An Act To Assist Regional Transportation Providers To Comply with the Booster Seat Law Further amend the bill by striking out all of section 1 and inserting in its place the following: Sec. 1. 29-A MRSA §2081, sub-§I, 1[C, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 585, §1 and affected by §6, is amended to read: C. Federally approved child restraint system means a child passeB~e~ safety restraint sys~em that is intended to be used as crash protection in vehicles ~aa~-~~~~-~e e~eya~e-~~~~-~e-~~-~~-ek4~Q-~-pF&peF~y-~4~--~-a ~eQe~a~~y-~F<WeG-~..ap--aBQ--sbGu-~-~-t--sys~em and that meets the requirements of the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety S~aBQa~QS Standard 213. Sec. 2. 29-A MRSA §2081, sub-§3, lIA, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 585, §3 and affected by §6, is amended to read: A. The operator shall ensure that a child who weighs at least 40 pounds but less than 80 pounds and who is less than years of age is properly secured in a federally approved Page 1-LR1395(2) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 0644
Committee Amendment CA_A_H161 (House)
Amends: 29-A MRSA §2081

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT .. f}. to 
To Assist Low-income Families 
H.P. 474, L.D. 644, Bill, "An 
To Comply with the Booster Seat 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting 
the following: 
'An Act To Assist Regional Transportation Providers To Comply 
with the Booster Seat Law' 
Further amend the bill by striking out all of section 1 and 
inserting in its place the following: 
'Sec. 1. 29-A MRSA §2081, sub-§I, 1[C, as enacted by PL 2001, 
c. 585, §1 and affected by §6, is amended to read: 
C. 
"Federally approved child restraint system" 
means 
a 
child passeB~e~ safety restraint sys~em that is intended to 
be used as crash protection in vehicles ~aa~-~~~~-~e 
e~eya~e-~~~~-~e-~~-~~-ek4~Q-~-pF&peF~y-~4~--~-a 
~eQe~a~~y-~F<WeG-~..ap--aBQ--sbGu-~-~-t--sys~em and that 
meets the requirements of the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety 
S~aBQa~QS Standard 213. 
Sec. 2. 29-A MRSA §2081, sub-§3, lIA, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 
585, §3 and affected by §6, is amended to read: 
A. 
The operator shall ensure that a child who weighs at 
least 40 pounds but less than 80 pounds and who is less than 
years of age is properly secured in a federally approved 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ,~ to B,P, 474, L,D, 644 
child restraint system. 
Nonprofit, municipal or contracted 
transportation 
service 
providers 
are 
exempt 
from 
this 
paragraph until February 1, 2005. 
Sec. 3. 29-A MRSA §2081, sub-§3, 1[B, as amended by PL 2001, c. 
710, §15 and affected by §16, is further amended to read: 
B. 
The operator shall ensure that a child who is less than 
years of age and at least 8 years of age or who is less 
than 18 years of age and more than 4 feet, 
inches in 
height is properly secured in a seat belt QBless-taat-es4le 
:i:s--~i-Fe4--t-f)--Be-~Fe4--i-&--a--~Fa-l-l:Y---app-£~-ea:i:le 
~est~a:i:Bt-~~~-t9--t~~-~~-9~--i-&-~-ea:i:le 
sa~ety-seat-PQ~SQaBt-t9-SaBSeet:i:9B-6.' 
Further amend the bill in section 2 by striking out all of 
the last underlined sentence (page 1, lines 38 to 40 in L.D.) and 
inserting in its place the following: 
'A written warning must be issued in lieu of a 
fine for 
a 
violation 
of 
subsection 
until 
September 
1, 
2003. 
After 
September 1, 
2003 
a 
fine may be imposed for a violation of 
subsection 3.' 
Further amend the bill by relettering 
nonconsecutive 
Part 
letter 
or 
section 
consecutively. 
or renumbering any 
number 
to 
read 
SUMMARY 
This 
amendment 
changes 
the 
bill 
by 
striking 
language 
requ1r1ng the Department of Public Safety to provide booster 
seats to qualified low-income people. 
The amendment expands the 
definition of a "federally approved child restraint system" to 
include 
lap-belt-only 
systems 
and 
other 
federally 
approved 
devices such as special harnesses and vests. The amendment allows 
children over 4'7", 
regardless of age or weight, 
to use 
a 
vehicle'S lap and shoulder belt system instead of a booster seat. 
The amendment also exempts nonprofit, municipal or contracted 
transportation service providers from the booster seat portion of 
the law until February 1, 2005. It also requires that written 
warnings be issued for a violation of the booster seat portion of 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT .. fJ. to H.P. 474, L.D. 644 
the law until September 1, 
2003, 
after which 
a 
fine may be 
imposed. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Revised: 04/15/03 ~ae 
12lst Maine Legislature 
Office of Fiscal and Program Review 
LD644 
An Act To Assist Regional Transportation Providers To Comply with the 
Booster Seat Law 
LR1395(02) 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment" " 
Committee: Transportation 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
Correctional and Judicial Impact Statements 
Delays the fme for violations of failure to secure children in vehicles 
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