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under that person's control to possess or consume imitation | | liquor. Violation of this paragraph is a Class E crime, | | except notwithstanding Title 17-A, section 1301, the fine may | | not be more than $500. |
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| | | 2. Exceptions. This section does not apply to a person who | | serves liquor or imitation liquor to a minor in a home in the | presence of the minor's parent, legal | | defined in Title 22, section 4002. |
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| | | 3. Penalties. Except as provided in subsection 5, any person | who violates subsection 1, paragraph A or B commits a Class D | crime. Any person who violates subsection 1, paragraph C or D | commits a Class E crime, for which a forfeiture of not more than | $500 may be adjudged. In the case of a person who has one | previous conviction of a violation of subsection 1, paragraph A | or B within a 6-year period, the fine may not be less than $500, | which penalty may not be suspended. In the case of a person who | has 2 or more previous convictions of a violation of subsection | 1, paragraph A or B within a 6-year period, the fine may not be | less than $1,000. In the case of a person who has no previous | conviction of subsection 1, paragraph A or B within a 6-year | period, the fine may not be less than $500, which penalty may not | be suspended if that person is convicted of a violation of | subsection 1, paragraph A or B involving a minor less than 14 | years old. |
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| | | 4. Application. This section does not apply to licensees or | | agents of licensees in the scope of their employment. |
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| | | 5. Aggravated offense. A person who violates subsection 1, | paragraph A or B commits a Class C crime if the consumption of | the liquor by the minor in fact causes serious bodily injury to | or death of any individual, including the minor. For purposes of | this subsection, "serious bodily injury" has the same meaning as | set out in Title 17-A, section 2, subsection 23. |
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| | | Sec. R-1. 29-A MRSA §254, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2 | | and affected by Pt. B, §5, is amended to read: |
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| | | §254. Rented vehicles; records |
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| | | 1. Owner of vehicle to keep record. A person engaged in the | | business of renting motor vehicles with or without a driver, | | other than as a transaction involving the sale of the vehicle, | | shall maintain a record of the identity of the person to whom the | | vehicle is rented, including a record of the driver's license of |
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