Sec. K-22. 22 MRSA §2708, sub-§1-A is enacted to read:

1-A.__Knowing possession, use.__A person who knowingly possesses and uses a false or altered certificate or certified copy or knowingly possesses and uses as that person's own a certificate or certified copy pertaining to another person commits a Class E crime.

Sec. K-23. 22 MRSA §2708, sub-§2, as amended by PL 1987, c. 382, is repealed and the following enacted in its place:

2.__General.__A person may not:

A.__Refuse to provide information required by this Title, violate a provision of this Title having to do with the registration of vital statistics or neglect or refuse to perform a duty imposed upon that person by this Title having to do with the registration of vital statistics.__Violation of this paragraph is a Class E crime; or

B.__Violate paragraph A after having been previously convicted of violating this subsection.__Violation of this paragraph is a Class D crime.__Title 17-A, section 9-A governs the use of prior convictions when determining a sentence.

Violation of this subsection is a strict liability crime as defined in Title 17-A, section 34, subsection 4-A.

Sec. K-24. 22 MRSA §2708, sub-§3 is enacted to read:

3.__Disposition of dead body without permit.__A person may not:

A.__Knowingly transport or accept for transportation, interment or other disposition a dead body without an accompanying permit issued in accordance with this Title.__ Violation of this paragraph is a Class E crime; or

B.__Violate paragraph A after having been previously convicted of violating this subsection.__Violation of this paragraph is a Class D crime.__Title 17-A, section 9-A governs the use of prior convictions when determining a sentence.