CHAPTER 357
H.P. 777 - L.D. 1065
An Act to Require Law Enforcement Officers to Inform a Person Who Fails to Submit to a Test about the Informed Consent Law
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 29-A MRSA §2521, sub-§3, as amended by PL 1995, c. 368, Pt. AAA, §§28 and 29, is further amended to read:
3. Warnings. Before a test is given, the law enforcement officer shall inform the person that failure to submit to and complete a test will Neither a refusal to submit to a test nor a failure to complete a test may be used for any of the purposes specified in paragraph A, B or C unless the person has first been told that the refusal or failure will:
A. Result in suspension of that person's driver's license for a period up to 6 years;
B. Be admissible in evidence at a trial for operating under the influence of intoxicants; and
C. Be considered an aggravating factor at sentencing if the person is convicted of operating under the influence of intoxicants that, in addition to other penalties, will subject the person to a mandatory minimum period of incarceration.
Effective September 19, 1997, unless otherwise indicated.
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