SP0060
LD 185
Session - 127th Maine Legislature
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LR 148
Item 4
Bill Tracking, Additional Documents Chamber Status

Amend the amendment in section 1 in §2116 in subsection 4 in paragraph A in the last line (page 2, line 12 in amendment) by striking out the following: " $250" and inserting the following: ' $75'

Amend the amendment in section 1 in §2116 in subsection 4 by striking out all of paragraph B (page 2, lines 13 to 25 in amendment) and inserting the following:

B A person who violates this section after previously having been adjudicated as violating this section within a 3-year period commits a traffic infraction for which a fine of $150 must be adjudged.

For the purposes of this paragraph, an adjudication has occurred within a 3-year period if the date of the new conduct is within 3 years of the date of a docket entry of adjudication of a violation of this section.

Amend the amendment in section 2 in subsection 3 in paragraph A in the last line (page 2, line 40 in amendment) by striking out the following: "$250 may" and inserting the following: ' $250 may $75'

Amend the amendment in section 2 in subsection 3 by striking out all of paragraph B (page 3, lines 1 to 14 in amendment) and inserting the following:

B. A person who violates this section after previously having been adjudicated as violating this section within a 3-year period commits a traffic infraction for which a fine of not less than $500 may $150 must be adjudged , and the Secretary of State shall suspend the license of that person without right to hearing. The minimum periods of license suspension are: .

(1) Thirty days, if the person has 2 adjudications for a violation of this section within a 3-year period;

(2) Sixty days, if the person has 3 adjudications for a violation of this section within a 3-year period; and

(3) Ninety days, if the person has 4 or more adjudications for a violation of this section within a 3-year period.

For the purposes of this paragraph, an adjudication has occurred within a 3-year period if the date of the new conduct is within 3 years of the date of a docket entry of adjudication of a violation of this section.’

summary

This amendment reduces the penalty for a first offense of using a mobile telephone or handheld electronic device or text messaging while operating a motor vehicle from a fine of $250 to a fine of $75. It also reduces the penalty for a subsequent violation within a 3-year period from a fine of $500 and a license suspension to only a fine of $150.


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