An Act to Amend the
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 0096
Committee Amendment CA_B_H581 (House)
Amends: 29-A MRSA §2401, 29-A MRSA §2521

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "3 " to H.P. 61, L.D. 96, "An Act to Amend the
Motor Vehicles and Traffic Law Governing Mandatory Driver's License Suspension for
Refusing Testing for Drugs or a Combination of Dmgs and Alcohol"
Amend the bill by strikmg out the title and substituting the following:
'An Act to Amend the IVIotor Vehicle and Traffic Law Governing Administrative
Driver's License Suspensions for Refusing Testing for Alcohol, Drugs or a
Combination of Drugs and Alcohol'
Amend the bill by inserting before section 1 the following:
'See. 1. 29-A MRSA §2401, sub-§5, as amended by PL 1995,c. 368, Pt. AAA, §4,
is further amended to read:
5. Failure to submit to a test, fails to submit to a test or failed to submit to a test.
"Failure to submit to a test," "fails to submit to a test" or "failed to submit to a test" means
failure to comply with fte a duty under this chapter to submit to and complete a chemical
test under section 2521 or 2525 orjests to_detei'mme any oresence or level of alcohol, to
determine any presence or level of any drug or drug metabolite or to determme any
presence or level of any combiaation of alcohol, drugs or drue metabolites, "Failure to
submit to a test." "fails to submit to a test" or "failed to submit to a test" does not include
failure to submit to and complete any standardized field sobriety testmg.
Sec. 2. 29-A MRSA §2521, sub-§5, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2 and
affected by Pt, B, §5, is amended to read:
5. Suspension for refusal. The Secretary of State shall immediately suspend the
0 license of a person who had a duty under this chapter to submit to and complete a test or
tests to determine any presence or level of alcohol. to determine any presence or level of
any drug or drug metabolite or to determine any presence or^ level of ativ combination of
alcohol, drugs or drug metabolites and who fails to submit to and complete a the test or
tests,'
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT " K " to H,P. 61, L.D. 96
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Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section
number to read consecutively.
SUMMARY
This amendment, which is a minority report of the committee, changes the title of the
bill and adds new sections. The amendment clarifies that definitions regarding failure to
submit to and complete a test apply to any test to determine any presence or level of alcohol,
dmgs or drug metabolites, or any combination of those substances, with the exception of a
standardized field sobriety test. The amendment further requires the Secretary of State to
suspend the license of a person who had a duty to submit to and complete a test and failed
to submit to or complete the test.
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
(See attached)
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Approved; 06/04/25- t-Ki.
LD 96 LR 299(03)
An Act to Amend the Motor Vehicles and Traffic Law Governing Mandatory Driver's License
Suspension for Refusing Testing for Drugs or a Combination of Drugs and Alcohol
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment '^"
Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
Minor revenue increase - General Fund
Minor revenue increase - Highway Fund
Fiscal Detail and Notes
Any increase in revenue to the Department of the Secretary of State from the provisions of this bill are expected to be
minor,
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