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PUBLIC LAWS
First Special Session of the 122nd

CHAPTER 314
S.P. 468 - L.D. 1341

An Act To Amend the Motor Vehicle Laws

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

     Sec. 1. 29-A MRSA §101, sub-§3, ¶D, as amended by PL 1997, c. 653, §2, is further amended to read:

     Sec. 2. 29-A MRSA §101, sub-§3, ¶E, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 653, §3, is amended to read:

     Sec. 3. 29-A MRSA §101, sub-§3, ¶F is enacted to read:

     Sec. 4. 29-A MRSA §458-A, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 225, §2, is repealed.

     Sec. 5. 29-A MRSA §1251, sub-§1, ¶¶C and D, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. Q, §17 and affected by Pt. X, §2, are amended to read:

     Sec. 6. 29-A MRSA §1251, sub-§1, ¶E is enacted to read:

     Sec. 7. 29-A MRSA §1752, sub-§4, ¶B, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2 and affected by Pt. B, §5, is amended to read:

     Sec. 8. 29-A MRSA §1752, sub-§7, ¶B, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2 and affected by Pt. B, §5, is amended to read:

     Sec. 9. 29-A MRSA §1752, sub-§9, as repealed and replaced by PL 2003, c. 688, Pt. A, §34, is amended to read:

     9. Registered in this State. A motor vehicle registered in this State displaying a valid certificate of inspection from another state or a federally approved commercial vehicle inspection program until its normal expiration for one year after the date of inspection;

     Sec. 10. 29-A MRSA §1905, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2 and affected by Pt. B, §5, is amended to read:

     1. Requirement. Except as provided in subsection 3, a motor vehicle with 3 or more wheels or a trailer or semitrailer must have on the rear 2 lights, one on each side of the axis, each capable of displaying a red light visible for a distance of at least 100 feet behind the vehicle.

     Sec. 11. 29-A MRSA §1912, sub-§6, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 140, §1, is amended to read:

     6. Exception. Subsections 1 and 3 do not apply to a muffler or exhaust system that does not emit noise in excess of 95 decibels as measured in accordance with standards and specifications outlined in standard J-1169 adopted by the Society of Automotive Engineers in May 1998. A person served with a Violation Summons and Complaint charging a violation of subsection 1 or 3 must provide satisfactory evidence that the muffler or exhaust system does not emit a noise in excess of 95 decibels as measured in accordance with standards and specifications outlined in standard J-1169 adopted by the Society

of Automotive Engineers in May 1998. Measurements must be made by participating certified inspection stations.
This subsection applies to motor vehicles as defined in section 101, subsection 42, except that it does not apply to motorcycles.

     Sec. 12. 29-A MRSA §2054, sub-§2, ¶C, as amended by PL 2005, c. 15, §1, is further amended to read:

(3) A vehicle engaged in snow removal or sanding operations on a public way must be equipped with and display at least 2 auxiliary lights mounted on the highest practical point on the vehicle and provide visible light coverage over a 360` range. The lights must emit an amber beam of light, be at least 6 inches in diameter and be equipped with blinking attachments. In lieu of the lights specified, a vehicle may be equipped with at least one auxiliary rotating flashing light having 4-inch sealed beams and showing amber beams of light over a 360` range or an amber strobe, or combination of strobes, that emits at a minimum a beam of 1,000,000 candlepower and provides visible light coverage over a 360` range. When the left wing of a plow is in operation and extends over the center of the

(6) A vehicle used or provided by a contract security company to assist in traffic control and direction at construction or maintenance sites on a public way may be equipped with auxiliary lights. Effective July 1, 1996, the auxiliary lights must be amber. Prior to

     Sec. 13. 29-A MRSA §2358, sub-§10, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2 and affected by Pt. B, §5, is repealed.

     Sec. 14. 29-A MRSA §2381, sub-§2, ¶B, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2 and affected by Pt. B, §5, is amended to read:

Effective September 17, 2005.

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