Section 144-206-13-A - Establishing Inspection Interval1 The Department shall inspect lodging establishments upon a regular basis. The frequency of departmental inspections shall be based upon risk factors. At all times, the frequency of departmental inspections shall be in the sole discretion of the Department.2 The Department may, at its discretion, inspect at more frequent intervals as necessary to follow-up on complaints or other problems noted on previous inspections.3 Each violation of these rules shall be denominated either a critical or non-critical violation. A non-critical violation is any violation other than a critical violation.4 Violations are assigned on a room by room and equipment by equipment basis.5 A critical violation is considered the most serious violation.6 All critical violations shall be corrected as soon as possible, but in any event, no later than 10 days.7 Non-critical violations shall be corrected before the next routine inspection.8 Establishments which receive multiple critical violations and/or excessive numbers of non-critical violations may be subject to a follow-up inspection within 30 days. Failure to correct these violations before the follow-up inspection may result in any or all of the following action by the Department: a Release of information on the results of the inspection to the news media;b Initiation of a complaint in the District Court seeking either suspension or revocation of license;c Refusal to renew the license; and,d Imposition of fines of up to $100 per violation per day in accordance with the provisions of 22 M.R.S.A. §2498 and the Maine Administrative Procedure Act.10- 144 C.M.R. ch. 206, § 13-A