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Amend the bill by striking out all of section 5 (page 2, lines 8 to 40 in L.D.) and inserting the following:
‘Sec. 5. 22 MRSA §1558, sub-§2,  as enacted by PL 1995, c. 470, §9 and affected by §19 and amended by PL 1999, c. 547, Pt. B, §78 and affected by §80, is further amended to read:
 
2. Notice and hearing.   Except as provided under subsection 7, upon receipt of a signed complaint prepared under subsection 1, paragraph A, the District Court shall notify the licensee and hold a hearingnotice must be provided and a hearing must be held according to the following procedures.
 
A.  The District Courtcommissioner or the commissioner's designee shall notify the licensee or the licensee's agent or employee by serving the licensee or the licensee's agent or employee with a copy of the complaint and a notice that states the time and place of the hearing and that the licensee or the licensee's agent or employee may appear in person or be represented by counsel at the hearing. Service of the complaint and hearing notice upon the licensee is sufficient when served in hand by the commissioner's designee or when sent by registered or certified mail at least 7 days before the date of the hearing to the address given by the licensee at the time of application for a license. Service of the complaint and hearing notice upon a licensee's agent or employee is sufficient when served in hand by the commissioner’s designee or when sent by registered or certified mail at least 7 days before the date of the hearing to the address given by the agent or employee at the time the agent or employee was initially notified by the department of the violation. The commissioner or the commissioner’s designee shall file proof of service with the District Court.
 
B.  The District Court shall conduct a hearing limited to the facts, laws and rules specified in the complaint.
 
C.  The District Court shall conduct the hearing in the following manner.
 
(1) The District Court may subpoena and examine witnesses, administer oaths and subpoena and administer oaths to witnesses and issue subpoenas at the request of any party, including subpoenas to compel the attendance of parents and legal guardians of unemancipated minors.
 
(a) The department shall pay to the witnesses the legal fees for travel and attendance, except that, notwithstanding Title 16, section 253, the department is not required to pay the fees before the travel and attendance occur.
 
(2) Hearsay testimony is not admissible during the hearing. The licensees, agents or employees named in the complaint have the right to have all witnesses testify in person at the hearing.
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(3) The District Court shall state in writing the findings and render a decision in each case based on the facts, laws and rules cited in the complaint. The findings must specify the facts found and the laws or rules violated.
Amend the bill by striking out all of section 7 (page 3, lines 15 to 40 and page 4, lines 1 to 9 in L.D.) and inserting the following:
‘Sec. 7. 28-A MRSA §803, sub-§2,  as amended by PL 1997, c. 373, §77 and PL 1999, c. 547, Pt. B, §78 and affected by §80, is further amended to read:
 
2. Notice and hearing.   Except as provided under subsection 6, upon receipt of a signed complaint prepared under subsection 1, paragraph A, the District Court Judge shall notify the licensee and hold a hearingnotice must be provided and a hearing must be held according to the following procedures.
 
A.  The District Court Judgecommissioner or the commissioner's designee shall notify the licensee or the licensee's agent or employee by serving on the licensee or the licensee's agent or employee a copy of the complaint and a notice stating the time and place of the hearing and that the licensee or the licensee's agent or employee may appear in person or by counsel at the hearing. Service of the complaint and hearing notice upon the licensee is sufficient ifwhen served in hand by the commissioner's designee or when sent by registered or certified mail at least 7 days before the date of the hearing to the address given by the licensee at the time of the licensee's application for a license. Service of the complaint and hearing notice upon a licensee's agent or employee is sufficient when served in hand by the commissioner’s designee or when sent by registered or certified mail at least 7 days before the date of the hearing to the address given by the agent or employee at the time the agent or employee was initially notified by the bureau of the violation. The commissioner or the commissioner’s designee shall file proof of service with the District Court.
 
B.  The District Court Judge shall conduct a hearing limited to the facts, the law and rules of the bureau, as specified in the complaint.
 
C.  The District Court Judge shall conduct the hearing in the following manner.
 
(1) The District Court Judge may subpoena and examine witnesses, administer oaths and subpoena and administer oaths to witnesses and issue subpoenas at the request of any party, including subpoenas to compel the attendance of parents and legal guardians of unemancipated minors.
 
(a) The bureau shall pay to the witnesses the legal fees for travel and attendance, except that, notwithstanding Title 16, section 253, the bureau is not required to pay the fees before the travel and attendance occur.
 
(2) Hearsay testimony is not admissible during the hearing. The licensees, agents or employees named in the complaint have the right to have all witnesses testify in person at the hearing.
 
(3) The District Court Judge shall conduct hearings in one or more designated places that are the most convenient and economical for all parties concerned in the hearing.
 
D.  The District Court Judge shall state in writing the findings andrender a decision in each case, based upon the facts, the law and the rules of the bureau. The findings must specify the facts found and the law or rules found to be violated.’
 
SUMMARY
This amendment provides consistent notice and hearing procedures for the District Court to follow when retail tobacco licensees and liquor licensees or their agents and employees are charged with administrative violations.