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Timestamp: 2020-01-25 03:21:32
Document Index: 466186920

Matched Legal Cases: ['§2557', '§1', '§51', '§12', '§12', '§12', '§12', '§12', '§12', '§12', '§1', '§2', '§12', '§12', '§1', '§2', '§6', '§1', '§2', '§2602', '§38', '§42', '§3', '§6', '§12', '§6', '§12', '§6', '§12', '§6', '§12', '§2603', '§1', '§2604', '§4', '§2605', '§8', '§3', '§4', '§4', '§7', '§2', '§4', '§8', '§2606', '§13', '§2607']

§2557. OPERATING AFTER HABITUAL OFFENDER REVOCATION
1993, c. 683, §A2 (NEW). 1993, c. 683, §B5 (AFF). 1995, c. 65, §§C13,14 (AMD). 1995, c. 65, §§A153,C15 (AFF). 1997, c. 476, §1 (AMD). 1997, c. 776, §51 (AMD). 2003, c. 452, §§Q90-92 (AMD). 2003, c. 452, §X2 (AFF). 2003, c. 673, §§TT6,7 (AMD). 2005, c. 606, §A10 (RP).
A. OUI in violation of section 2411; [2005, c. 606, Pt. A, §12 (NEW).]
B. Driving to endanger in violation of section 2413; [2005, c. 606, Pt. A, §12 (NEW).]
C. Eluding an officer in violation of section 2414; [2005, c. 606, Pt. A, §12 (NEW).]
D. Passing a roadblock in violation of section 2414, subsection 4; and [2005, c. 606, Pt. A, §12 (NEW).]
E. Operating a motor vehicle at a speed that exceeds the maximum speed limit by 30 miles per hour or more. [2005, c. 606, Pt. A, §12 (NEW).]
[ 2005, c. 606, Pt. A, §12 (NEW) .]
A. A person who violates subsection 1 commits a Class D crime for which a minimum fine of $500 and a minimum term of imprisonment of 6 months must be imposed, neither of which may be suspended by the court. [2005, c. 606, Pt. A, §12 (NEW).]
B. A person who violates subsection 1 and at the time has one OUI conviction, one conviction for violating this section or one conviction for violating former section 2557 or section 2557-A within the previous 10 years commits a Class C crime for which a minimum fine of $1,000 and a minimum term of imprisonment of one year must be imposed, neither of which may be suspended by the court. [2009, c. 415, Pt. C, §1 (AMD); 2009, c. 415, Pt. C, §§2, 3 (AFF).]
C. A person who violates subsection 1 and at the time has 2 convictions for violating this section, former section 2557 or section 2557-A within the previous 10 years commits a Class C crime for which a minimum fine of $2,000 and a minimum term of imprisonment of 2 years must be imposed, neither of which may be suspended by the court. [2005, c. 606, Pt. A, §12 (NEW).]
D. A person who violates subsection 1 and at the time has 3 or more convictions for violating this section, former section 2557 or section 2557-A within the previous 10 years commits a Class C crime for which a minimum fine of $3,000 and a term of imprisonment of 5 years must be imposed, neither of which may be suspended by the court. [2005, c. 606, Pt. A, §12 (NEW).]
[ 2009, c. 415, Pt. C, §1 (AMD); 2009, c. 415, Pt. C, §§2, 3 (AFF) .]
2005, c. 606, §A12 (NEW). 2009, c. 54, §6 (AMD). 2009, c. 415, Pt. C, §1 (AMD). 2009, c. 415, Pt. C, §§2, 3 (AFF).
§2602. JURISDICTION
1. Traffic infractions. The District Court has original and exclusive jurisdiction over prosecutions for traffic infractions.
2. Other violations. The District Court has original and concurrent jurisdiction with the Superior Court over prosecutions for other violations of this Title.
3. Class C or greater. For Class C or greater crimes, the District Court jurisdiction is subject to Title 4, section 165 and Title 17-A, section 9.
[ 1999, c. 731, Pt. ZZZ, §38 (AMD); 1999, c. 731, Pt. ZZZ, §42 (AFF) .]
4. Fines. Except as otherwise provided in this Title, fines and forfeitures collected under this Title accrue to the General Fund, except that:
A. Six percent of fines and forfeitures collected for all traffic infractions, including fines and forfeitures collected for traffic infractions under section 561-A, accrues to the Law Enforcement Agency Reimbursement Fund established in Title 4, section 173, subsection 4-B. This paragraph does not apply to sections 525, 1767 and 2363; [2001, c. 565, Pt. F, §3 (AMD).]
B. Of the fines and forfeitures collected for traffic infractions under sections 511, 2354, 2356, 2360, 2380, 2387 and 2388, 7% accrues to the General Fund, 6% accrues to the Law Enforcement Agency Reimbursement Fund and the balance accrues to the General Highway Fund; and [2003, c. 498, §6 (AMD); 2003, c. 498, §12 (AFF).]
