Criminal penalties

32 M.R.S. § 6100-BB, under Chapter 79-A.

32 M.R.S. § 6100-BB

Criminal penalties for violations of this Act are governed by this section. [PL 2023, c. 662, §2 (NEW).]

1. False records. A person that intentionally makes a false statement, misrepresentation or false certification in a record filed or required to be maintained under this Act or that intentionally makes a false entry or omits a material entry in such a record is guilty of a Class D crime.

2. Unlicensed activity; no more than $1,000 in compensation. A person that knowingly engages in an activity for which a license is required under this Act without being licensed under this Act and who receives no more than $1,000 in compensation within a 30-day period from this activity is guilty of a Class D crime.

3. Unlicensed activity; more than $1,000 but no more than $10,000 in compensation. A person that knowingly engages in an activity for which a license is required under this Act without being licensed under this Act and that receives more than $1,000 but no more than $10,000 in compensation within a 30-day period from this activity is guilty of a Class C crime.

4. Unlicensed activity; more than $10,000 in compensation. A person that knowingly engages in an activity for which a license is required under this Act without being licensed under this Act and that receives more than $10,000 in compensation within a 30-day period from this activity is guilty of a Class B crime.