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

 
Sec. 1. 25 MRSA §2103-A, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 1989, c. 754, Pt. C,
§1, is amended to read:

 
1. Content of state rules. Any state rule adopted under this
section must contain a brief description of the substance of the
referenced federal regulations or amendments and instructions for
obtaining a copy or a certified copy of those referenced federal
regulations or amendments from the appropriate federal agency.

 
Sec. 2. 29-A MRSA §521, sub-§9-A, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 673, §2,
is amended to read:

 
9-A. Enforcement of disability parking restrictions. Local
or county A law enforcement agencies officer may enforce
handicapped disability parking restrictions on private off-street
parking areas. The State Police shall enforce handicapped
disability parking restrictions at service facilities established
on the Maine Turnpike and on the interstate highway system in the
State. A person commits a traffic infraction if that person
parks in a parking space designated and clearly marked for
persons with physical disabilities and has not been issued or is
not transporting a person who has been issued a disability
registration plate or a removable windshield placard pursuant to
this section or section 523 or a disability registration plate or
placard issued by another state.

 
Sec. 3. 29-A MRSA §1763, first ¶, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. A,
§2 and affected by Pt. B, §5, is amended to read:

 
Notwithstanding Title 5, section 10003, a State Police officer
or employee of the State Police designated as a motor vehicle
inspector may immediately suspend or revoke the license issued to
any official inspection station or the inspection mechanic
certificate issued to any inspecting mechanic for a violation of
this chapter or the rules promulgated pursuant to section 1769.
The penalty for a first offense is a license suspension for a
period of 6 months. The penalty for a 2nd or subsequent offense
is a license suspension for a period of one year or license
revocation.

 
Sec. 4. 29-A MRSA §2054, sub-§2, ¶D, as amended by PL 2003, c. 78, §1,
is further amended to read:

 
D. Emergency lights used on a police vehicle; a Department of
Corrections vehicle as described in subsection 1, paragraph B,
subparagraph (6); a vehicle operated by a chief of police, a
sheriff or a deputy sheriff; and a vehicle


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