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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.

 
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.

 
15.__Operating ATV without muffler.__Except as provided in
section 13159, a person may not:

 
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

 
B.__Modify the exhaust system of an ATV in any manner that
will increase the noise emitted above the following emission
standard:

 
(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.

 
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.

 
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.

 
16.__Operating ATV with insufficient lights.__This subsection
governs the light equipment required on ATVs.

 
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.

 
(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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