Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §7053, sub-§2, ¶D-1, as amended by PL 1999, c. 317, §1, is further amended to read:

D-1. If in uniform and if they have a reasonable and articulable suspicion that a motor vehicle or other conveyance, or its operator or occupant, is or has been involved in, or may contain evidence of, a violation of chapters 701 to 721 or when necessary to protect a person from the threat of death or personal injury, stop the motor vehicle or other conveyance to check its registration and vehicle identification number, request personal identification of the operator or occupant and question the operator or occupant about the violation. This paragraph is repealed 90 days after adjournment of the Second Regular Session of the 119th Legislature;

Sec. 2. 12 MRSA §7053, sub-§2, ¶D-2, as enacted by PL 1999, c. 317, §2, is repealed.

SUMMARY

Current law allows game wardens to stop vehicles if it is necessary to protect a person from the threat of death or personal injury. The provision of law granting such authority is scheduled to be repealed 90 days after adjournment of the Second Regular Session of the 119th Legislature. This bill repeals that sunset language.