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Maine Revised Statutes, Title 1, § 410: Violations, 1975

An officer or employee of a state or local government entity who willfully violates this subchapter commits a civil violation.

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“An officer or employee of a state or local government entity who willfully violates this subchapter commits a civil violation.”

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An officer or employee of a state or local government entity who willfully violates this subchapter commits a civil violation.

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Source record from legislature.maine.gov · Enacted 1975 · Source version 1 Oct 2025

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An officer or employee of a state or local government entity who willfully violates this subchapter commits a civil violation.

1. Civil violation. An officer or employee of a state government agency or local government entity who willfully violates this subchapter commits a civil violation. [PL 2019, c. 247, §1 (NEW).] 2. Penalties. A state government agency or local government entity whose officer or employee commits a civil violation described in subsection 1 is subject to: A. A fine of not more than $500 for a civil violation described in subsection 1; [PL 2019, c. 247, §1 (NEW).] B. A fine of not more than $1,000 for a civil violation described in subsection 1 that was committed not more than 4 years after a previous adjudication of a civil violation described in subsection 1 by an officer or employee of the same state government agency or local government entity; or [PL 2019, c. 247, §1 (NEW).] C. A fine of not more than $2,000 for a civil violation described in subsection 1 that was committed not more than 4 years after 2 or more previous adjudications of a civil violation described in subsection 1 by an officer or employee of the same state government agency or local government entity. [PL 2019, c. 247, §1 (NEW).] [PL 2019, c. 247, §1 (NEW).]
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