| | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | | Sec. 1. 29-A MRSA §2396, sub-§5 is enacted to read: |
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| | | 5.__Penalty.__Notwithstanding section 103, a person who | | violates subsection 2 or 3 shall pay a fine of not less than $500 | | nor more than $1,000, and that person's license may be suspended. |
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| | | This bill increases the penalty for a person who violates the | | laws requiring that certain loads carried by a motor vehicle be | | secured or covered. It provides that a person who violates these | | laws shall pay a fine of not less than $500 nor more than $1,000, | | and that person's license may be suspended. Current law provides | | a fine of not less than $25 nor more that $500 and a possible | | license suspension. |
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