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

 
Sec. 1. 29-A MRSA §2411, sub-§5, as amended by PL 2001, c. 511, §3,
is further amended to read:

 
5. Penalties. The following minimum penalties apply and
may not be suspended:

 
A. For a person having no previous OUI offenses within a
10-year period:

 
(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;

 
(2) A court-ordered suspension of a driver's license
for a period of 90 days; and

 
(3) A period of incarceration as follows:

 
(a) Not less than 48 hours when the person:

 
(i) Was tested as having a blood-alcohol
level of 0.15% or more;

 
(ii) Was exceeding the speed limit by 30
miles per hour or more;

 
(iii) Eluded or attempted to elude an
officer; or

 
(iv) Was operating with a passenger under
21 years of age; and or

 
(v)__Failed to submit to a test at the
request of a law enforcement officer;

 
(b) Not less than 96 hours when the person
failed to submit to a test at the request of a
law enforcement officer;

 
B. For a person having one previous OUI offense within a
10-year period:

 
(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;

 
(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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