An Act To
Maine Legislature, Session 127, LD 1320
Committee Amendment CA_A_H224 (House)
Amends: 29-A MRSA §453, 29-A MRSA §1258, 30-A MRSA §3772

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" A" to H.P. 898, L.D. 1320, Bill, "An Act To 
Amend the Motor Vehicle Laws" 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
'An Act To Amend the Laws Relating to Motor Vehicles' 
Amend the bill by inserting after section 1 the following: 
'Sec. 2. 29-A MRSA §453, sub-§3-A, as amended by PL 2009, c. 435, §1, is 
further amended to read: 
3-A. Restrictions. The Secretary of State, in the Secretary of State's discretion, may 
refuse to issue or may recall a ¥aBity plate issued under this section that: 
A. Consists of or oomprises language that is obscene, oontemptuous, profane or 
prejudicial; 
B. Promotes abusive or unlwf'lful activity; 
C. Falsely suggests an association with public institutions; er 
D. Is duplicative.~ 
E. The Secretary of State finds consists of language that encourages violence or may 
result in an act of violence or other unlawful activity because of the content of the 
language requested by the registrant.' 
Amend the bill by striking out all of sections 4 and 5 and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 4. 29-A MRSA §1258, sub-§7, as amended by PL 1995, c. 482, Pt. A, §21, 
is further amended to read: 
7. 
Confidentiality. A report received or made by the board, a member or the 
Secretary of State for the purpose of assisting the Secretary of State in determining 
whether a person is qualified to be licensed is confidential and only for the use of the 
board, the Secretary of State, medical personnel treating the person subject to review and 
the person under subject to review. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" {t"to H,P, 898, L,D, 1320 
These reports may not be divulged to another person unless the person mideF subject to 
review gives written permission,' 
Amend the bill by striking out all of sections 10 to 15 and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 10. 30-A MRSA §3772, sub-§3, as amended by PL 2011, c, 545, §§4-7, is 
further amended to read: 
3. Information required. The record of each scrap metal purchase transaction 
required under subsection 1 must be on a form prescribed by the Commissioner of Public 
Safety and contain the following information: 
A. The name, address and gender of the seller, The scrap metal processor shall 
require the seller to provide proof of identification with a driver's license, military 
identification card, passport or other form of government-issued photo identification, 
The scrap metal processor shall photocopy the form of photo identification presented 
and record the distinct identifying number of that photo identification, 
If the proof 
of identification contains a photograph that is faded, out of date or otherwise 
indiscernible, the scrap metal processor shall photograph the seller. A scrap metal 
processor shall keep these proof of identification records in a secure, nonpublic 
location and, unless otherwise permitted by law, may not publish, reproduce, 
distribute or disclose these records for any other purpose than that described in 
section 3773, subsection 2, 
Information required under this paragraph may be 
maintained for repeat sellers in a relational database that allows the scrap metal 
processor to record the information one time and relate future purchase records to that 
information; 
B, The date of the scrap metal purchase transaction; 
C. A general description of the predominant types of scrap metal purchased, which 
must be made in accordance with the custom of the trade; 
D, A general description of the configuration of the scrap metal and whether the 
material is insulated; 
E, The weight, quantity or volume, recorded in accordance with the custom of the 
trade, of the scrap metal purchased; 
p, The consideration paid; 
G. A signed statement that the seller is the owner or is otherwise authorized to sell 
the scrap metal on a form provided by the buyer that conspicuously bears the warning 
that making a false statement is a Class D crime under Title 17-A, section 453; and 
H, The make, model and number and state of issue of the license plate of the vehicle 
being used to deliver the scrap metal.' 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or 
section number to read consecutively. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT"~" to H.P. 898, L.D. 1320 
SUMMARY 
This amendment strikes from the bill the provisions that apply the same requirements 
of driving time needed in order to be eligible for a special restricted license for education 
and employment needs as exists in current law for medical needs. 
The amendment revises language in current law that gives the Secretary of State 
discretion to reject or recall a vanity plate that consists of or comprises language that is 
obscene, contemptuous, profane or prejudicial and replaces it with language that gives the 
Secretary of State discretion to reject or recall a vanity plate that consists of language that 
encourages violence or may result in an act of violence or other unlawful activity because 
of the content of the language requested by the registrant. 
The amendment clarifies that reports made or received in determining whether a 
person is qualified to be issued a driver's license may be used by the medical personnel 
treating the person. 
The amendment requires that a form created by the Commissioner of Public Safety 
must be used by scrap metal processors to collect and keep certain information when a 
scrap metal transaction occurs. 
The amendment strikes from the bill provisions that make operation of a motor 
vehicle while having a delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, level of 5 nanograms or 
more per milliliter of blood a criminal offense .. The amendment also strikes provisions 
that authorize the Secretary of State to suspend administratively the license of a person 
who with a THC level of 5 nanograms or more per milliliter of blood operates a motor 
vehicle and that sanction the use of approved preliminary breath test devices by law 
enforcement officers in determining whether a person operated a motor vehicle while 
under the influence of intoxicants. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 05/24/15 
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LD 1320 
LR 575(02) 
An Act To Amend the Motor Vehicle Laws 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment 'k (}J -;;l d. if') 
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Committee: Transportation 
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Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor revenue increase - Highway Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
The bill proposes increases to antique auto registration fees, pickup registration fees if more than 6,000 pounds but no 
more'\than 10,000 pounds and duplicate leamer's pennits and is expected to result in a minor increase in Highway 
Fund revenue not requiring any change to the budget. 
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