| | | 3-C.__Child safety seat; fine doubled.__The penalty for | | exceeding the maximum rate of speed by 20 or more miles per hour | | when a passenger in the vehicle is required to be transported in | | a child safety seat pursuant to section 2081, subsection 2 is | | twice the amount of the fine designated in accordance with Title | | 4, section 164, subsection 12 for a speeding violation under | | section 2073 involving a similar excessive rate of speed. |
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| | | Sec. 9. 29-A MRSA §2251, sub-§3, ¶A, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. | | A, §2 and affected by Pt. B, §5, is amended to read: |
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| | | A. Shall prepare and supply forms for reports and approve | | the format for the submission of electronic reports that | | require sufficiently detailed information to disclose the | | cause, conditions, persons and vehicles involved; |
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| | | Sec. 10. 29-A MRSA §2251, sub-§4, ¶B, as amended by PL 1997, c. 178, | | §3, is further amended to read: |
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| | | B. Within 5 days from the time of notification of the | | accident, transmit an electronic or the original written | | report containing all available information to the Chief of | | the State Police. |
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| | | Sec. 11. 29-A MRSA §2358, sub-§5, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. | | A, §2 and affected by Pt. B, §5, is amended to read: |
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| | | 5. Seals. When examination requires the breaking of a seal | | previously placed on a vehicle, a new seal must be placed on it. |
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| | | The officer shall make a complete record and forward it to the | | Chief of the State Police. |
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| | A seal on a truck having an exposed refrigeration unit may not be | broken. |
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| | | This bill amends the motor vehicle statutes as follows: |
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| | | 1. It changes an incorrect reference from the Commissioner of | | Public Safety to the Bureau of State Police in regard to rule- | | making authority; |
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| | | 2. It clarifies the provisions regarding fog lights; |
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| | | 3. It defines a "power booster system" and prohibits its use | | on the highway; |
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