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PUBLIC LAWS OF MAINE
First Regular Session of the 121st

CHAPTER 286
S.P. 477 - L.D. 1439

An Act To Protect Young Drivers and Passengers

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

     Sec. 1. 29-A MRSA §1304, sub-§1, ¶H, as amended by PL 1999, c. 545, §1, is further amended to read:

     Sec. 2. 29-A MRSA §1304, sub-§1, ¶I is enacted to read:

     Sec. 3. 29-A MRSA §1310, as amended by PL 2001, c. 361, §29, is repealed.

     Sec. 4. 29-A MRSA §1311 is enacted to read:

§1311. Intermediate license

     1. Restricted license. A person under 18 years of age who has been issued a driver's license may not:

     2. Period of restrictions. Unless extended pursuant to subsection 3, the license restrictions in subsection 1 are in effect for a period of 180 days from license issuance.

     3. Extension of restrictions. A person who is adjudicated for violating this section must have the license restrictions in subsection 1 extended for an additional period of 180 days. The additional period of license restrictions may extend beyond the person's 18th birthday. Any violation of the license restrictions during the period of this extension must result in a further extension of the license restrictions pursuant to this section.

     4. Penalty. A person who violates this section commits a traffic infraction.

     Sec. 5. 29-A MRSA §2471, sub-§2, as amended by PL 1997, c. 737, §14, is further amended to read:

     2. Suspension terms. If a person is convicted or adjudicated of a moving motor vehicle violation that occurred during the period of the provisional license, the Secretary of State shall suspend the license without right to hearing:

A person whose provisional license is suspended may request a hearing pursuant to section 2483.

     Sec. 6. 29-A MRSA §2472, sub-§2, as amended by PL 1997, c. 737, §16, is further amended to read:

     2. Suspension terms for moving violations. If a person who has not yet attained the age of 21 years is convicted or adjudicated of a moving motor vehicle violation that occurred within the first year from the date of issue of a juvenile provisional license issued prior to August 1, 1998 or within 2 years from the date of issue of a juvenile provisional license issued after July 31, 1998, the Secretary of State shall suspend the license without right to hearing:

A person whose juvenile provisional license is suspended may request a hearing pursuant to section 2483.

Effective September 13, 2003, unless otherwise indicated.

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