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An Act To Enhance Safety on Maine's Bridges
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 23 MRSA §569  is enacted to read:
§ 569.  Loitering
 
1.  Loitering prohibited.     A pedestrian may not loiter or remain, without right, on a bridge that has no sidewalk.
 
2.  Penalties.     The penalties under this subsection apply to violations of this section.
 
A.  A person who violates this section commits a civil violation for which a fine of not less than $75 and not more than $100 may be adjudged.
 
B.  A person who violates this section after having been adjudicated as having violated this section commits a civil violation for which a fine of not less than $100 and not more than $500 may be adjudged.
 
C.  A person who violates this section after having been adjudicated as having violated this section 2 or more times commits a civil violation for which a fine of not less than $500 and not more than $1,000 may be adjudged.
 
SUMMARY
This bill prohibits a pedestrian from loitering or remaining, without right, on a bridge that has no sidewalk. A person who violates the prohibition commits a civil violation for which a fine of not less than $75 and not more than $100 may be adjudged for the first violation, a fine of not less than $100 and not more than $500 may be adjudged for a 2nd violation and a fine of not less than $500 and not more than $1,000 may be adjudged for a 3rd or subsequent violation. This prohibition is modeled in part on a similar provision for railroad track and railroad bridge safety.