9.__Penalty.__The following penalties apply to violations of this section.

A.__Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Title, a person who fails to comply with the registration requirements of the plan commits a traffic infraction.__The minimum fine for this violation is $500.__The Secretary of State shall notify the registrant's base jurisdiction of the violation.

B.__A person who presents altered credentials commits a Class E crime.__Violation of this paragraph is a strict liability crime as defined in Title 17-A, section 34, subsection 4-A.

Sec. Q-9. 29-A MRSA §558, sub-§1, as repealed and replaced by PL 1995, c. 625, Pt. A, §32, is repealed.

Sec. Q-10. 29-A MRSA §558, sub-§1-B is enacted to read:

1-B.__Violation.__The following penalties apply to violations of this subchapter.

A.__Except as provided in paragraph C, a person who violates this subchapter or a rule adopted pursuant to this subchapter commits a Class E crime, which is a strict liability crime as defined in Title 17-A, section 34, subsection 4-A.

B.__Except as provided in paragraph C, a person who knowingly permits a violation of this subchapter or a rule adopted pursuant to this subchapter commits a Class E crime.

C.__A person commits a Class C crime if:

(1)__The person acts knowingly or intentionally;

(2)__The violation in fact causes either death or serious bodily injury, as defined in Title 17-A, section 2, to a person whose health or safety is protected by the provision violated; and

(3)__The death or injury is a reasonably foreseeable consequence of the violation.