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LR 526
Item 1

 
In addition to any penalty under section 2264-A, violation of
this subsection is a traffic infraction under Title 29-A, chapter
23, subchapter VI.

 
A record of a violation of this subsection must be forwarded to
the Secretary of State who, in accordance with Title 29-A,
section 2607, shall add the violation to the department's point
system.__The violation is counted in determining an individual's
total points under the point system of the Department of the
Secretary of State,__Bureau of Motor Vehicles.

 
2.__Commercial purpose presumed.__For the purposes of this
chapter, if a person dumps litter from a commercial vehicle, that
person is presumed to have dumped the litter for a commercial
purpose.

 
Sec. I-33. 17 MRSA §2264, as amended by PL 1995, c. 65, Pt. A, §51
and affected by Pt. A, §153 and Pt. C, §15, is repealed.

 
Sec. I-34. 17 MRSA §2264-A, sub-§1, as amended by PL 1993, c. 140, §1,
is further amended to read:

 
1. Disposal of 15 pounds or less or 27 cubic feet or less of
litter. A person who disposes of less than 15 pounds or less
than or 27 cubic feet or less of litter is subject to commits a
civil violation for which a forfeiture fine of not more than $500
nor less than $100 for the first violation and a forfeiture of
and not more than $500 nor less than $200 for a subsequent
violation may be adjudged.

 
Sec. I-35. 17 MRSA §2264-A, sub-§1-A is enacted to read:

 
1-A.__Disposal of 15 pounds or less or 27 cubic feet or less
of litter; subsequent offenses.__A person who violates subsection
1 after having previously violated subsection 1 commits a civil
violation for which a fine of not less than $200 and not more
than $500 may be adjudged.

 
Sec. I-36. 17 MRSA §2264-A, sub-§2, as amended by PL 1993, c. 140, §1,
is further amended to read:

 
2. Disposal of more than 15 pounds or more than 27 cubic feet
of litter. A person who disposes of more than 15 pounds or more
than 27 cubic feet of litter is subject to commits a civil
violation for which a forfeiture fine of not more than $500 nor
less than $200 for the first violation and a forfeiture of and
not more than $1,000 nor less than $500 for a subsequent
violation may be adjudged.

 
Sec. I-37. 17 MRSA §2264-A, sub-§2-A is enacted to read:


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