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Maine Revised Statutes, Title 10, § 2505: Malfeasance, 2003

This section bars certain public weighmasters and corporate license holders from falsifying weight certificates, delegating authority to unlicensed persons, or letting unlicensed persons issue certificates using the…

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Jurisdiction: United States — Maine
Structure: 1 provisions
Official identity: Year 2003
Dates: Enacted 2003 · Source version 1 Oct 2025

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Dates: Enacted 2003 · Source version 1 Oct 2025

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1. Falsification of certificate. A licensed public weighmaster who falsifies a weight certificate or who delegates authority to a person not licensed as a licensed public weighmaster or who preseals a weight certificate with the licensed public weighmaster's official seal before performing the act of weighing commits a civil violation for which a fine of not more than $100 may be adjudged. [PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. E, §7 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. X, §2 (AFF).] 2. Misuse of seal. A holder of a corporate public weighmaster's license may not allow a person not licensed as a licensed public weighmaster to issue a weight certificate using the corporate seal. A. A person who violates this subsection commits a civil violation for which a fine of not more than $500 may be adjudged. [PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. E, §7 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. X, §2 (AFF).] B. A person who violates this subsection after having previously violated this subsection commits a civil violation for which a fine of not more than $1,000 may be adjudged. [PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. E, §7 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. X, §2 (AFF).] [PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. E, §7 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. X, §2 (AFF).] 3. Holder of corporate license. For the purposes of this section, the person whose name appears on the application for a corporate license pursuant to section 2501, subsection 2 is deemed to be the holder of the corporate license. [PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. E, §7 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. X, §2 (AFF).]

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