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§1507-A.__False statements |
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| | | It is a Class C crime for any person to make or cause to be | | made, in any document filed with the commission or in any | | proceeding under this Title, any statement that, at the time and | | in light of the circumstances under which it is made, is false in | | any material respect and that the person knows is false in any | | material respect. |
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| | | Sec. 22. 35-A MRSA §1508, as enacted by PL 1987, c. 141, Pt. A, §6, | | is repealed. |
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| | | Sec. 23. 35-A MRSA §1508-A is enacted to read: |
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| | | §1508-A.__Administrative penalty |
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| | | 1.__Penalty.__Unless otherwise specified in law, the | | commission may, in an adjudicatory proceeding, impose an | | administrative penalty as specified in this section. |
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| | | A.__For willful violations of this Title, a commission rule | | or a commission order by a public utility or a competitive | | electricity provider, the commission may impose an | | administrative penalty for each violation in an amount that | | does not exceed $5,000 or .25% of the annual gross revenue | | that the public utility or the competitive electricity | | provider received from sales in the State, whichever amount | | is lower.__Each day a violation continues constitutes a | | separate offense.__The maximum administrative penalty for | | any related series of violations may not exceed $500,000 or | | 5% of the annual gross revenue that the public utility or | | the competitive electricity provider received from sales in | | the State, whichever amount is lower. |
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| | | B.__For a violation in which a public utility or a | | competitive electricity provider was explicitly notified by | | the commission that it was not in compliance with the | | requirements of this Title, a commission rule or a | | commission order and that failure to comply could result in | | the imposition of administrative penalties, the commission | | may impose an administrative penalty that does not exceed | | $500,000. |
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| | | C.__The commission may impose an administrative penalty in an | | amount that does not exceed $1,000 on any person that is not a | | public utility or a competitive electricity provider and that | | violates this Title, a commission rule or a commission order.__ | | Each day a violation continues |
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