HP0088, LD 120, item 1, An Act To Impose a Three-month Loss of a Driver's License for Driving While Texting

An Act To Impose a Three-month Loss of a Driver's License for Driving While Texting

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

Sec. 1. 29-A MRSA §2119, sub-§3, as repealed and replaced by PL 2013, c. 188, §1, is amended to read:

3. Penalties. The following penalties apply to a violation of this section.

A. A person who violates this section commits a traffic infraction for which a fine of not less than $250 may be adjudged , and the Secretary of State shall suspend the license of that person for 90 days without right to hearing.

B. A person who violates this section after previously having been adjudicated as violating this section within a 3-year period commits a traffic infraction for which a fine of not less than $500 may be adjudged, and the Secretary of State shall suspend the license of that person for 90 days without right to hearing. The minimum periods of license suspension are:

(1) Thirty days, if the person has 2 adjudications for a violation of this section within a 3-year period;

(2) Sixty days, if the person has 3 adjudications for a violation of this section within a 3-year period; and

(3) Ninety days, if the person has 4 or more adjudications for a violation of this section within a 3-year period.

For the purposes of this paragraph, an adjudication has occurred within a 3-year period if the date of the new conduct is within 3 years of the date of a docket entry of adjudication of a violation of this section.

summary

This bill increases the penalty for text messaging while operating a motor vehicle by requiring the Secretary of State to suspend the person's driver's license for 90 days for each offense.

HP0088 LD 120	Session - 128th Maine Legislature		LR 643 Item 1
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