An Act To Impose a Three-month Loss of a Driver's License for Driving While Texting
Sec. 1. 29-A MRSA §2119, sub-§3, as repealed and replaced by PL 2013, c. 188, §1, is amended to read:
(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 bill increases the penalty for text messaging while operating a motor vehicle by requiring the Secretary of State to suspend the person's driver's license for 90 days for each offense.