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in the Government Operations Surcharge Fund and the 5% surcharge
collected as a result of this subection must be deposited directly
into the General Fund. Two-sevenths of the surcharge collected and
deposited in the Government Operations Surcharge Fund must be paid
to the Maine Criminal Justice Academy to supplement current funds
for training and recertification of part-time and full-time law
enforcement officers.

 
Sec. TT-2. 4 MRSA §1057, sub-§3, as amended by PL 1995, c. 668, §1,
is further amended to read:

 
3. Reimbursement to counties. Monthly, the Treasurer of
State shall make payments from the Government Operations
Surcharge Fund to each county in the same proportion as the total
amount paid to that county from the total amount deposited into
the fund Government Operations Surcharge Fund during the fiscal
year ending June 30, 1991 bears to the total amount deposited
into the fund during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1991, except
that a county may not receive an amount greater than the prior
year's expenditures on its jail. The amount of total payments
made to counties must equal 2% of the total fines, forfeitures
and penalties, including this surcharge, received by the
Treasurer of State for deposit in the Government Operations
Surcharge Fund. The balance remaining in the Government
Operations Surcharge Fund at the end of each month must accrue to
the General Fund.

 
Sec. TT-3. 29-A MRSA §2411, sub-§5, as amended by PL 2001, c. 511, §3,
is further amended to read:

 
5. Penalties. The following minimum penalties apply and may
not be suspended:

 
A. For a person having no previous OUI offenses within a
10-year period:

 
(1) A fine of not less than $400 $500, except that if
the person failed to submit to a test, a fine of not
less than $500 $600;

 
(2) A court-ordered suspension of a driver's license
for a period of 90 days; and

 
(3) A period of incarceration as follows:

 
(a) Not less than 48 hours when the person:

 
(i) Was tested as having a blood-alcohol
level of 0.15% or more;


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