Amend the bill in section 3 in subsection 2 in the last 2 lines (page 1, lines 11 and 12 in L.D.) by striking out the following: " or until the person attains 18 years of age, whichever occurs later." and inserting the following: '. The period of license restrictions may extend beyond the person's 18th birthday.'
Amend the bill in section 5 in subsection 4 in the 2nd line (page 1, line 23 in L.D.) by striking out the following: " $350" and inserting the following: ' $250 and not more than $500'
Amend the bill by striking out all of sections 7 and 8.
Amend the bill in section 9 in subsection 3 in the 2nd line (page 2, line 11 in L.D.) by striking out the following: " $350" and inserting the following: ' $250 and not more than $500'
Amend the bill by inserting after section 9 the following:
‘Sec. 10. 29-A MRSA §2251, sub-§7-A, as enacted by PL 2011, c. 390, §2 and amended by c. 420, Pt. K, §1 and affected by §2, is further amended to read:
Sec. 11. 29-A MRSA §2251, sub-§8, as amended by PL 2001, c. 360, §15, is further amended to read:
Amend the bill in section 11 by striking out all of subsection 2-A (page 2, lines 22 to 24 in L.D.) and inserting the following:
Amend the bill in section 12 in subsection 2-B in the last line (page 2, line 29 in L.D.) by inserting after the following: " State" the following: ' before the suspension may be terminated'
Amend the bill in section 13 in subsection 7 in the last 2 lines (page 2, lines 34 and 35 in L.D.) by striking out the following: " , in addition to the regular license fee,"
Amend the bill in section 14 by striking out all of subsection 1 (page 3, lines 3 to 7 in L.D.) and inserting the following:
Amend the bill in section 15 by striking out all of subsection 1-A (page 3, lines 10 to 14 in L.D.) and inserting the following:
Amend the bill by adding after section 15 the following:
‘Sec. 16. Effective date. That section of this Act that enacts the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 29-A, section 2472, subsection 2-A takes effect January 1, 2013.’
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section number to read consecutively.
summary
This amendment is the majority report of the committee.
The bill increases the period of restrictions for an intermediate license holder from 180 days to either 270 days from license issuance or until the person attains 18 years of age, whichever occurs later. The amendment limits the period of restrictions to 270 days but allows that period to extend beyond the person's 18th birthday.
This amendment changes the fine imposed on an intermediate license holder for a violation of the restrictions for intermediate license holders from a minimum of $350 as proposed in the bill to not less than $250 and not more than $500.
The bill provides that, before a suspension issued to the holder of an intermediate license is terminated and a license reinstated, a fee of $100, in addition to the regular license fee, must be paid to the Secretary of State. This amendment removes these provisions. The reinstatement fee for suspensions other than for OUI or failure to submit to a test under current law is $50 and applies to intermediate license holders.
This amendment strikes the provision in the bill requiring driver education for persons 18 years of age or older.
This amendment changes the fine for a violation of the prohibition against engaging in text messaging while driving from a minimum of $350 as proposed in the bill to not less than $250 and not more than $500.
This amendment provides that the Department of Public Safety, Bureau of State Police may provide a vehicle registration plate number from an accident report to a person only if that person provides the department an affidavit stating that the person will not use a vehicle registration plate number to identify or contact a person or disseminate a vehicle registration plate number to another person. A person who knowingly uses a vehicle registration plate number provided by the bureau to identify or contact a person or disseminates the number commits a Class E crime.
The bill requires that a defensive driving course must be completed by a juvenile provisional license holder whose license is suspended for a moving violation. This amendment instead requires a juvenile provisional license holder whose license is suspended for a moving violation to complete a minimum of 4 hours of a driver improvement program approved by the Secretary of State. The effective date of this provision is January 1, 2013.
This amendment clarifies that before a suspension that resulted from a juvenile provisional license holder's conviction for an offense listed in the habitual offender law may be terminated the juvenile provisional license holder must successfully complete a road test and written exam.
The bill provides that, before a suspension that resulted from a juvenile provisional license holder's conviction for an offense listed in the habitual offender law is terminated and a license reinstated, a fee of $350, in addition to the regular license fee, must be paid to the Secretary of State. This amendment removes the requirement that the regular license fee be paid to the Secretary of State.
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
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