency that issued the summons and complaint for the traffic infraction as follows:

(1)__Ten percent, 2004;

(2)__Twenty percent, 2006;

(3)__Thirty percent, 2008;

(4)__Forty percent, 2010; and

(5)__Fifty percent, 2012.