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B.__A person who intentionally or knowingly violates | | subsection 1 after having previously violated this section | | commits a civil violation for which a fine of not more than | | $100 plus costs may be adjudged. |
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| | | All fines recovered under this section, except in cases where the | | way involved was maintained by the State, must be paid to the | | treasurer of the municipality, or, for an unorganized place, to | | the treasurer of the county, where such offense is committed and | | must be expended in the construction and maintenance of public | | ways or drains therein. |
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| | | 3.__Damages.__In addition to the fines under subsection 2, a | | person who intentionally or knowingly violates subsection 1 is | | liable for double the amount of the actual damage, to be | | recovered in a civil action by the municipality, or, in behalf of | | any unorganized place, by the county where the offense is | | committed. |
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| | | 4.__Jurisdiction.__In all prosecutions under this section, the | | District Court has, upon complaint, jurisdiction concurrent with | | the Superior Court. |
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| | | 5.__Application.__This section does not apply to a person | | having legal supervision of a public way. |
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| | | Sec. M-8. 23 MRSA §3253 is repealed. |
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| | | Sec. M-9. 23 MRSA §3254 is repealed and the following enacted in | | its place: |
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| | | When the attention of a municipal officer, or, for an | | unorganized place, a county commissioner, is directed to a | | violation of section 3252 within the municipal officer's or | | county commissioner's jurisdiction, the municipal officer or | | county commissioner shall enter a complaint against the offender | | and prosecute the violation to final judgment. |
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| | | Sec. M-10. 23 MRSA §6019, as enacted by PL 1987, c. 141, Pt. A, §4, | | is repealed and the following enacted in its place: |
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| | | §6019.__Loitering; soliciting passengers |
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| | | 1.__Loitering prohibited.__A person may not loiter or remain, | | without right, within any car or station house of a railroad | | corporation or upon the platform or grounds adjoining that | | station after being requested to leave by a railroad officer. |
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