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PUBLIC LAWS OF MAINE
First Special Session of the 118th

CHAPTER 417
S.P. 496 - L.D. 1527

An Act to Authorize a Police Officer to Impound the Motor Vehicle of a Person Arrested for Operating Under the Influence or Driving with a Suspended or Revoked License

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

     Sec. 1. 29-A MRSA §2422, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 368, Pt. AAA, §14, is repealed and the following enacted in its place:

§2422. Impoundment of motor vehicles for OUI

     1. Impoundment of vehicle. A motor vehicle may be seized if it is used by a person arrested for a violation of:

     2. Storage. If a motor vehicle is seized, it must be held in secure storage by the seizing agency or at the direction of the arresting law enforcement officer.

     3. Release of vehicle. The motor vehicle may be released after at least an 8-hour period and payment of any towing and storage fees.

Effective September 19, 1997, unless otherwise indicated.

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