| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §10902, sub-§9, as amended by PL 2005, c. 397, Pt. E, | §3, is further amended to read: |
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| | 9. Suspension for certain ATV violations; training. The | commissioner shall may suspend for at least one year all licenses | and permits issued by the department pursuant to this Part and | may suspend any registration issued pursuant to subpart 6 of this | Part to any person convicted or adjudicated of: |
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| A. Operating an ATV on a temporarily closed trail as | prohibited under section 13157-A, subsection 24; |
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| B. Abuse of another person's property as prohibited under | section 13157-A, subsection 22; |
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| C. Operating an ATV under the influence under 21 years of | age, as prohibited under section 10701, subsection 1-A, | paragraph D, subparagraph (3); |
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| D. Operating an ATV to endanger, as prohibited under section | 13157-A, subsection 11; |
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| E. Reckless operation of an ATV, as prohibited under section | 13157-A, subsection 10; |
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| F. Operating an ATV on the land of another without | permission, as prohibited under section 13157-A, subsection | 1; or |
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| G. Failure or refusal to stop an ATV or attempting to elude | an officer, as prohibited under section 10651, subsection 1, | paragraphs D and E. |
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| The commissioner shall reinstate licenses, permits and | registrations that have been suspended pursuant to this | subsection only if the person satisfactorily completes, in | accordance with procedures established by the commissioner by | rule, a training program approved by the department relating to | safety and ethics in the operation of ATVs. The costs of this | training program are borne by the person undertaking the | training. The commissioner shall establish by rule the | procedures for completion of mandatory training pursuant to this | subsection. A person who satisfactorily completes a training | program approved by the department pursuant to this subsection is | deemed to have satisfied the outdoor ethics training course | requirements established under section 10903. Rules adopted | pursuant to this subsection are routine technical rules as | defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A. |
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