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LR 944
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

 
Sec. 1. 29-A MRSA §2411, sub-§5, ¶¶C and D, as amended by PL 2003, c.
673, Pt. TT, §4, are further amended to read:

 
C. For a person having 2 previous OUI offenses within a 10-
year period:

 
(1) A fine of not less than $1,100, except that if the
person failed to submit to a test at the request of a
law enforcement officer, a fine of not less than
$1,400;

 
(2) A period of incarceration of not less than 30 days,
except that if the person failed to submit to a test at
the request of a law enforcement officer, a period of
incarceration of not less than 40 days;

 
(3) A court-ordered suspension of a driver's license for a
period of 4 years unless the person has 2 or more
previous OUI offenses within a 5-year period, in which
case a court may order revocation of a driver's
license; and

 
(4) In accordance with section 2416, a court-ordered
suspension of the person's right to register a motor
vehicle;

 
D. For a person having 3 or more previous OUI offenses
within a 10-year period, which is a Class C crime:

 
(1) A fine of not less than $2,100, except that if the
person failed to submit to a test at the request of a
law enforcement officer, a fine of not less than
$2,500;

 
(2) A period of incarceration of not less than 6
months, except that if the person failed to submit to a
test at the request of a law enforcement officer, a
period of incarceration of not less than 6 months and
20 days;

 
(3) A court-ordered suspension of a driver's license
for a period of 6 years unless the person has 2 or more
previous OUI offenses within a 5-year period, in which
case a court may order revocation of a driver's
license; and

 
(4) In accordance with section 2416, a court-ordered
suspension of the person's right to register a motor
vehicle;


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