C. Of the fines and forfeitures collected for violations other than traffic infractions under sections 511, 2354, 2356, 2360, 2380, 2387 and 2388, only $5 or 13%, whichever is greater, accrues to the General Fund and the balance accrues to the Highway Fund. [2003, c. 498, §6 (AMD); 2003, c. 498, §12 (AFF).]
[ 2003, c. 498, §6 (AMD); 2003, c. 498, §12 (AFF) .]
1993, c. 683, §A2 (NEW). 1993, c. 683, §B5 (AFF). 1997, c. 750, §A3 (AMD). 1999, c. 731, §ZZZ38 (AMD). 1999, c. 731, §ZZZ42 (AFF). 2001, c. 565, §F3 (AMD). 2003, c. 498, §6 (AMD). 2003, c. 498, §12 (AFF).
§2603. SPEEDY TRIAL
1993, c. 683, §A2 (NEW). 1993, c. 683, §B5 (AFF). 2011, c. 559, Pt. B, §1 (RP).
§2604. TRAFFIC INFRACTION; GENERAL PENALTY
1993, c. 683, §A2 (NEW). 1993, c. 683, §B5 (AFF). 1995, c. 584, §B11 (AMD). 2013, c. 381, Pt. C, §4 (RP).
§2605. SUSPENSION ON NONAPPEARANCE OR NONPAYMENT OF FINE
1. Suspension by clerk. If a person fails to appear in court on the date and time specified in response to a Uniform Summons and Complaint, a summons, a condition of bail or order of court for any criminal violation of Title 23, section 1980; a civil violation under Title 28-A, section 2052; a civil violation under this Title; or any criminal provision of this Title, or for any further appearance ordered by the court, including one for the payment of a fine, either in person or by counsel, or fails to pay a fine imposed for a criminal traffic offense, the clerk shall suspend the person's license or permit, the right to operate a motor vehicle in this State and the right to apply for or obtain a license or permit. The court shall immediately notify that person of the suspension by regular mail or personal service. Written notice is sufficient if sent to the person's last known address.
If a person who is not an individual fails to appear or pay a fine in a civil violation under this Title or a criminal traffic offense, the clerk shall suspend the registration of the motor vehicle involved in the offense or that person's right to operate that vehicle in the State.
[ 2013, c. 482, §8 (AMD) .]
[ 2005, c. 325, §3 (RPR) .]
3. Effect of suspension. A court-ordered suspension has the same force and effect as a suspension by the Secretary of State. The suspension remains in effect until the person appears, either in person or by counsel, or pays the fine.
4. Rescission of suspension. On appearances or payment of the fine, whichever was the basis for the suspension, and on the condition of payment of a $50 reinstatement fee pursuant to section 2486, subsection 1 to the Secretary of State, the clerk of the court in which the suspension was ordered shall rescind the suspension and notify the Secretary of State who, upon receipt of the $50 reinstatement fee, shall delete any record of the suspension from that person's driving record.
[ 2009, c. 213, Pt. YYYY, §4 (AMD) .]
1993, c. 683, §A2 (NEW). 1993, c. 683, §B5 (AFF). 1999, c. 790, §D9 (AMD). 2001, c. 463, §4 (AMD). 2001, c. 463, §7 (AFF). 2005, c. 325, §§2,3 (AMD). 2009, c. 213, Pt. YYYY, §4 (AMD). 2013, c. 482, §8 (AMD).
§2606. ENFORCEMENT OF SUSPENSION
1. Confiscation of license, certificate or plates. If a law enforcement officer, in the course of stopping or detaining a motor vehicle, obtains a suspended license or certificate of registration, or a license issued by another state, foreign country or province when that person's license or certificate of registration is under suspension, the officer shall confiscate that license, certificate or plates and transmit the confiscated items together with a report of the circumstances to the Secretary of State.
2. Investigation. On request of the Secretary of State, notification of the suspension must be served, and the certificate, license or plates must be confiscated. If the license, certificate or plates can not be confiscated, an investigation must be undertaken by the sheriff of the county in which that person resides by a state or local law enforcement officer or by an employee of the Secretary of State.
[ 2005, c. 606, Pt. A, §13 (NEW) .]
1993, c. 683, §A2 (NEW). 1993, c. 683, §B5 (AFF). 2005, c. 606, §A13 (AMD).
§2607. CONVICTION RECORD TO SECRETARY OF STATE; PUBLIC RECORD
1. Transmission of abstract. For every conviction or adjudication of a violation relative to motor vehicles or to the operation of a vehicle, a court shall transmit to the Secretary of State an abstract, duly certified, setting forth the name of the court, the docket number of the case, the names of the parties, the nature of the offense, the date of the offense, the date of hearing, the plea, the judgment and the result.
2. Speeding. In a case involving a violation of sections 2073 to 2075, the abstract must contain the legal speed involved and the speed of which the person was convicted.
3. Public records. Abstracts are open to public inspection during reasonable hours.
4. Electronic reporting. When a court is equipped with a computer terminal or other electronic data processing equipment having the capacity to transmit to and retrieve from the official motor vehicle records of the Secretary of State all information included in the abstract, the court may use the computer terminal or electronic data processing equipment in lieu of a written document.