An Act to Reqmre That Motor Vehicles Be Clear of Snow and Ice When Operated on Public Ways
Maine Legislature, Session 131, LD 0522
Committee Amendment CA_A_H106 (House)
Amends: 29-A MRSA §2093, 29-A MRSA §2396

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT"/\ "to HP 327,LD 522, "AnActtoRequrreThat 
Motor Vehicles Be Clear of Snow When Operated on Pubhc Ways" 
Amend the bill by stnkmg out the title and substitutmg the followmg 
'An Act to Reqmre That Motor Vehicles Be Clear of Snow and Ice When Operated 
on Public Ways' 
Amend the bill by stnkmg out everythmg after the enactmg clause and msertmg the 
followmg 
'Sec. 1. 29-A MRSA §2093 1s enacted to read 
§2093. Snow and ice; duty of care 
The operator of a vehicle with a registered weight under 10,000 pounds shall take 
reasonable measures to prevent snow or ice on the vehicle from fallmg off the vehicle while 
1t 1s bemg operated on a pubhc way 
A v10lat10n of this section that causes damage or mmry is a traffic mfract1on sub1ect to 
a fine of not more than $5 0 for a frrst offense and for which a fine of not less than $15 0 and 
not more than $250 may be ad1Udged for each subsequent offense 
Sec. 2. 29-A MRSA §2396, sub-§2, as amended by PL 2001, c 144, §2, 1s further 
amended to read 
2. Unsecured load. A person may not operate on a pubhc way a vehicle with a load 
that 1s not fastened, secured, confined or loaded to reasonably prevent a port10n from fallmg 
off 
For the purposes of this section, "load" mcludes, but 1s not hm1ted to, frrewood, pulpwood, 
logs, bolts, snow, ice or other material, but does not mclude loose hay, pea vmes, straw, 
gram or cornstalks 
When the load consists of sawdust, shavmgs or wood chips, and a reasonable effort has 
been made to completely cover the load, mmor amounts blown from the vehicle while m 
transit do not constitute a v10lation 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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COMMITTEE Af\..1ENDMENT" A" to HP 327, L D 522 
A v10lat10n ofth1s section 1s a traffic mfractlon subject to a forfeiture fine of not less than 
$150 nor more than $500' 
Amend the bill by relettermg or renumbermg any nonconsecutive Part letter or section 
number to read consecutively 
SUMMARY 
Thts amendment replaces the bill The amendment reqmres the operator of a vehicle 
with a registered weight under 10,000 pounds to take reasonable measures to prevent snow 
or ice from fallmg off the vehicle while 1t 1s bemg operated on a pubhc way and provides 
for a fine of not more than $50 for a first offense and of not less than $150 and not more 
than $25 0 for each subsequent offense 
This amendment also adds snow and ice to the defimt10n of "load" m the prov1s1ons of 
law govemmg unsecured loads 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
·coMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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Approved· 03/10/23 ;?;Pae 
LD 522 
LR 1647(02) 
An Act to Require That Motor Vehicles Be Clear of Snow When Operated on Public Ways 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment ",n:' l \-\ \Oto') 
Committee: Transportation 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Mmor cost mcrease - General Fund 
Mmor revenue increase - General Fund 
Mmor revenue mcrease - Other Special Revenue Funds 
1orrectional and Judicial Impact Statements 
The add1honal workload associated with the mm1mal number of new cases filed m the court system does not require 
addit10nal fundmg at this time 
The collect1on of additional fine revenue will mcrease General Fund and dedicated revenue by mmor amounts 
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