Maine Revised Statutes
Subchapter 12: ENFORCEMENT BY ADMINISTRATOR
33 §2195. Other civil penalties

§2195. Other civil penalties
1.  Evading obligation or willfully failing to perform.  If a holder enters into a contract or other arrangement for the purpose of evading an obligation under this Act or otherwise willfully fails to perform a duty imposed on the holder under this Act, the administrator may require the holder to pay the administrator, in addition to interest as provided in section 2194, subsection 1, a civil penalty of $1,000 for each day the obligation is evaded or the duty is not performed, up to a cumulative maximum amount of $25,000, plus 25% of the amount or value of property that should have been but was not reported, paid or delivered as a result of the evasion or failure to perform.  
[PL 2019, c. 498, §22 (NEW).]
2.  Fraudulent report.  If a holder makes a fraudulent report under this Act, the administrator may require the holder to pay to the administrator, in addition to interest under section 2194, subsection 1, a civil penalty of $1,000 for each day from the date the report was made until corrected, up to a cumulative maximum of $25,000, plus 25% of the amount or value of any property that should have been reported but was not included in the report or was underreported.  
[PL 2019, c. 498, §22 (NEW).]
3.  Lack of knowledge of death.  A holder who fails to report, pay or deliver property within the time prescribed by this Act is not required to pay interest under section 2194, subsection 1 or subject to penalties under section 2194, subsection 2 if the failure to report, pay or deliver the property was due to lack of knowledge of a death that established the period of abandonment under this Act.  
[PL 2019, c. 498, §22 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2019, c. 498, §22 (NEW).

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