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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 M-8. 23 MRSA §3253 is repealed.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 M-9. 23 MRSA §3254 is repealed and the following enacted in | its place: |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 A, §4, | is repealed and the following enacted in its place: |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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