CHAPTER 438

S.P. 149 - L.D. 462

An Act To Make the 3rd Violation of OUI a Class C Crime

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

Sec. 1. 29-A MRSA §2411, sub-§5, śC, as amended by PL 2003, c. 673, Pt. TT, §4, is further amended to read:

C. For a person having 2 previous OUI offenses within a 10- year period, which is a Class C crime:

(1) A fine of not less than $1,100, except that if the person failed to submit to a test at the request of a law enforcement officer, a fine of not less than $1,400;

(2) A period of incarceration of not less than 30 days, except that if the person failed to submit to a test at the request of a law enforcement officer, a period of incarceration of not less than 40 days;

(3) A court-ordered suspension of a driver's license for a period of 4 years; and

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