(2) Treasurer 10,221

(3) Sheriff 44,753

(4) Judge of Probate 22,856

(5) Register of Probate 28,442

(6) Register of Deeds 30,222

Sec. 3. 30-A MRSA §7, as enacted by PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 and Pt. C, §106 and amended by PL 1989, c. 6; c. 9, §2; and c. 104, Pt. C, §§8 and 10, is further amended to read:

§7. Violation and penalty

Any agent or officer who willfully violates section 701, 921, 922, 923, 924 or 951 is guilty of a Class E crime.

Sec. 4. 30-A MRSA §701, as amended by PL 1989, c. 23 and c. 104, Pt. C, §§8 and 10, is repealed.

Sec. 5. 30-A MRSA §§702 and 704, as enacted by PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 and Pt. C, §106 and amended by PL 1989, c. 6; c. 9, §2; and c. 104, Pt. C, §§8 and 10, are repealed.

Sec. 6. 30-A MRSA §721, as amended by PL 1999, c. 253, §1, is further amended to read:

§721. Purpose

The purpose of this article is to establish in Androscoggin County a method of appropriating money for county expenditures, including the salaries for county officers, according to a budget that must first be adopted by a budget committee and must then be submitted to the county commissioners. This article amends the statutory method in sections section 2, 701 and 702 by creating a committee elected by Androscoggin County municipal officers with authority to adopt or amend the budget subject to review and revision by the county commissioners and, if revised, subject to subsequent acceptance or rejection by the budget committee as provided in this article. This article applies only to Androscoggin County.

Sec. 7. 30-A MRSA §725, sub-§1, as amended by PL 1993, c. 573, §1, is further amended to read: