Sec. 1. 29-A MRSA §1601, sub-§3, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2 and affected by Pt. B, §5, is amended to read:

3. Failure to produce evidence of insurance. If a person fails to produce evidence of liability insurance or financial responsibility, this failure is prima facie evidence that the person is uninsured and in violation of this section. When a person fails to produce evidence of liability insurance or financial responsibility, a law enforcement officer shall complete a Violation Summons and Complaint and send one copy to the Secretary of State.

Sec. 2. 29-A MRSA §1601, sub-§5-A is enacted to read:

5-A.__Additional penalties.__In addition to any other penalties for violation of this section, a person who is:

A.__Stopped for a routine motor vehicle violation and fails to produce evidence of liability insurance or financial responsibility is assessed a $500 fine in addition to the fine assessed for the violation cited.__The fine accrues to the Highway Fund;

B.__Arrested for OUI and fails to produce evidence of liability insurance or financial responsibility is assessed a $1,000 fine in addition to the penalties for operating under the influence of alcohol or drugs.__The fine accrues to the Highway Fund; or

C.__Involved in a vehicular accident and fails to produce evidence of liability insurance or financial responsibility is assessed a $1,000 fine and shall pay restitution to the injured party for damages not covered by the injured party's insurance.__The fine accrues to the Highway Fund.

Sec. 3. 29-A MRSA §1601, sub-§6, as amended by PL 1997, c. 165, §1 and c. 176, §1, is further amended to read:

6. Suspension. Satisfactory evidence of liability insurance or financial responsibility must be presented to the bureau by the end of the 3rd business day after issuance of a Violation Summons and Complaint charging a violation of this section.__If such evidence is not provided, the Secretary of State shall suspend the registration of the motor vehicle that was operated without evidence of liability insurance or financial responsibility. Thirty days after the receipt of an abstract of an adjudication of a violation of this section, the Secretary of State shall suspend: