An Act To Provide for the Safety of Maine Athletes
Maine Legislature, Session 124, LD 1640
Committee Amendment CA_A_H603 (House)
Amends: 29-A MRSA §2052, 29-A MRSA §2324, 29-A MRSA §2325, 29-A MRSA §2326

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" fJ '; to H.P. 1168, L.D. 1640, Bill, "An Act To 
Provide for the Safety of Maine Athletes" 
Amend the bill by inseliing after seC(tion I the following: 
'Sec. 2. 29-A MRSA §2052, sub-§5, ~, as amended by PL 2005, c. 577, §27, is 
further amended to read: 
B. Bicycles, roller skis or other nonmotorized traffic, scooters, motorized bicycles or 
tricycles or motorized scooters.' 
Amend the bill by inseliing after section 7 the following: 
'Sec. 8. 29-A MRS A §2321, as enacted by PL 1999, c. 331, § 1, is amended to 
read: 
§2321. Short title 
This chapter may be known and cited as the "Bicycle and Roller Skis Safety 
Education Act.'" 
Amend the bill by inseliing after section 9 the following: 
'Sec. 10. 29-A MRSA §2324, as enacted by PL 1999, c. 331, § I, is amended to 
read: 
§2324. Obligation of rental businesses 
A person who is in the business of renting bicycles or roller skis shall post or make 
available to a person renting a bicycle or roller skis a written notice explaining the 
. provisions of this chapter and shall provide an appropriate helmet to an operator or 
passenger who is under 16 years of age. A reasonable fee may be charged for the helmet 
rental. 
Sec. 11. 29-A MRSA §2325, as enacted by PL 1999, c. 331, § 1, is amended to 
read: 
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§2325. Limitation of liability 
A person who is in the business of selling or renting bicycles or roller skis who 
complies with this chapter is not liable in a civil suit for damages for any physical injuries 
sustained by a bicycle an operator or bicycle passenger as a result of the operator's or 
passenger's failure to use a helmet. 
Sec. 12. 29-A MRSA §2326, sub-§I, as enacted by PL 2007, c. 400, § 11, is 
amended to read: 
1. Education. For a first violation of section 2323, subsection 1, a law enforcement 
officer may provide bicycle safety information to the person. The officer may also 
inform that person's parent or guardian about the provisions of this chapter and about 
where to obtain a bicycle. an appropriate helmet.' 
Amend the bill by inserting after section 10 the following: 
'Sec. 11. Maine Revised Statutes headnote amended; revision clause. In 
the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 29-A, chapter 20, in the chapter headnote, the words 
"bicycle safety education act" are amended to read "bicycle and roller skis safety 
education act" and the Revisor of Statutes shall implement this revision when updating, 
publishing or republishing the statutes.' 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or 
section number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendn)ent, which is the majority report of the Joint Standing Committee on 
Transportation, clarifies that roller skis may be prohibited from divided highways. 
The amendment provides that a person who is in the business of renting roller skis 
shall post or make available to a person renting roller skis a written notice explaining the 
helmet requirement in Maine law and shall provide an appropriate helmet to an operator 
of roller skis who has not attained 16 years of age. Current law provides that a reasonable 
fee may be charged for the helmet rental. The amendment futther provides that a person 
who is in the business of renting roller skis who complies with the helmet requirement in 
Maine law is not liable in a civil suit for damages for injuries sustained by a roller ski 
operator as a result of the operator's failure to use a helmet. 
The amendment clarifies that, for a first violation of the helmet requirement for a 
person under 16 years of age who is an operator of roller skis on a public roadway or 
public bikeway, a law enforcement officer may provide safety information to the person. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
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LD 1640 
LR 2274(02) 
An Act To Provide for the Safety of Maine Athletes 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment '/1" 
Committee: Transportation 
.Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
Minor revenue increase - General Fund 
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Increases the number of civil violations. 
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The collection of additional fines may also increase General Fund revenue by minor amounts. 
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