Maine Code § 10-2505

Malfeasance
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1. Falsification of certificate. A licensed public weighmaster who falsifies a weight certificate or
who delegates authority to a person not licensed as a licensed public weighmaster or who preseals a
weight certificate with the licensed public weighmaster's official seal before performing the act of
weighing commits a civil violation for which a fine of not more than $100 may be adjudged.
[PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. E, §7 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. X, §2 (AFF).]
2. Misuse of seal. A holder of a corporate public weighmaster's license may not allow a person
not licensed as a licensed public weighmaster to issue a weight certificate using the corporate seal.
A. A person who violates this subsection commits a civil violation for which a fine of not more
than $500 may be adjudged. [PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. E, §7 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. X, §2
(AFF).]
B. A person who violates this subsection after having previously violated this subsection commits
a civil violation for which a fine of not more than $1,000 may be adjudged. [PL 2003, c. 452, Pt.
E, §7 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. X, §2 (AFF).]
[PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. E, §7 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. X, §2 (AFF).]
3. Holder of corporate license. For the purposes of this section, the person whose name appears
on the application for a corporate license pursuant to section 2501, subsection 2 is deemed to be the
holder of the corporate license.
[PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. E, §7 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. X, §2 (AFF).]

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