| | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | | Sec. 1. 29-A MRSA §2411, sub-§5, as amended by PL 1997, c. 727, §§8 to | | 11, is further amended to read: |
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| | | 5. Penalties. The following minimum penalties apply and may | | not be suspended: |
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| | | A. For a person having no previous OUI offenses within a | | 10-year period: |
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| | | (1) A fine of not less than $400, except that if the | | person failed to submit to a test, a fine of not less | | than $500; |
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| | | (2) A court-ordered suspension of a driver's license | | for a period of 90 days; and |
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| | | (3) A period of incarceration as follows: |
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| | | (a) Not less than 48 hours when the person: |
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| | | (i) Was tested as having a blood-alcohol | | level of 0.15% or more; |
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| | | (ii) Was exceeding the speed limit by 30 | | miles per hour or more; |
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| | | (iii) Eluded or attempted to elude an | | officer; or |
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| | | (iv) Was operating with a passenger under 21 | years of age; and |
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| | (b) Not less than 96 hours when the person failed | to submit to a test at the request of a law | enforcement officer; |
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| | | B. For a person having one previous OUI offense within a | | 10-year period: |
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| | (1) A fine of not less than $600, except that if the | person failed to submit to a test at the request of a | law enforcement officer, a fine of not less than $800; |
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| | (2) A period of incarceration of not less than 7 days, | except that if the person failed to submit to a test at | the request of a law enforcement officer, a period of | incarceration of not less than 12 days; |
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