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Code · Maine · Title 20-A: EDUCATION · Chapter 225: PENALTIES

§6802. Forfeiture

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A forfeiture under this Title may be recovered in a civil action. Unless specifically provided for, it shall be disbursed as follows. [PL 1981, c. 693, §§5, 8 (NEW).]
1. School purposes. It shall be paid into the treasury of the school administrative unit where the offense occurred, for use for school purposes.
[PL 1981, c. 693, §§5, 8 (NEW).]
2. Prosecution costs. An amount equal to the cost of prosecution shall be paid into the county treasury.
[PL 1981, c. 693, §§5, 8 (NEW).]
3. Forfeiture. A school administrative unit shall forfeit the money it received to a person bringing civil suit, if the unit has not expended that money within one year of receiving it.
[PL 1981, c. 693, §§5, 8 (NEW).]
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