{"data":{"id":"us-me/17-m.r.s.-325","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"17 M.R.S. §325","heading":"Penalties","body":"1.  Violation of chapter or rules; general penalty.  Except as otherwise specifically provided, a person, firm, association or corporation that violates a provision of this chapter or a rule of the Gambling Control Unit prescribed by authority of this chapter commits a civil violation for which a fine of not more than $1,000 may be adjudged.\n2.  Commercial beano hall violations.  A person, corporation, partnership or unincorporated association that rents or leases a building or facilities to hold, conduct or operate \"beano\" or \"bingo\" commits a Class E crime if that person, corporation, partnership or unincorporated association:\nA.  Rents or leases a building or facilities to hold, conduct or operate a \"beano\" or \"bingo\" game without a commercial beano hall permit issued by the Gambling Control Unit; or\nB.  Violates a provision of this chapter or a rule adopted by the Gambling Control Unit pursuant to this chapter.\nViolation of this subsection is a strict liability crime as defined in Title 17‑A, section 34, subsection 4‑A.","path":["TITLE 17: CRIMES","CHAPTER 13-A: BEANO OR BINGO"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/17/title17sec325.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:28Z","sha256":"09f2fa05744d3cf9347ae5eff1d7ed9e87908c63d9bcc1e2d58c127422d92273","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/17-m.r.s.-324-a","next":"us-me/17-m.r.s.-326"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}