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Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and before the summary and inserting the following:
‘Sec. 1.  17-A MRSA §1119  is enacted to read:
§ 1119. Furnishing a place for minors to use illegal drugs
 
1.  A person is guilty of furnishing a place for minors to use illegal drugs if:
 
A.  The person knowingly allows a person who is in fact a minor under that person's control or in a place under that person's control to possess or consume illegal drugs.
 
(1) A person who violates this paragraph commits a Class D crime.
 
(2) A person who violates this paragraph commits a Class D crime for which a fine of not less than $1,000 may be imposed, none of which may be suspended, if the violation involves a minor who is less than 18 years of age.
 
(3) A person who violates this paragraph after having been previously convicted of violating this paragraph within a 6-year period commits a Class D crime for which a fine of not less than $2,000 may be imposed, none of which may be suspended.
 
(4) A person who violates this paragraph commits a Class C crime if the consumption of illegal drugs by the minor in fact causes serious bodily injury to or the death of the minor or any other individual.
 
2.    As used in this section, "minor" means a person under 21 years of age.
Sec. 2. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.
 
CORRECTIONS, DEPARTMENT OF
 
Correctional Impact Reserve N033
 
Initiative: Provides funds for the projected increase in correctional costs.

GENERAL FUND	2009-10	2010-11	
All Other	$83,197	$71,017	
			
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$83,197	$71,017	

CORRECTIONS, DEPARTMENT OF			
DEPARTMENT TOTALS	2009-10	2010-11	
			
GENERAL FUND	$83,197	$71,017	
			
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS	$83,197	$71,017	

JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT
 
Courts - Supreme, Superior and District 0063
 
Initiative: Provides funds for increased court-appointed counsel and jury trial costs.

GENERAL FUND	2009-10	2010-11	
All Other	$7,000	$14,200	
			
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$7,000	$14,200	

JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT			
DEPARTMENT TOTALS	2009-10	2010-11	
			
GENERAL FUND	$7,000	$14,200	
			
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS	$7,000	$14,200	

SECTION TOTALS	2009-10	2010-11	
			
GENERAL FUND	$90,197	$85,217	
			
SECTION TOTAL - ALL FUNDS	$90,197	$85,217	
 
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SUMMARY
This amendment replaces the bill and mirrors the penalties for furnishing a place for a minor to consume alcohol in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 28-A, section 2081. For purposes of this new crime, a minor is a person under 21 years of age. The amendment also adds an appropriations and allocations section.
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