An Act To Allow Ignition Interlock Devices on Vehicles Operated by First-time Offenders of Operating Under the Influence
Maine Legislature, Session 126, LD 1260
Committee Amendment CA_A_H369 (House)
Amends: 29-A MRSA §2508

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ,A " 
to H.P. 899, L.D. 1260, Bill, "An Act To 
Allow Ignition Interlock Devices on Vehicles Operated by First-time Offenders of 
Operating Under the Influence" 
Amend the bill in section 1 in paragraph A in subparagraph (2) in the first line (page 
1, line 7 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "180" and inserting the following: '150' 
Amend the bill in section 2 in subsection I-A in the last line (page 1, line 24 in L.D.) 
by striking out the following: "paragraph A-I." 
Amend the bill in section 3 in subsection 1 in the 3rd line (page 1, line 29 in L.D.) by 
inserting after the following: "2411" the following: " except for a violation of section 
2411, subsection I-A, paragraph D, subparagraph (1-A),' 
Amend the bill in section 3 in subsection 1 in paragraph A-I in the first and 2nd lines 
(page 2, lines I and 2 in L.D,) by striking out the following: "immediately if the person 
has installed for 180" and inserting the following: 'after 30 days of the suspension period 
has run if the person has installed for a period of 150' 
Amend the bill in section 3 in subsection I by inserting after paragraph C the 
following: 
'D. The license of a person convicted of a violation of section 2411, subsection I-A, 
paragraph D, subparagraph (1) or a person whose driver's license is suspended by the 
Secretary of State pursuant to section 2453 or 2453-A for a period specified by 
section 2411, subsection 5, paragraph D-l may be reinstated after 3 years of the 
suspension period has run if the person has installed for a period of 3 years an 
ignition interlock device approved by the Secretary of State in the motor vehicle the 
person operates. 
A person whose license is reinstated pursuant to this subsection shall pay an 
administrative fee of $50 to the Secretary of State, in addition to the fee required by 
section 2486, subsection I-A,' 
Amend the bill by inselting after section 3 the following: 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 899, L.D. 1260 
'Sec. 4. 29-A MRSA §2508, sub-§l-A is enacted to read: 
I-A. Ignition interlock device; discount. A person certified by the Secretary of 
State to install ignition interlock devices shall provide for a reduction of costs, inclusive 
of the total fees and charges assessed to the individual having the ignition interlock 
device installed, of at least 50% if the individual demonstrates, using the individual's 
most recent federal income tax return, that the individual has an adjusted gross household 
income of not more than 150% of the poverty guidelines for the relevant tax year as 
established by the United States Department of Health and Human Services for that 
individual's family size. 
Sec. 5. 29-A MRSA §2508, sub-§4, as enacted by PL 2007, c. 531, §6 and 
affected by § 10, is amended to read: 
4. Penalty. Notwithstanding section 1251, a violation of subsection 3 is a traffic 
infraction. The Secretary of State shall suspend the license of any person reinstated 
pursuant to section 2412-A, subsection 7 or this section who is adjudicated of the traffic 
infraction described in this section or whom the Secretary of State determines has 
violated any condition or restriction of license reinstatement. The periods of license 
suspension are: 
A. For a person reinstated pursuant to section 2412-A, subsection 7, one year; and 
B. For a person reinstated pursuant to this section, one year if the person has one 
OUI offense, 2 years if the person has 2 OUI offenses, 4 years if the person has 3 
OUI offenses or is reinstated pursuant to subsection 1, paragraph D and 6 years if the 
person has 4 or more OUI offenses. 
A person whose license is suspended as a result of a conviction or adjudication pursuant 
to this subsection is not entitled to the issuance of any type of license until the suspension 
period has expired. 
Sec. 6. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
SECRETARY OF STATE, DEPARTMENT OF 
Administration - Motor Vehicles 0077 
Initiative: Provides funding for one Office Associate II position and related costs to 
process additional requests for ignition interlock devices. 
HIGHWAY FUND 
2013-14 
2014-15 
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
1.000 
1.000 
Personal Services 
$56,400 
$60,130 
All Other 
$7,549 
$3,223 
HIGHWAY FUND TOTAL 
$63,949 
$63,353 
Sec. 7. Effective date. Those sections of this Act that amend the Maine Revised 
Statutes, Title 29-A, section 2411, subsection 5, paragraph A and section 2508, 
subsection 1 take effect on December 1, 2013.' 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT·A" to H.P. 899, L.D. 1260 
SUMMARY 
This amendment does the following. 
1. The bill changes from ISO days to 150 days the driver's license suspension period 
for a person's first conviction of operating under the influence, or OUI. 
2. It provides that the license of a first-time OUI offender may be reinstated 30 days 
after installing an ignition interlock device, instead of immediately upon installation as 
provided in the bill. 
3. It also changes from 180 days to 150 days or the length of the suspension period 
the time a person who has one OUI offense must have an ignition interlock device 
installed before the Secretary of State may reinstate that person's driver's license. 
4. It establishes a $50 administrative fee for a person whose license is reinstated 
through the use of an ignition interlock device. The administrative fee is in addition to the 
license reinstatement fee. 
5. It provides that if a person commits an OUI and it results in a fatality, that person 
is ineligible to receive an ignition interlock device. 
6. It establishes penalties for a first-time OUI offender who violates the tenns and 
conditions of license reinstatement with an ignition interlock device. 
7. It requires a person certified by the Secretary of State to install ignition interlock 
devices to provide to a person whose adjusted gross household income is not more than 
150% of the federal poverty level a discount of at least 50% of the costs associated with 
installing the ignition interlock device. 
S. It delays the effective date of the provisions of the bill regarding the time period a 
first-time OUI offender's driver's license is suspended and may be reinstated through the 
use of an ignition interlock device until December 1, 20 l3. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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Approved: 06/04113 
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LD 1260 
LR 945(02) 
An Act To Allow Ignition Interlock Devices on Vehicles Operated by First-time Offenders of 
Operating Under the Influence 
Fiscal Note for Bill a. Amended by Committee Amendment;tt' / fI-:3it:fI ) 
Net Cost (Savings) 
Highway Fund 
Appropriations/Allocations 
Highway Fund 
Revenue 
Highway Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety 
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Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY 2013-14 
FY 2014-15 
($16,051) 
($16,647) 
$63,949 
$63,353 
$80,000 
$80,000 
Projections 
FY 2015-16 
($14,763) 
$65,237 
$80,000 
Projections 
FY 2016-17 
($12,822) 
$67,178 
$80,000 
This legislation increases the license suspension period for a first-time OUI offender from 90 to 150 days and allows 
the person's license to be reinstated 30 days after the person installs an ignition interlock device. It also assesses an 
administrative fee of $50 in this circumstance. The Department of the Secretary of State would require a Highway 
Fund allocation of $63,949 in fiscal year 2013-14 and $63,353 in fiscal year 2014-15 for one Office Associate II 
position and related costs to process additional requests for ignition interlock devices and to monitor compliance. 
Highway Fund revenues would increase by $80,000 beginning in fiscal year 2013-14 from the administrative fee. 
LR0945(02) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1