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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

 
Sec. 1. 28-A MRSA §2053, sub-§1, as amended by PL 1995, c. 65, Pt. A,
§80 and affected by §153 and Pt. C, §15, is further amended to
read:

 
1. Court shall suspend license. The court shall suspend the
operator's license or right to operate, or right to obtain a
license, of a minor found in violation of section 2051,
subsection 1 or section 2052 as follows:

 
A. Thirty days for the first offense;

 
B. Ninety days for the 2nd offense; and

 
C. One year for any subsequent offense.

 
A court may grant an operator whose license is suspended under
this subsection a restricted license to enable the operator to
drive to work, school or a court-ordered counseling program for
certain hours of the day and days of the week. The court shall
immediately forward the license to the Secretary of State
together with the record of adjudication on the form furnished
for reporting convictions and adjudications for violations of
Title 29-A.

 
Sec. 2. 28-A MRSA §2081, sub-§1, ķA, as amended by PL 2003, c. 452, Pt.
P, §9 and affected by Pt. X, §2, is further amended to read:

 
A. Procure, or in any way aid or assist in procuring,
furnish, give, sell or deliver liquor for or to a minor.
The following penalties apply to violations of this
paragraph.

 
(1) A person who violates this paragraph commits a
Class D crime.

 
(2) A person who violates this paragraph commits a
Class D crime for which the fine may not be less than
$500 and may not be suspended if the violation involves
a minor who is less than 14 years of age.

 
(3) A person who violates this paragraph after having
been previously convicted of violating this paragraph
or paragraph B within a 6-year period commits a Class D
crime for which the fine may not be less than $500 and
may not be suspended.


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