| | Sec. 3. 23 MRSA §1914, sub-§11-A, ¶B, as amended by PL 2005, c. 195, | §1, is further amended to read: |
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| B. The display on each side of a changeable sign: |
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| (1) May be changed no more than once every 20 minutes, | unless the municipality in which the sign is located | adopts an ordinance to the contrary and notifies the | Department of Transportation in writing of that | ordinance.__If a municipal ordinance is adopted, the | municipality is responsible for the administration of | that ordinance; |
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| (2) Must change as rapidly as technologically | practicable, with no phasing, rolling, scrolling, | flashing or blending, unless the municipality in which | the sign is located adopts an ordinance to the contrary | and notifies the Department of Transportation in | writing of that ordinance. If a municipal ordinance is | adopted, the municipality is responsible for the | administration of that ordinance. Notwithstanding this | subparagraph, a municipality may not adopt an ordinance | that allows the sign to flash; and |
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| (3) May consist only of alphabetic or numeric text on | a plain background and may not include any graphic, | pictorial or photographic images. |
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| | Sec. 4. 29-A MRSA §2054, sub-§2, ¶C, as amended by PL 2005, c. 314, | §12, is further amended to read: |
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| C. The use of amber lights on vehicles is governed by the | following. |
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| (1) A vehicle engaged in highway maintenance or in | emergency rescue operations by civil defense and public | safety agencies and a public utility emergency service | vehicle may be equipped with auxiliary lights that emit | an amber light. |
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| (2) A wrecker must be equipped with a flashing light | mounted on top of the vehicle in such a manner as to | emit an amber light over a 360` angle. The light must | be in use on a public way or a place where public | traffic may reasonably be anticipated when servicing, | freeing, loading, unloading or towing a vehicle. |
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| (3) A vehicle engaged in snow removal or sanding operations on a | public way must be equipped with and display at least 2 an | auxiliary lights mounted on the |
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