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A.__A person who operates a motor vehicle at a speed that | | exceeds, by 30 miles per hour or more, the speed fixed by the | | authority commits a Class E crime. |
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| | | B.__A person who fails or neglects to pay tolls, fares or | | charges for use of the turnpike commits a Class E crime. |
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| | | These crimes are strict liability crimes as defined in Title 17- | | A, section 34, subsection 4-A. |
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| | | Sec. M-6. 23 MRSA §1980, sub-§4 is enacted to read: |
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| | | 4.__Other collection procedures.__Nothing in this section | | prevents the authority from collecting payment for use of the | | turnpike or any other service in connection with the turnpike by | | action at law or in equity. |
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| | | Sec. M-7. 23 MRSA §3252 is repealed and the following enacted in | | its place: |
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| | | §3252.__Drainage or obstruction of public ways |
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| | | 1.__Change in drainage; obstruction.__A person, personally or | | through the person's agents or servants, may not do any of the | | following acts in a manner that changes the drainage of a public | | way or obstructs a public way: |
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| | | A.__Cultivate, in connection with the improvement of lands | | adjacent to a public way, any portion of the wrought portion | | of a public way; |
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| | | B.__Turn teams, tractors, farm machinery or other equipment | | upon the wrought portion of a public way; or |
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| | | C.__Deposit within or along any ditch or drain in a public | | way any material that will obstruct the flow of water in the | | ditch or drain or otherwise obstruct the way.__With the | | written consent and in accordance with specifications of the | | legal authorities having supervision of the ditch or drain, | | a person may, to provide egress and regress to and from | | lands occupied by that person, lawfully construct and | | maintain a bridge across the ditch or drain. |
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| | | 2.__Penalties.__The following penalties apply to violations of | | this section. |
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| | | A.__A person who intentionally or knowingly violates | | subsection 1 commits a civil violation for which a fine of | | not more than $50 plus costs may be adjudged. |
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