Maine Revised Statutes

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 29, § 2303 (2026)

General penalty

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(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1975, c. 430, §57 (RPR). PL 1975, c. 731, §80 (AMD). PL 1993, c. 683, §A1 (RP). PL 1993, c. 683, §B5 (AFF).
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases, 1973–1983 · leading case: State v. Anton, 463 A.2d 703 (Me. 1983).
State v. Anton, 463 A.2d 703 (Me. 1983). · cites it 3× “1982) 13 or the provision in 29 M.R.S.A. § 2303 (1978) that a traffic infraction shall be “punished by a fine.”
State v. Meyer, 423 A.2d 955 (Me. 1980). “This appeal is from a civil proceeding in the District Court, in which the State as the civil plaintiff sought to recover a civil penalty that could not exceed $250, 29 M.”
Opinion of the Justices of the Supreme Jud. Court, 355 A.2d 341 (Me. 1976). “29 MRSA § 2303, sub-§ 1, as repealed and replaced by PL 1975, c.”
State v. Marshall, 451 A.2d 633 (Me. 1982). “The ensuing judgment imposed a fine of $250 (29 M.R.S.A. § 2303(1)), plus a 60-day license suspension (29 M.”
State v. Sklar, 317 A.2d 160 (Me. 1974). “” The penalty for a violation of Section 1251 is supplied by 29 M.R.S.A. § 2303: “Whoever violates or fails to comply with any provision of this Title, or any rules or regulations established thereunder, when no other penalty is specifically provided, shall be punished by a fine…”
Blackwell v. State, 311 A.2d 536 (Me. 1973). · cites it 2× “Subsequently, he changed his plea to guilty, whereupon he was convicted, released upon personal recognizance bail, and afforded two weeks’ time to raise a $100 fine which the Court indicated it would impose as sentence, pursuant to the general penalty provisions of 29 M.R.S.A. §…”
State v. Richard L. Hodges, Inc., 420 A.2d 247 (Me. 1980). “7 Nothing in *251 this record indicates the nature or extent of the contacts between Hodges’ rolling stock and other jurisdictions. In short, there is nothing to suggest that any non-domiciliary state could constitutionally impose a property tax on any of Hodges’ vehicles.”
— Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 29, § 2303(1) — 3 cases
State v. Anton, 463 A.2d 703 (Me. 1983). “1982) 13 or the provision in 29 M.R.S.A. § 2303 (1978) that a traffic infraction shall be “punished by a fine.”
State v. Meyer, 423 A.2d 955 (Me. 1980). “This appeal is from a civil proceeding in the District Court, in which the State as the civil plaintiff sought to recover a civil penalty that could not exceed $250, 29 M.”
State v. Marshall, 451 A.2d 633 (Me. 1982). “The ensuing judgment imposed a fine of $250 (29 M.R.S.A. § 2303(1)), plus a 60-day license suspension (29 M.”
— Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 29, § 2303(2) — 1 case
State v. Richard L. Hodges, Inc., 420 A.2d 247 (Me. 1980). “7 Nothing in *251 this record indicates the nature or extent of the contacts between Hodges’ rolling stock and other jurisdictions. In short, there is nothing to suggest that any non-domiciliary state could constitutionally impose a property tax on any of Hodges’ vehicles.”
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