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alcohol or other drug treatment program subsequent to the date
of the offense; and

 
G. The court shall order an additional period of license
suspension of 275 days for a person sentenced under
paragraph A, B, C, D or, D-1 or I if the person was
operating the motor vehicle at the time of the offense with
a passenger under 21 years of age.;

 
H.__For a person convicted of a violation of subsection 1-B,
a fine of $500 and 6 demerit points on the operator's
license record; and

 
I.__For a person convicted of a violation of subsection 1-C:

 
(1)__A fine of not less than $2,500;

 
(2)__A period of incarceration of not less than 3
months;

 
(3)__A court-ordered suspension of a driver's license
for a period of 6 months; and

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

 
Sec. 4. 29-A MRSA §2431, sub-§2, ¶¶B and G, as enacted by PL 1993, c.
683, Pt. A, §2 and affected by Pt. B, §5, are amended to read:

 
B. A person qualified to operate a an electronic or other
self-contained, breath-alcohol testing apparatus may issue a
certificate stating the results of the analysis.

 
G. The results of a an electronic or other self-contained
breath-alcohol apparatus test is prima facie evidence of
blood-alcohol level.

 
Sec. 5. 29-A MRSA §2431, sub-§2, ¶¶H and I, as enacted by PL 1993, c.
683, Pt. A, §2 and affected by Pt. B, §5 and amended by PL 2003,
c. 689, Pt. B, §6, are further amended to read:

 
H. Evidence that the electronic or other self-contained
breath-alcohol testing equipment bearing bore the Department
of Health and Human Services' stamp of approval is prima
facie evidence that the equipment was approved by the
Department of Health and Human Services.

 
I. Evidence that materials used in operating or checking


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