An Act To Amend the Motor Vehicle Laws LR 1875(02)
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1520
Committee Amendment CA_A_H371 (House)
Amends: 29-A MRSA §1769, 29-A MRSA §1925

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" iI" to H.P. 1113, L.D. 1520, Bill, "An 
Act To Amend the Motor Vehicle Laws" 
Amend the bill by inserting after section 1 the following: 
'Sec. 2. 29-A MRSA §1769, sub-§2, as repealed and replaced by 
PL 1999, c. 183, §4, is amended to read: 
2. 
Review of rul.es by Leqisl.ature. 
Rules adopted under 
this 
section 
are 
ma;eF--6aBS~aB~ive routine 
technical 
rules 
pursuant to Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter ll-A 2-A.' 
Further amend the bill by striking out all of section 3 and 
inserting in its place the following: 
'Sec.3. 29-A MRSA §1925 is enacted to read: 
§1925. 
Nitrous oxide system 
1. Definition. 
For the purposes of this section. "nitrous 
oxide system" means a device installed in a motor vehicle that 
allows nitrous oxide to combine with gasoline for the purpose of 
increasing engine power. 
2. Use prohibited. 
Except as provided in subsection 3. a 
person may not operate a motor vehicle that is equipped with a 
nitrous oxide system on a public way. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT .. /I .. to H.P. 1113, L.D. 1520 
3. 
Exceptions. 
A 
person 
may 
operate 
a 
motor 
vehicle 
eguipped with a nitrous oxide system on a public way if: 
A. 
All canisters of nitrous oxide have been removed from 
the vehicle; or 
B. 
The motor vehicle is en route to or from a track where 
the motor vehicle is used for racing and: 
( 1) 
The nitrous oxide system is made inoperative by 
disconnecting the line feeding nitrous oxide to the 
engine: or 
(2) 
All containers of nitrous oxide have been removed 
from the motor vehicle.' 
Further amend the bill by striking out all of section 8. 
Further amend the bill in section 10 by striking out all of 
paragraph B (page 3, lines 20 to 23 in L.D.) and inserting in its 
place the following: 
'B. 
Within 5 days from the time of notification of the 
accident, 
transmit 
the 
original 
written 
report 
or 
an 
electronic report containing all available information to 
the Chief of the State Police.' 
Further amend the bill by relettering 
nonconsecutive 
Part 
letter 
or 
section 
consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
or renumbering any 
number 
to 
read 
This amendment changes the designation of rules adopted by 
the Chief of the State Police and authorized under the Maine 
Revised Statutes, Title 29-A, section 1769 to routine technical 
rules. The amendment changes the definition of "power booster 
system" to "nitrous oxide system." It also allows a person to 
operate a motor vehicle with a nitrous oxide system on a public 
way if all canisters of nitrous oxide have been removed from the 
vehicle. 
The amendment also strikes language in the bill that 
would double the normal fine for speeding 20 or more miles over 
the maximum speed limit if a passenger in the speeding vehicle is 
required to be transported in a child restraint system. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 05/12/03 ,;:t!;?'ac.. 
Office of Fiscal and Program Review 
LD 1520 
An Act To Amend the Motor Vehicle Laws 
LR 1875(02) 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment" " 
Committee: Transportation 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
Minor revenue increase - General Fund 
Correctional and Judicial Impact Statements 
Establishes a new Class E crime. 
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