{"data":{"id":"us-me/10-m.r.s.-1495-c","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"10 M.R.S. §1495-C","heading":"Penalties","body":"1.  Civil violations.  A payroll processor is subject to a civil penalty or a civil forfeiture in accordance with the following.\nA.  A payroll processor that fails to provide the disclosure statement required by section 1495‑B to an employer for which it provides payroll processing services commits a civil violation for which a forfeiture of not less than $50 nor more than $250 may be adjudged.  Each failure to notify a particular client constitutes a separate violation for the purposes of this section.  An action for a civil violation under this subsection must be brought within 2 years after the date on which disclosure should have been made.  An owner or operator of a payroll processor may not be held liable for a civil violation under this subsection if that person shows by a preponderance of the evidence that the violation was unintentional.\nB.  A payroll processor that conducts business in this State and fails to obtain a license from the administrator as required by section 1495‑D commits a civil violation for which a penalty of not less than $1,500 nor more than $7,500 may be adjudged.\n2.  Criminal violations.  A payroll processor is a fiduciary for purposes of Title 17‑A, section 903.","path":["TITLE 10: COMMERCE AND TRADE","PART 3: REGULATION OF TRADE","CHAPTER 222: PAYROLL PROCESSORS"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/10/title10sec1495-C.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:24Z","sha256":"dc32234a5dd886ad2a4b8c67a0a937df727457f3bff0e2fd48723ba0c3a3f761","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/10-m.r.s.-1495-b","next":"us-me/10-m.r.s.-1495-d"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}