An Act Regarding the Reporting of Motor Vehicle Pursuits Further amend the bill by striking everything after the enacting clause and before the summary and inserting in its place the following: Sec. 1. 29-A MRSA §2414, sub-§5, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2 and affected by Pt. B, §5, is repealed and the following enacted in its place: 5. Motor vehicle pursuit policies. This subsection governs motor vehicle pursuit policies. A. All state, count~ and municipal law enforcement asencies shall adopt written policies on motor vehicle pursuits. B. The Chief of the State Police shall establish a process for gathering, maintaining and reporting data related to motor vehicle pursuits. The Chief of the State Police is responsible for developing and furnishing a standardized data collection format. C. A state, county or municipal law enforcement agency shall provide statistical data related to each motor vehicle Page l-LR0658(2) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1095
Committee Amendment CA_A_S67 (Senate)
Amends: 29-A MRSA §2414

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT .. A 
.. to S.P. 367, L.D. 1095, Bi1l, "An 
Act Relating to Motorcycle Safety" 
Amend the bi1l by striking out the title and substituting 
the following: 
'An Act Regarding the Reporting of Motor Vehicle Pursuits' 
Further amend the bill by striking everything after the 
enacting clause and before the summary and inserting in its place 
the following: 
'Sec. 1. 29-A MRSA §2414, sub-§5, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 
683, Pt. A, §2 and affected by Pt. B, §5, is repealed and the 
following enacted in its place: 
5. 
Motor vehicle pursuit policies. 
This subsection governs 
motor vehicle pursuit policies. 
A. 
All state, 
count~ and municipal law enforcement asencies 
shall adopt written policies on motor vehicle pursuits. 
B. 
The Chief of the State Police shall establish a process 
for gathering, maintaining and reporting data related to 
motor vehicle pursuits. 
The Chief of the State Police is 
responsible for developing and furnishing 
a 
standardized 
data collection format. 
C. 
A state, county or municipal law enforcement agency 
shall provide statistical data related to each motor vehicle 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT .. A 
. to S.P. 367, L.D. 1095 
pursuit conducted by that agency to the State Police traffic 
division in the format established pursuant to paragraph B 
on a quarterly basis. 
Motor yehic1e pursuit reports made by a 
law enforcement 
agency are for the purposes of statistical analysis and the 
identification of training needs. 
A report or statement 
contained in the motor vehicle pursuit report may not be 
admitted into evidence in any trial, civil or criminal, 
arising out of the incident. 
A motor vehicle pursuit report 
may be admissible in evidence solely to prove compliance 
with this section.' 
SUMMARY 
This is the minority report of the Joint Standing Committee 
on 
Transportation. 
The 
amendment 
replaces 
the 
bill. 
The 
amendment 
requires 
law enforcement 
agencies 
to 
report motor 
vehicle pursuit statistics to the State Police traffic division 
on a quarterly basis. 
The amendment further requires the Chief 
of 
the 
State 
Police 
to 
develop 
and 
furnish 
a 
format 
for 
standardized 
reporting 
by 
agencies 
and 
clarifies 
that 
the 
information contained in the report is for statistical purposes 
only and can not be used for civil or criminal proceedings. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 04/15/03 .tk'ae 
Office of Fiscal and Program Review 
LD 1095 
An Act Regarding the Reporting of Motor Vehicle Pursuits 
LR 0658(02) 
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Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment ,A, [;-lo 1 
Committee: Transportation 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Minority Report 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
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