Sec. A-13. 29-A MRSA §2606, sub-§3 is enacted to read:

3.__Confiscation of suspended licenses.__The Secretary of State shall take reasonable actions to confiscate suspended licenses.

Sec. A-14. Report regarding impact on county jails. The joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over criminal justice and public safety matters shall request the Maine Sheriff's Association to report by January 30, 2007 to the committee regarding the impact of the increased motor vehicle penalties pursuant to this Act on the county jail population and to provide suggestions for changes, if necessary. The committee may report out a bill regarding these suggested changes to the First Regular Session of the 123rd Legislature.

PART B

Sec. B-1. 17-A MRSA §1349, as amended by PL 2005, c. 265, §15, is further amended to read:

§1349. Eligibility for sentence alternative that includes period

of administrative release

1. A person who has been convicted of a Class D or Class E crime or a Class C crime under Title 29-A, former section 2557, section 2557-A or section 2558 may be sentenced to a sentence alternative under section 1152 that includes a period of administrative release, unless:

A. The statute that the person is convicted of violating expressly provides that the fine and imprisonment penalties it authorizes may not be suspended, in which case the convicted person must be sentenced to the imprisonment and required to pay the fine authorized therein;

B. The court sentences the person to a sentencing alternative under section 1152 that includes a period of probation; or

C. The court finds that such a sentence would diminish the gravity of the crime for which that person was convicted.

Sec. B-2. 17-A MRSA §1349-B, sub-§1, as amended by PL 2005, c. 265, §17, is further amended to read: