| | | Sec. 3. 29-A MRSA §1763, first ¶, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. A, | | §2 and affected by Pt. B, §5, is amended to read: |
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| | | Notwithstanding Title 5, section 10003, a State Police officer | | or employee of the State Police designated as a motor vehicle | | inspector may immediately suspend or revoke the license issued to | | any official inspection station or the inspection mechanic | | certificate issued to any inspecting mechanic for a violation of | | this chapter or the rules promulgated pursuant to section 1769. | | The penalty for a first offense is a license suspension for a | | period of 6 months. The penalty for a 2nd or subsequent offense | | is a license suspension for a period of one year or license | | revocation. |
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| | | Sec. 4. 29-A MRSA §2054, sub-§2, ¶D, as repealed and replaced by PL | | 2003, c. 510, Pt. C, §8 and affected by §10, is amended to read: |
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| | | D. Except as provided in this paragraph, a vehicle may not | | be equipped with or display a blue light. |
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| | | (1) Emergency lights used on the following vehicles | | must emit a blue light or a combination of blue and | | white light: a police vehicle; a Department of | | Corrections vehicle as described in subsection 1, | | paragraph B, subparagraph (6); a vehicle operated by a | | chief of police, a sheriff or a deputy sheriff; and a | | vehicle operated by a qualified deputy sheriff or other | | qualified individual performing court security-related | | functions and services. |
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| | | (2) Emergency lights used on an ambulance, an | | emergency medical service vehicle, a fire department | vehicle, a fire vehicle | response vehicle may include one blue light mounted at | | facing toward the rear of the vehicle so that the light | | is primarily visible to approaching traffic from the | | rear only. |
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| | | (3) The taillight of a vehicle, or replica of a | | vehicle, manufactured prior to 1952 and registered | | under section 457, may contain a blue or purple insert | | of not more than one inch in diameter. |
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| | | Sec. 5. 29-A MRSA §2054, sub-§5, as amended by PL 2001, c. 360, §7, is | | further amended to read: |
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| | | 5. Exercise of privileges. The operator of an authorized | | emergency vehicle when responding to, but not upon returning | | from, an emergency call or fire alarm or when in pursuit of an |
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