Sec. Q-71. 29-A MRSA §2380, sub-§7, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2 and affected by Pt. B, §5, is amended to read:

7. Penalty. The penalty for the violation of A person who violates this section is commits a traffic infraction for which a fine of not less than $100 nor and not more than $1,000 may be adjudged, except that the minimum fine for a violation of a posted bridge height is $250.

Sec. Q-72. 29-A MRSA §2381, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2 and affected by Pt. B, §5, is repealed and the following enacted in its place:

1.__Prohibition.__A person may not move a vehicle or other object over a public way or bridge without obtaining a permit under this section if that vehicle or object:

A.__Exceeds the length, width, height or weight prescribed in this Title; or

B.__Has attached to its wheels a flange, rib, clamp or other object likely to injure the surface of the public way or bridge.

Sec. Q-73. 29-A MRSA §2382, sub-§3, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2 and affected by Pt. B, §5, is amended to read:

3. County and municipal permits. A county commissioner or municipal officer may grant a permit may be granted, for a reasonable fee, by county commissioners or municipal officers for travel over a way or bridge maintained by that county or municipality.

Sec. Q-74. 29-A MRSA §2382, sub-§9, as amended by PL 1997, c. 144, §1, is repealed and the following enacted in its place:

9.__Pilot vehicles.__The following restrictions apply to pilot vehicles.

A.__Pilot vehicles required by a permit must be equipped with warning lights and signs as required by the Secretary of State with the advice of the Department of Transportation.

B.__Warning lights may be operated and lettering on the signs may be visible on a pilot vehicle only while it is escorting a vehicle with a permit on a public way.