| | | 2. Report required. A reportable | | reported immediately by the quickest means of communication to a | | state police officer, or to the nearest state police field | | office, or to the sheriff's office, or to a deputy sheriff, | | within the county in which the accident occurred, or to the | | office of the police department, or to an officer, of the | | municipality in which the accident occurred. The accident must | | be reported by: |
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| | | A. The operator of an involved vehicle; |
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| | | B. A person acting for the operator; or |
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| | | C. If the operator is unknown, the owner of an involved | | vehicle having knowledge of the accident. |
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| | | Sec. 20. 29-A MRSA §2251, sub-§3, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. | | A, §2 and affected by Pt. B, §5, is amended to read: |
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| | | 3. Form. The Chief of the State Police: |
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| | | A. Shall prepare and supply forms for reports that require | | sufficiently detailed information to disclose the cause, | | conditions, persons and vehicles involved including | | information to permit the Secretary of State to determine | | whether the requirement for proof of financial | | responsibility is inapplicable; |
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| | | B. Shall receive, tabulate and analyze accident reports; | and |
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| | | B-1.__Shall send all accident reports to the Secretary of | | State; and |
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| | | C. May publish statistical information on the number, cause | | and location of accidents. |
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| | | Sec. 21. 29-A MRSA §2251, sub-§4, as amended by PL 1997, c. 172, §1 | | and c. 178, §3, is further amended to read: |
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| | | 4. Investigation. A law enforcement officer who investigates | a reportable |
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| | | A. Interview participants and witnesses; and |
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| | | B. Within 5 days from the time of notification of the | | accident, transmit the original written report containing | | all available information to the Chief of the State Police. |
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