| | A. The person has been convicted of 3 or more prohibited | acts criminal violations under this Part within the previous | | 5-year period, except that, whenever more than one | prohibited act is violated criminal violation is committed | | at the same time, multiple convictions are deemed to be one | | offense; or |
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| | | B. The person has been adjudicated as having committed 3 or | | more civil violations under this Part and convicted of 2 or | more Class E crimes pursuant to section 10603 as a result of | | such prior adjudications within the previous 5-year period. |
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| | | Sec. B-65. 12 MRSA §§10606 and 10607, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 414, | | Pt. A, §2 and affected by Pt. D, §7, are repealed. |
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| | | Sec. B-66. 12 MRSA §10608 is enacted to read: |
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| | | §10608.__Juvenile violations |
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| | | Notwithstanding other provisions of law, a person who has not | | attained 18 years of age and who is convicted of a crime for a | | violation of this Part that is not defined as a juvenile crime | | under Title 15, section 3103, subsection 1 may not be sentenced | | to imprisonment. |
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| | | Sec. B-67. 12 MRSA §§10650 and 10650-A are enacted to read: |
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| | | §10650. General rule violation |
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| | | Except as otherwise provided, a person who violates a | | provision of a rule adopted in accordance with this Part commits | | a Class E crime. |
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| | | §10650-A.__Rule violation; motor vehicles on public water | | supplies |
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| | | 1.__Penalties.__The following penalties apply to violations of | | rules regulating the operation of motor vehicles on public water | | supplies. |
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| | | A. A person who violates a rule regulating the operation of | | motor vehicles on public water supplies 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 a rule regulating the operation of | | motor vehicles on public water supplies 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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