{"data":{"id":"us-me/14-m.r.s.-5604","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"14 M.R.S. §5604","heading":"Monetary sanctions","body":"1.  Designation.  A monetary sanction authorized by law and imposed by the court for a civil violation may be designated a \"fine,\" \"penalty,\" \"forfeiture,\" \"surcharge\" or \"assessment\" or may be designated by another similar term.\n2.  Civil violation.  Use of the terminology under subsection 1 in describing a monetary sanction for a civil violation does not limit or prohibit the application of Title 17‑A, section 4‑B, subsection 3.","path":["TITLE 14: COURT PROCEDURE -- CIVIL","PART 6-A: CIVIL VIOLATION PROCEEDINGS","CHAPTER 621: GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/14/title14sec5604.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:27Z","sha256":"29f1472d469cb925978dae3916a14479c680402c68341d8c13a7e676e4d42612","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/14-m.r.s.-5603","next":"us-me/14-m.r.s.-5605"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}