| | | If the accident results in serious bodily injury or death of any | | person, the investigation must be conducted by an officer who has | | met the training standards of a full-time law enforcement | | officer. A law enforcement officer who investigates an accident | | involving a bus or truck with a gross vehicle weight rating or a | | registered weight in excess of 10,000 pounds that results in the | | death of any person shall request a certified accident | | reconstructionist and the Bureau of State Police Commercial | | Vehicle Enforcement Unit to assist in the investigation of the | | accident. The Attorney General shall designate an assistant | | attorney general familiar with federal commercial vehicle laws | | and regulations to serve as a resource to any district attorney | | who initiates a prosecution arising from an accident involving a | | bus or truck with a gross vehicle weight rating or a registered | | weight in excess of 10,000 pounds that results in the death of | | any person. |
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| | | Sec. 22. 29-A MRSA §2251, sub-§5, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. | | A, §2 and affected by Pt. B, §5, is repealed. |
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| | | Sec. 23. 29-A MRSA §2251, sub-§6, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. | | A, §2 and affected by Pt. B, §5, is repealed and the following | | enacted in its place: |
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| | | 6.__Financial responsibility information.__The owner or | | operator of a vehicle involved in an accident shall furnish | | additional relevant information as the Secretary of State | | requires to determine the applicability of the requirement of | | proof of financial responsibility. |
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| | | The Secretary of State may rely on the accuracy of the | | information until there is reason to believe that the information | | is erroneous. |
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| | | Sec. 24. 29-A MRSA §2251, sub-§7, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. | | A, §2 and affected by Pt. B, §5, is amended to read: |
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| | | 7. Report information. An accident report made by an | | investigating officer or a 48-hour report made by an operator as | | required by former subsection 5 is for the purposes of | | statistical analysis and accident prevention. |
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| | | A report or statement contained in the accident report, or a 48- | | hour report as required by former subsection 5, a statement made | | or testimony taken at a hearing before the Secretary of State | | held under section 2483, or a decision made as a result of that | | report, statement or testimony may not be admitted in evidence in | | any trial, civil or criminal, arising out of the accident. |
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