‘An Act To Direct Fines Derived from Tribal Law Enforcement Activities to the Passamaquoddy Tribe and the Penobscot Nation’
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First Regular Session - 124th Maine Legislature C "A", Filing Number H-527
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Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following:
‘An Act To Direct Fines Derived from Tribal Law Enforcement Activities to the Passamaquoddy Tribe and the Penobscot Nation’
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and before the summary and inserting the following:
‘Sec. 1. 4 MRSA §1059 is enacted to read:
§ 1059. Fines; tribal law enforcement activities
summary
This amendment replaces the bill and changes the title.
It provides that all fines for Class D and Class E crimes and for civil violations in which a tribal law enforcement agency is involved by issuing a ticket, complaint, summons or warrant or by making an arrest must be remitted to the appropriate tribe, with one exception. The civil and criminal fines may not be remitted to the Passamaquoddy Tribe or the Penobscot Nation if the violation is a violation of the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 38. The court may award the Passamaquoddy Tribe and the Penobscot Nation costs associated with their participation in the investigation and prosecution of a Title 38 violation.