| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | Sec. 1. 29-A MRSA §1251, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. A, | §2 and affected by Pt. B, §5, is amended to read: |
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| | 1. Violation. A Except as provided in section 510, | subsection 1, a person commits an offense of operating a motor | vehicle without a license if that person operates a motor vehicle | on a public way or parking area without being licensed or in | violation of a condition or restriction on the license. For a | resident, that license must be issued by this State. |
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| | Sec. 2. 29-A MRSA §1251, sub-§1-A, as repealed and replaced by PL | 1999, c. 771, Pt. C, §9 and affected by Pt. D, §§1 and 2, is | amended to read: |
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| | 1-A. Residents required to obtain license. Within 30 days of | becoming a resident of this State, a person shall apply to obtain | a license in accordance with section 1301. A Except as | provided in section 510, subsection 1, a person who fails to | comply with the requirement of this subsection and operates a | motor vehicle on a public way or parking area commits: |
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| A. A traffic infraction if the person has been a resident | for less than 90 days; or |
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| B. A Class E crime if the person has been a resident for | at least 90 days. |
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| | Sec. 3. 29-A MRSA §2358, sub-§2, ¶¶B and C, as enacted by PL 1993, c. | 683, Pt. A, §2 and affected by Pt. B, §5, are amended to read: |
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| B. Bearing the words "State Police Truck Check - All Trucks | Stop"; and |
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| C. Displaying flashing yellow lights, which must operate | when the weighing station is open.; and |
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| | Sec. 4. 29-A MRSA §2358, sub-§2, ¶D is enacted to read: |
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| D.__Directing operators of vehicles subject to the GVW | restrictions to the weighing point if the weighing point is | located on a way that intersects the way where the sign is | located. |
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| | Sec. 5. 29-A MRSA §2396, sub-§5 is enacted to read: |
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| | 5.__Ice and compacted snow on vehicles.__A person commits a | traffic infraction who operates a vehicle on which ice or |
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