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Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following:
‘An Act To Reduce Penalties for Operation of a Vehicle without a Certificate of Inspection’
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the title and before the summary and inserting the following:
‘Sec. 1. 29-A MRSA §103, sub-§3, as amended by PL 1995, c. 584, Pt. B, §2, is further amended to read:
 
3. Penalty.  The exclusiveExcept as otherwise provided in this Title, the penalty for a traffic infraction is a fine of not less than $25 nor more than $500, unless specifically authorized, or suspension of a license, or both.
Sec. 2. 29-A MRSA §1768, sub-§7, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2 and affected by Pt. B, §5, is amended to read:
 
7. Operation of vehicle without certificate of inspection.   An owner or operator of a vehicle required to be inspected commits a traffic infraction if that person operates that vehicle or permits that vehicle to be operated without displaying a current and valid certificate of inspection or producing the certificate on demand of a police officer. The fine for a violation of this subsection may not be less than $25 nor more than $100 for the first offense and may not be less than $25 nor more than $250 for each subsequent offense.
Sec. 3. 29-A MRSA §1770, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 683, §2, is amended to read:
§ 1770.Penalties
 
1. General penalty.  Notwithstanding Title 17-A, and unlessUnless otherwise specified, a violation of this chapter is a Class E crime, punishable by a fine of not less than $25 nor more than $500 or by imprisonment for not more than 30 days, or by both.
 
2. Traffic infraction.   A violation of the rules adopted by the Chief of the State Police pertaining to this subchapter is a traffic infraction subject to a forfeiturefine of not less than $25 nor more than $250.’
 
SUMMARY
This amendment, which is the minority report, strikes the bill and instead revises the fine for a violation of operation of a vehicle without a certificate of inspection. The bill revises general penalties for a violation of the laws governing the inspection of motor vehicles.
This amendment also makes technical changes.