‘Sec. 3. 29-A MRSA §2451, sub-§3, ¶A, as repealed and replaced by PL 2015, c. 329, Pt. A, §17, is amended to read:
A. One hundred fifty eighty days, if the person has one OUI conviction within a 10-year period;’
Amend the bill by inserting after section 2 the following:
Amend the bill by inserting after section 3 the following:
‘Sec. 4. 29-A MRSA §2508, sub-§1, ¶A-1, as enacted by PL 2013, c. 389, §3 and affected by §7, is amended to read:
A-1. The license of a person with one OUI offense may be reinstated after 30 days of the suspension period has run if the person has installed for a period of 150 180 days or the length of time remaining for a suspension imposed pursuant to section 2411, subsection 5, paragraph A, subparagraph (2), whichever is shorter, an ignition interlock device approved by the Secretary of State in the motor vehicle the person operates.
Sec. 5. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.
SECRETARY OF STATE, DEPARTMENT OF
Administration - Motor Vehicles 0077
Initiative: Provides a one-time allocation for computer programming.
| HIGHWAY FUND | 2015-16 | 2016-17 |
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All Other
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$0 | $5,568 |
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| HIGHWAY FUND TOTAL | $0 | $5,568 |
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section number to read consecutively.
summary
This amendment is one of 2 minority reports of the committee. The bill increases the driver’s license suspension period from 150 days to 180 days for a person who is convicted of operating under the influence and who has no previous operating under the influence convictions within the prior 10 years. The amendment makes the change from 150 to 180 days in 2 other provisions of operating under the influence law.
This amendment also adds an allocation for the cost of computer programming necessitated by the changes made to the bill.
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
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