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Maine lawmaker urges 15% excise rebate to help towns process vehicle violations

2867202 · April 3, 2025
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Representative Mark Bleier presented LD 290, proposing that 15% of fines from motor vehicle violations be remitted to the municipality where the violation occurred to offset administrative costs; no public testimony was offered and the hearing closed without committee action.

Representative Mark Bleier, presenting LD 290 on April 3, told the Joint Standing Committee on Transportation the bill responds to municipal burdens for processing vehicle violations. “Municipalities throughout our state are responsible for paperwork, seizures, holdings of seizures, and all other aspects that come along with vehicle violations. Municipalities are not reimbursed in any…

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