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

 
Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §10902, sub-§9, as amended by PL 2005, c. 397, Pt. E,
§3, is further amended to read:

 
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:

 
A. Operating an ATV on a temporarily closed trail as
prohibited under section 13157-A, subsection 24;

 
B. Abuse of another person's property as prohibited under
section 13157-A, subsection 22;

 
C. Operating an ATV under the influence under 21 years of
age, as prohibited under section 10701, subsection 1-A,
paragraph D, subparagraph (3);

 
D. Operating an ATV to endanger, as prohibited under section
13157-A, subsection 11;

 
E. Reckless operation of an ATV, as prohibited under section
13157-A, subsection 10;

 
F. Operating an ATV on the land of another without
permission, as prohibited under section 13157-A, subsection
1; or

 
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.

 
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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