| | | 5. Unlawfully crossing event area. Except in an emergency, | | an operator of a watercraft may not cross the area of a regatta, | | race, boat exhibition authorized under subsection 1 or water-ski | | exhibition when the warning flag required under subsection 4, | paragraph B is displayed. A person who violates this subsection | commits a civil violation for which a forfeiture of not less than | $100 nor more than $500 may be adjudged. |
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| | | A.__A person who violates this subsection commits a civil | | violation for which a fine of not less than $100 nor more | | than $500 may be adjudged. |
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| | | B.__A person who violates this subsection after having been | | adjudicated as having committed 3 or more civil violations | | under this Part within the previous 5-year period commits a | | Class E crime. |
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| | | Sec. B-372. 12 MRSA §13062, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 414, Pt. | | A, §2 and affected by Pt. D, §7, is repealed and the following | | enacted in its place: |
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| | | 1.__Certificate required.__A person may not operate a | | motorboat carrying passengers for hire without a certificate of | | number as required under this section. |
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| | | A.__A person who violates this subsection commits a civil | | violation for which a fine of not less than $100 nor more | | than $500 may be adjudged. |
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| | | B.__A person who violates this subsection after having been | | adjudicated as having committed 3 or more civil violations | | under this Part within the previous 5-year period commits a | | Class E crime. |
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| | | Sec. B-373. 12 MRSA §13063, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 414, Pt. | | A, §2 and affected by Pt. D, §7, is repealed and the following | | enacted in its place: |
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| | | 1.__Prohibition.__A person may not operate a motorboat | | carrying passengers for hire without an operator's license to | | carry passengers for hire as required in this section. |
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| | | A.__A person who violates this subsection commits a civil | | violation for which a fine of not less than $100 nor more | | than $500 may be adjudged. |
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| | | B.__A person who violates this subsection after having been | | adjudicated as having committed 3 or more civil violations | | under this Part within the previous 5-year period commits a | | Class E crime. |
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