LD 1319
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LR 2000
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2-A. Surcharge imposed. A surcharge of 12% 14% must be added to
every fine, forfeiture or penalty imposed by any court in this
State, which, for the purposes of collection and collection
procedures, is considered a part of the fine, forfeiture or
penalty. All funds collected as a result of this surcharge must be
deposited monthly in the Government Operations Surcharge Fund.
One-sixth Two-sevenths of the surcharge collected 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. This subsection takes effect January 1, 2001
or when the funding for the operation of the Judicial Department's
computer system lapses, whichever occurs first.

 
Sec. R-4. 4 MRSA §1057-A, as amended by PL 2001, c. 698, §3 and
affected by §7, is repealed.

 
Sec. R-5. 5 MRSA §948, sub-§1, ¶B, as enacted by PL 1983, c. 729, §4,
is repealed.

 
Sec. R-6. 5 MRSA §948, sub-§1, ¶F, as amended by PL 2001, c. 559, Pt.
EE, §1, is repealed.

 
Sec. R-7. 22 MRSA §1555-B, sub-§9, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 305, §5,
is amended to read:

 
9. Distribution of fines. Fines and forfeitures collected
pursuant to subchapter I 1 and this subchapter must be credited
as follows: one half to the General Fund and 1/2 to be deposited
in a nonlapsing account to be paid to law enforcement agencies of
the Maine Criminal Justice Academy for the purpose of providing
funds for training and recertification of part-time and full-time
law enforcement officers.

 
Sec. R-8. 25 MRSA §1541, sub-§6, as amended by PL 2001, c. 552, §1, is
further amended to read:

 
6. Establishment of fees. The State Bureau of Identification
may charge a fee to nongovernmental organizations individuals,
governmental organizations that are engaged in licensing and
governmental organizations that are not a governmental entity of
the State, a county of the State or a municipality of the State
for each criminal history record check requested for noncriminal
justice purposes pursuant to Title 16, chapter 3, subchapter
VIII. The requestor shall provide a name and date of birth for
each record being requested. A request


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