An Act To
Maine Legislature, Session 123, LD 1674
Committee Amendment CA_B_S399 (Senate)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "f3 " to S.P. 579, L.D. 1674, Bill, "An Act To 
Amend the Habitual Offender and Felony Operating Under the Influence Laws" 
Amend the bill by inserting after the title and before the enacting clause the 
following: 
'Emergency preamble. Whereas, acts and resolves of the Legislature do not 
become effective until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted as emergencies; and 
Whereas, in the interest of ensuring the public safety on our roads, the Legislature 
passed a number of changes to the operating after suspension and habitual offender laws 
during the Second Regular Session of the 122nd Legislature; and 
Whereas, corrections proposed in this Act will carry out the intent of the recent law 
by incorporating changes inadvertently omitted and will clarify the application of other 
existing law; and 
Whereas, in the judgment of the Legislature, these facts create an emergency within 
the meaning of the Constitution of Maine and require the following legislation as 
immediately necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and safety; now, 
therefore,' 
Amend the bill in section 5 in subsection 1 in the last 2 lines (page 2, lines 11 and 12 
in L.D.) by striking out the following: 
"The Secretary of State may then impose the 
longer period of revocation provided in subsection 2." and inserting the following: 'If the 
court fails to revoke the license, the Secretary of State shall impose a 5-year revocation, 
unless the longer period of revocation under subsection 2 is imposed.' 
Amend the bill by adding before the summary the following: 
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'Emergency clause. 
In view of the emergency cited 
the preamble, this 
legislation takes effect when approved.' 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" l3" to S.P. 579, L.D. 1674 
SUMMARY 
This amendment adds an emergency preamble and emergency clause to the bill to 
ensure that omissions in changes to the operating after suspension and habitual offender 
laws enacted pursuant to Public Law 2005, chapter 606 are immediately corrected. The 
amendment also clarifies that the Secretary of State's authority to impose license 
revocation is not changed. If the court fails to revoke a license for criminal homicide or 
attempted criminal homicide, the Secretary of State shall impose a 5-year revocation, 
unless a longer revocation is imposed under the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 29-A, 
section 2454, subsection 2. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
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(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 12127/07 frac 
LD 1674 
LR 2432(04) 
An Act To Amend the Habitual Offender and Felony Operating Under the Influence Laws 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment "13 " 
Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
.-\ppropriations/ Allocations 
General Fund 
Correctional and Judicial Impact Statements 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
2007-08 
$0 
$0 
2008-09 
$0 
$0 
Increases habitual offender and felony OUI penalties. See cost detail below. 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Correctional Cost Detail 
additional months for Class C 
Total Cost - All Convictions 
FY 2010 
$274,472 
$274,472 
FY 2011 
FY 2012 
$274,472 
$274,472 
$274,472 
$274,472 
Projections 
2009-10 
$274,472 
$274,472 
FY 2013 
$274,472 
$274,472 
Projections 
2010-11 
$274,472 
$274,472 
FY 2014 
$274,472 
$274,472 
The Department of Corrections will require General Fund appropriations of $274,472 annually beginning in fiscal 
year 2009-10 to provide funds for the incremental costs associated with offenders serving 4 additional months in a 
state correctional facility. 
The additional cost to the Judicial Department resulting from this legislation can be absorbed by the department 
utilizing existing budgeted resources. 
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