Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following:

Amend the bill in section 1 in subsection 4 in last line (page 1, line 4 in L.D.) by striking out the following: " clear and convincing" and inserting the following: ' a preponderance of the'

summary

This amendment changes the bill to make the law consistent with the Maine Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 80F, which establishes that the adjudication of a traffic infraction is based on a preponderance of the evidence. The statute is currently silent on the standard of proof. This amendment also changes the title of the bill.