{"data":{"id":"us-me/38-m.r.s.-550","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"38 M.R.S. §550","heading":"Enforcement; penalties","body":"Any person who causes or is responsible for a discharge in violation of section 543 is not subject to any fines or civil penalties if that person:\n1.  Report and remove.  Reports within 2 hours and promptly removes the discharge in accordance with the rules and orders of the board or commissioner; and\n2.  Reimburse.  Reimburses the department for any disbursement made from the fund in connection with the discharge pursuant to section 551, subsection 5, paragraph B within 30 days of demand.","path":["TITLE 38: WATERS AND NAVIGATION","CHAPTER 3: PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF WATERS","SUBCHAPTER 2-A: OIL DISCHARGE PREVENTION AND POLLUTION CONTROL"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/38/title38sec550.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:41Z","sha256":"d02ea598fbe169e1c76c04994685f43700d3d3d2ed709f70c8d69048c3e0480f","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/38-m.r.s.-549","next":"us-me/38-m.r.s.-551"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}