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| 14.__Carrying passenger on ATV without headgear.__Notwithstanding | | Title 29-A, section 2083, a person may not carry a passenger under | | 18 years of age on an ATV unless the passenger is wearing | | protective headgear. |
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| | | A person who violates this subsection commits a civil violation | | for which a forfeiture of not less than $100 nor more than $500 | | may be adjudged. |
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| | | 15.__Operating ATV without muffler.__Except as provided in | | section 13159, a person may not: |
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| | | A.__Operate an ATV that is not equipped at all times with an | | effective and suitable muffling device on its engine to | | effectively deaden or muffle the noise of the exhaust; or |
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| | | B.__Modify the exhaust system of an ATV in any manner that | | will increase the noise emitted above the following emission | | standard: |
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| | | (1)__Each ATV must meet noise emission standards of the | | United States Environmental Protection Agency and in no | | case exceed 82 decibels of sound pressure level at 50 | | feet on the "A" scale, as measured by the SAE standards | | J-192. |
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| | | A person who violates this subsection commits a civil violation | | for which a forfeiture of not less than $100 nor more than $500 | | may be adjudged. |
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| | | Each ATV must be equipped with a working spark arrester.__In | | addition to any penalties imposed under this subsection, the | | court may, subject to section 9321 and Title 17-A, chapter 54, | | order restitution for fire suppression costs incurred by state or | | municipal government entities in suppressing a fire caused by an | | ATV operating without a working spark arrester. |
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| | | 16.__Operating ATV with insufficient lights.__This subsection | | governs the light equipment required on ATVs. |
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| | | A.__Except as provided in this subsection and section 13159, | | a person may not operate an ATV in the State, regardless of | | where purchased, unless equipped as follows. |
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| | | (1)__The ATV must have mounted on the front at least | | one headlight capable of casting a white beam for a | | distance of at least 100 feet directly ahead of the | | ATV. |
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