| | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | | Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §9321, sub-§6, ¶¶A and B, as enacted by PL 1991, c. 591, | | Pt. E, §10, are amended to read: |
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| | | A. The monetary award for restitution to a municipality may | not exceed $2,000 |
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| | | B. The total combined monetary award for restitution to | municipalities and State Government may not exceed $10,000 | | $125,000. |
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| | | Current law provides that any person who engages in out-of- | | door burning in violation of the law or who fails to comply with | | any stated permit condition or restriction commits a Class E | | crime. If the State proves that while in violation that person's | | out-of-door fire resulted in fire suppression costs to | | municipalities or State Government, the court may order | | restitution to a municipality not exceeding $2,000 and total | | restitution to municipalities and the State not exceeding | | $10,000. This bill increases the limit on restitution to $25,000 | | for a municipality and $125,000 for total restitution to | | municipalities and State Government. |
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