An Act To Reduce Fines for Certain Trucking Violations
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 0722
Committee Amendment CA_A_S114 (Senate)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" A. " to S.P. 211, L.D. 722, Bill, "An Act To 
Reduce Fines for Certain Trucking Violations" 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the title and before the summary and 
, inserting the following: 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
'Sec. 1. 29-A MRS A §558, sub-§l-A, as amended by PL 2009, c. 598, §20, is 
further amended to read: 
I-A. Maximum fine. 
Notwithstanding Title 17 -A, section 1301, the minimum 
maximum fine for a violation of a state rule that adopts by reference the federal 
regulations found in 49 Code of Federal Regulations, Parts 392, 395.3, 395.80 aru:l395.8k 
is $250 and that is not an out-of-service order is $250, and the maximum fine for a 
violation of a state rule that adopts by reference the federal regulations found in 49 Code 
of Federal Regulations and that meets the definition of an out-of-service order as defined 
in 49 Code of Federal Regulations is $500. If a minimum fine is provided by any rule 
adopted pursuant to this subchapter, the court shall impose at least the minimum fine, 
which may not be suspended by the 13-ffi:lft-, 
For purposes of this subsection, "out-or-service order" means a declaration by a law 
enforcement officer authorized to enforce the provisions of this subchapter that a driver, a 
commercial motor vehicle or a motor carrier operation is out of service pursuant to 49 
Code of Federal Regulations, Part 386.72, 392.5, 392.9a, 395.13 or 396.9, or compatible 
laws, or the North American Standard Out-of-Service Criteria.' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment strikes the bill and removes the emergency preamble and the 
emergency clause. The amendment provides that the maximum fine for a violation of a 
state rule that adopts by reference the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration 
regulations and that does not meet the definition of an out-of-service order is $250. The 
amendment also provides that the maximum fine for a violation of a state rule that adopts 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" A" to S.P. 211, L.D. 722 
by reference the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration regulations and that meets 
the definition of an out-of-service order is $500. 
The amendment provides that an 
out-of-service order means a declaration by a law enforcement officer authorized to 
enforce Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration regulations that a driver, a 
commercial motor vehicle or a motor carrier operation is out of service pursuant to 
federal law. 
HSC-\.L .\UTE REQLlRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 05115111 
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125th MAIN:E LEGISLATURE 
LD 722 
LR 1883(02) 
An Act To Reduce Fines for Certain Trucking Violations 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment "1\" "5-' lLf 
Committee: Transportation 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
No net revenue change - Highway Fund 
Correctional and Judicial Impact Statements 
The revenue reduction from lowering fines is expected to be offset by an increase in the number of tickets issued, 
resulting in no net change in budgeted Highway Fund revenue. 
LRI883(02) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of I