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increase in minimum penalties required because of a refusal to | | submit to a test is not mandatory; |
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| | | F. For a person sentenced under paragraph B, C or D, the | | court shall order the defendant to participate in the | | alcohol and other drug program of the Department of | | Behavioral and Developmental Services, Office of Substance | | Abuse. The court may waive the program pursuant to Title 5, | | section 20073-B, if the court finds that the defendant has | | completed an alcohol or other drug treatment program | | subsequent to the date of the offense; and |
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| | | G. The court shall order an additional period of license | | suspension of 275 days for a person sentenced under | | paragraph A, B, C or D if the person was operating the motor | | vehicle at the time of the offense with a passenger under 21 | | years of age. |
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| | | Sec. TT-4. 29-A MRSA §2411, sub-§5, as amended by PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. | | Q, §§80 to 82 and affected by Pt. X, §2, is further amended to | | read: |
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| | | 5. Penalties. Except as otherwise provided, violation of | | this section is a Class D crime, which is a strict liability | | crime as defined in Title 17-A, section 34, subsection 4-A. The | | following minimum penalties apply and may not be suspended: |
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| | | A. For a person having no previous OUI offenses within a | | 10-year period: |
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| | (1) A fine of not less than $400 $500, except that if | | the person failed to submit to a test, a fine of not | less than $500 $600; |
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| | | (2) A court-ordered suspension of a driver's license | | for a period of 90 days; and |
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| | | (3) A period of incarceration as follows: |
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| | | (a) Not less than 48 hours when the person: |
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| | | (i) Was tested as having a blood-alcohol | | level of 0.15% or more; |
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| | | (ii) Was exceeding the speed limit by 30 | | miles per hour or more; |
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| | | (iii) Eluded or attempted to elude an | | officer; or |
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