An Act to Reqmre a L1ab1hty Automobtle Insurance Po hey to Cover the Costs of Towmg and Storing Certam Vehicles
Maine Legislature, Session 131, LD 1661
Committee Amendment CA_A_S410 (Senate)
Amends: 29-A MRSA §1605, 29-A MRSA §1605-B, 29-A MRSA §1861

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" A 
"to SP 666, L D 1661, "An Act to Reqmre a 
L1ab1hty Automobtle Insurance Po hey to Cover the Costs of Towmg and Storing Certam 
Vehicles" 
Amend the bill by str1kmg out everythmg after the enactmg clause and msertmg the 
followmg 
'PART A 
Sec. A-1. 29-A MRSA §1605, sub-§1, ,re, as amended by PL 2007, c 213, §1 
and affected by §3, 1s further amended to read 
C Be m the amount or hm1t of at least 
(1) For damage to property, $25,000, 
(2) For Injury to or death of any one person, $50,000, 
(3) For one accident resultmg m Injury to or death of more than one person, 
$100,000,afld 
(4) For medical payments pursuant to sect10n 1605-A, $2,000-, and 
(5) For towmg and storage charges pursuant to section 1605-B, $500 
Sec. A-2. 29-A MRSA §1605-B 1s enacted to read 
§1605-B. Towing and storage charges 
A motor vehicle hab1hty pohcy issued for a motor vehicle registered or pnnc1pally 
garaged m this State must provide coverage man amount up to $500 per accident for the 
reasonable towmg and storage charges mcurred as a result of an accident mvolvmg the 
msured vehicle 1f the vehicle 1s towed at the request of a law enforcement officer The 
coverage requrred by this section apphes only to the reasonable towmg and storage charges 
of the msured vehicle This section does not apply to a pohcy msurmg more than 4 motor 
vehicles, nor to any pohcy covermg a garage, automobile sales agency, reparr shop, service 
station or pubhc parkmg place 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A '' to SP 666, L D 1661 
Sec. A-3. 29-A MRSA §1861, first 1, as amended by PL 2017, c 120, § 1, is further 
amended to read 
A person holdmg or stormg an abandoned vehicle, holdrng or stormg a vehicle towed 
at the request of the vehicle's operator, owner or owner's agent or holdmg or stormg a 
vehicle stored at the request of a law enforcement officer may hold the vehicle and all its 
accessories, contents and eqmpment, not mcludmg the personal effects of the registered 
owner, until reasonable towrng and storage charges of the person holdrng or stormg the 
vehicle are paid, except that a person may not hold the perishable cargo of a commercial 
motor vehicle, as defmed m 49 Code of Federal Regulations, Part 390 5, as amended, when 
the perishable cargo bemg transported m mterstate or mtrastate commerce is not owned by 
the motor earner or driver of the commercial motor vehicle bemg held and the person 
holdmg or stormg the towed vehicle is presented with evidence of msurance, as defined m 
section 1551, covermgthe commercial motor vehicle and the vehicle's cargo For purposes 
of this paragraph, "penshable cargo" means cargo of a commercial motor vehicle that is 
subject to sp01lage or decay or is marked with an exprratlon date The owner of the vehicle 
shall mamtam, at a mmimum, the amounts of motor vehicle financial responsibihty m 
accordance with section 1605-B to pay the reasonable towmg and storage charges of the 
person holdmg or stormg the vehicle 
Sec. A-4. Apphcation. This Part apphes to all motor vehicle liability msurance 
policies executed, delivered, issued for delivery, contmued or renewed m this State on 01 
after July 1, 2024 For purposes of this Part, all policies are deemed to be renewed no later 
than the next yearly anmversary of the contract date 
Sec. A-5. Appropriat10ns and allocat10ns. The followmg appropriations and 
allocat10ns are made 
PROFESSIONAL AND FINANCIAL REGULATION, DEPARTMENT OF 
Insurance - Bureau of 0092 
Imtiatlve Provides a one-time allocat10n of funds for review of rate plans and forms 
associated with motor vehicle liability pohcy coverage oftowmg and vehicle storage 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
2023-24 
2024-25 
All Other 
$0 
$20,250 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
PARTB 
$0 
$20,250 
Sec. B-1. Review of impact on premmms. The Department of Profess10nal and 
Fmancial Regulation, Bureau of Insurance shall review proposed rates provided by msurers 
offermg motor vehicle liability msurance m this State on or after July 1, 2024 to determme 
the premmm impact on rates of reqmrmg coverage m accordance with the Mame Revised 
Statutes, Title 29-A, section 1605-B The bureau shall submit a report to the Jomt Standmg 
Committee on Health Coverage, Insurance and Fmancial Services no later than February 
1, 2024 The committee may report out a bill based on the report to the Second Regular 
Sess10n of the 131st Legislature' 
Amend the bill by relettenng or renumbermg any nonconsecutive Part letter or section 
number to read consecutively 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" A 
"to S P 666, L D 1661 
SUMMARY 
This amendment replaces the bill The amendment amends the mmimum motor vehicle 
financial responsibihty reqmrements to add a reqmrement for coverage of up to $500 per 
accident for the reasonable towmg and storage charges mcurred as a result of an accident 
mvolvmg the msured vehicle if the vehicle is towed at the request of a law enforcement 
officer The reqmrements apply to motor vehicle habihty msurance policies begmmng July 
1, 2024 
The amendment also reqmres the Department of Professional and Fmancial 
Regulation, Bureau of Insurance to evaluate the impact of the coverage reqmred for towmg 
and storage costs on premmms for motor vehicle habihty msurance policies offered m this 
State The bureau is requrred to submit a report to the Jomt Standmg Committee on Health 
Coverage, Insurance and Fmancial Services no later than February 1, 2024 The committee 
may report out a bill based on the report to the Second Regular Session of the 131st 
Legislature 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
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Revised 06/20/23 
LD 1661 
LR 529(02) 
An Act to Reqmre a L1ab1hty Automobile Insurance Pohcy to Cover the Costs of Towing and Stormg 
Certam Vehicles 
Fiscal Note for BIii as Amended by Committee Amendment ,I" (s,4lo) 
Committee: Health Coverage, Insurance and Fmanc1al Services 
Appropriations/ Allocations 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Fiscal Detad and Notes 
Fiscal Note Reqmred: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY 2023-24 
FY 2024-25 
$0 
$20,250 
Pro1ect1ons 
FY 2025-26 
$0 
Pro1ect10ns 
FY 2026-27 
This bill mcludes a one-tune Other Special Revenue Funds allocat10n to the Department of Profess10nal and 
Fmancial Regulat10n, Bmeau of Insurance of $20,250 m fiscal year 2024-25 to ieview msurance iate plans and fonns 
associated with motor vehicle hab1hty pohcy coverage of towmg and vehicle storage 
Addit10nal costs to the Bureau of Insurane associated with rev1ewmg the nnpact on msurance premmms of requmng 
coverage f01 storage and towmg costs can be abs01 bed w1thm ex1stmg budgeted resources 
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