An Act To Permit Personal Watercraft on Lake St. George in Liberty
Maine Legislature, Session 124, LD 0088
Committee Amendment CA_A_S45 (Senate)
Amends: 12 MRSA §13068-A

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A " to S.P. 37, L.D. 88, Bill, "An Act To Permit 
Personal Watercraft on Lake St. George in Liberty" 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
'An Act To Permit Personal Watercraft on Lake State George in Liberty and To 
Increase the Minimum Penalties for Violations of Certain Laws Governing the 
Operation of Watercraft' 
Amend the bill by inserting before section 1 the following: 
'Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §13068-A, sub-§2, CffA, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 655, Pt. B, 
§380 and affected by §422, is amended to read: 
A. A person violates this subsection if that person owns a watercraft and negligently 
permits another person to operate that watercraft in violation of this chapter. 
(1) A person who violates this paragraph commits a civil violation for which a 
fine of not less than $100 nor more than $500 may be adjudged. 
(2) A person who violates this paragraph after having been adjudicated as having 
committed 3 or more civil violations under this Paft within the previous 5-year 
period commits a Class E crime. 
Sec. 2. 12 MRSA §13068-A, sub-§8, ~, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 655, Pt. B, 
§380 and affected by §422, is amended to read: 
B. The following penalties apply to violations of this subsection. 
(1) A person who violates this subsection commits a civil violation for which a 
fine of not less than $100 nor more than $500 may be adjudged. 
(2) 
A person who violates this subsection after having been adjudicated as 
having committed 3 or more civil violations under this Part within the previous 5-
year period commits a Class E crime. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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COMMITIEE AMENDMENT" A" to S.P. 37, L.D. 88 
Sec. 3. 12 MRSA §13068-A, sub-§9, CUA, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 655, Pt. B, 
§380 and affected by §422, is amended to read: 
A .. A person who violates this subsection commits a civil violation for which a fine 
of not less than $100 nor more than $500 may be adjudged. 
Sec. 4. 12 MRSA §13068-A, sub':§13, ~C, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 655, Pt. B, 
§380 and affected by §422, is amended to read: 
C. The following penalties apply to violations of this subsection. 
(l) A person who violates this subsection commits a civil violation for which a 
fine of not less than $100 nor more than $500 may be adjudged. 
(2) 
A person who violates this subsection after having been adjudicated as 
having committed 3 or more civil violations under this Part within the previous 5-
year period commits a Class E crime.' 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or 
section number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment is a minority report. 
It changes the fine structure for certain 
violations of watercraft operation laws from fines of not less than $100 or more than $500 
to a minimum fine of $500. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See Attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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Approved: 0311 0/09 MaC!. 
LD88 
LR 636(02) 
An Act To Permit Personal Watercraft on Lake St. George in Liberty 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" 
Committee: Inland Fisheries and Wildlife 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
No net fiscal impact 
Correctional and Judicial Impact Statements 
Decreases the number of civil violations. 
Reduces the number of fines but increases the dollar amount of fines for certain civil violations related to watercraft. 
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