An Act To Suspend the Right of an Out-of-state Toll Violator To Operate a Motor Vehicle on Maine Roads
Maine Legislature, Session 127, LD 0987
Committee Amendment CA_A_H148 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" A " to H.P. 682, L.D. 987, Bill, "An Act To 
Suspend the Right of an Out-of-state Toll Violator To Operate a Motor Vehicle on Maine 
Roads" 
Amend the bill in section 1 in paragraph C in subparagraph (1) in the 6th to 8th lines 
(page 1, lines 11 to 13 in L.D.) by striking out all of the underlined sentence and inserting 
the following: 'If no address is on record with the authority or the Secretary of State, the 
notice may be sent to an address for the registered owner obtained by the authority 
through other reasonable means, including but not limited to through databases compiled 
by law enforcement or other government agencies.' 
Amend the bill in section 2 in paragraph G in the last blocked paragraph by striking 
out all of the last underlined sentence (page 2, lines 20 to 22 in L.D.) 
Amend the bill by striking out all of section 3. 
Amend the bill in section 4 by striking out all of subsection 6 (page 2, lines 33 to 42 
and page 3, lines 1 to 3 in L.D.) and inserting the following: 
'6. Recovery of turnpike tolls. Upon receipt of notice from the Maine Turnpike 
Authority in accordance with Title 23, section 1980, subsection 2-A, paragraph G, the 
Secretary of State, in accordance with section 2482, shall mail the required 10 day notice 
and suspend the registration certificate and plates issued for the vehicle in question. If the 
motor vehicle is registered in another jurisdiction, the Secretary of State shall suspend the 
owner's right to operate the motor vehicle in this State in accordance with section 2461. 
The Secretary of State shall mail a notice of suspension to the registered owner at the last 
name and address on record with the Secretary of State, which may include an address 
obtained by reasonable means under Title 23, section 1980, subsection 2-A, paragraph C. 
The suspension takes effect on the date specified in the notice, which may not be less 
than 10 days after the mailing of the notification. 
The Secretary of State may not 
reinstate the registration certificate and plates or restore the owner's right to operate the 
motor vehicle in the State until the Maine Turnpike Authority provides notice notifies the 
Secretary of State that the toll and applicable fines fees and penalties have been paid. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" A 
"to H.P. 682, L.D. 987 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, Title 5, section 9052, subsection 1 does not 
apply to a notice of suspension issued pursuant to this subsection.' 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or 
section number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment removes from the bill the language that provides that if the motor 
vehicle involved in a toll violation is registered in another jurisdiction and the registered 
owner's address is not known by the Maine Turnpike Authority, the notice may be sent to 
the motor vehicle registry of the jurisdiction that issued the registration. Instead, the 
amendment provides that the notice may be sent to an address for the registered owner 
obtained by the Maine Turnpike Authority through other reasonable means, including but 
not limited to through databases compiled by law enforcement or other government 
agencIes. 
The amendment also removes from the bill section 3 and the cross-reference in 
section 4 to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 29-A, section 2482, which relates to notice 
of suspension or revocation of a license, and replaces it with language that provides that 
the suspension takes effect on the date specified in the notice, which may not be less than 
days after the mailing of the notification. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
i\pproved: 05/14/15 
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LD 987 
LR 1691(02) 
An Act To Suspend the Right of an Out-of-state Toll Violator To Operate a Motor Vehicle on Maine 
Roads 
F1scal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment·A (II· I ct~ ) 
Committee: Transportation 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - Highway Fund 
Minor cost increase - Maine Turnpike Authority 
Minor revenue increase - Highway Fund 
Minor revenue increase - Maine Turnpike Authority 
Additional costs to the Secretary of State and Maine Turnpike Authority associated with sending notices of liability 
and suspending licenses of out of state drivers can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources. Highway Fund 
revenue would increase by a minor amount related to reinstatement fees from out of state drivers. 
LR1691 (02) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1