| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | 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: |
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| | 1-A. Offense. A person commits OUI if that person: |
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| A. Operates a motor vehicle: |
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| (1) While under the influence of intoxicants; or |
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| (2) While having a blood-alcohol level of 0.08% or | more to 0.199%; |
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| | Sec. 2. 29-A MRSA §2411, sub-§§1-B and 1-C are enacted to read: |
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| | 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. |
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| | 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. |
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| | 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: |
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| | 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: |
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| A. For a person having no previous OUI offenses within a | 10-year period: |
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| (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; |
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| (2) A court-ordered suspension of a driver's license | for a period of 90 30 days; and |
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| (3) A period of incarceration as follows: of not less | than 72 hours; |
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