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

 
Sec. 1. 29-A MRSA §2411, sub-§1-A, ķA, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 452,
Pt. Q, §78 and affected by Pt. X, §2, is amended to read:

 
1-A. Offense. A person commits OUI if that person:

 
A. Operates a motor vehicle:

 
(1) While under the influence of intoxicants; or

 
(2) While having a blood-alcohol level of 0.08% or
more to 0.199%;

 
Sec. 2. 29-A MRSA §2411, sub-§§1-B and 1-C are enacted to read:

 
1-B.__Operating while impaired.__A person commits the offense
of operating while impaired if that person operates a motor
vehicle while having a blood-alcohol level of 0.04% to 0.0799%.__
Operating while impaired is a Class E crime.

 
1-C.__Operating while inebriated.__A person commits the
offense of operating while inebriated if that person operates a
motor vehicle while having a blood-alcohol level of 0.2% or more.__
Operating while inebriated is a Class D crime.

 
Sec. 3. 29-A MRSA §2411, sub-§5, as amended by PL 2003, c. 673, Pt.
TT, §4 and c. 689, Pt. B, §6, is further amended to read:

 
5. Penalties. Except as otherwise provided, violation of
this section is a Class D crime, which is a strict liability
crime as defined in Title 17-A, section 34, subsection 4-A. The
following minimum penalties apply and may not be suspended:

 
A. For a person having no previous OUI offenses within a
10-year period:

 
(1) A Notwithstanding the provisions of Title 17-A,
chapter 53, a fine of not less than $500, except that
if the person failed to submit to a test, a fine of not
less than $600 $1,000 and not more than $2,500;

 
(2) A court-ordered suspension of a driver's license
for a period of 90 30 days; and

 
(3) A period of incarceration as follows: of not less
than 72 hours;


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