| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §7053, sub-§2, ¶D-1, as amended by PL 1999, c. 317, §1, | is further amended to read: |
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| D-1. If in uniform and if they have a reasonable and | articulable suspicion that a motor vehicle or other | conveyance, or its operator or occupant, is or has been | involved in, or may contain evidence of, a violation of | chapters 701 to 721 or when necessary to protect a person | from the threat of death or personal injury, stop the motor | vehicle or other conveyance to check its registration and | vehicle identification number, request personal | identification of the operator or occupant and question the | operator or occupant about the violation. This paragraph is | repealed 90 days after adjournment of the Second Regular | Session of the 119th Legislature; |
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| | Sec. 2. 12 MRSA §7053, sub-§2, ¶D-2, as enacted by PL 1999, c. 317, §2, | is repealed. |
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| | Current law allows game wardens to stop vehicles if it is | necessary to protect a person from the threat of death or | personal injury. The provision of law granting such authority is | scheduled to be repealed 90 days after adjournment of the Second | Regular Session of the 119th Legislature. This bill repeals that | sunset language. |
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