Maine LD 69: An Act To Require Drug Testing of the Driver of a Motor Vehicle Involved in a Fatal Accident

LD 69 (subjects: OPERATING UNDER INFLUENCE , DRUGS )

Official bill page at mainelegislature.org: http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?ld=69&PID=1456&snum=127

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Actions

	Chamber	Action
1/20/2015	House	Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety suggested and ordered printed. The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
1/22/2015	Senate	On motion by Senator Rosen of Hancock, REFERRED to the Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, in concurrence.
3/31/2015	House	CONSENT CALENDAR – FIRST DAY
4/1/2015	House	Committee on Bills in the Second Reading Reports no further verbal amendments necessary Representative McLEAN of Gorham, Chair, House of Representatives Report Accepted. CONSENT CALENDAR – SECOND DAY. The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment “A” (H-25). Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
4/2/2015	Senate	Report READ and ACCEPTED READ ONCE Committee Amendment “A” (H-25) READ and ADOPTED , in concurrence. ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY.
4/7/2015	Senate	COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY, Senator Saviello, Senate Chair. REPORT ACCEPTED. READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment “A” (H-25), in concurrence. Ordered sent down forthwith.
4/9/2015	House	PASSED TO BE ENACTED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
4/14/2015	Senate	On motion by Senator COLLINS of York PLACED ON THE SPECIAL HIGHWAY TABLE pending ENACTMENT
7/16/2015	Senate	The Bill was in the possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)

Important Note: The bill text below presents L.D. 69 as originally introduced. L.D. 69 was changed by the legislature through amendment. To understand the impact of this legislation in proper context, be sure to read adopted amendment text, available here: C-A (H-25) .

An Act To Require Drug Testing of the Driver of a Motor Vehicle Involved in a Fatal Accident

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

Sec. 1. 29-A MRSA 2522, sub- 2, as amended by PL 2003, c. 565, 1, is further amended to read:

2. Administration of test. The investigating law enforcement officer shall cause a blood test and a breath test or another chemical test to be administered to the operator of the motor vehicle as soon as practicable following the accident and may also cause a breath test or another chemical test to be administered if the officer determines appropriate. The operator shall submit to and complete all tests administered. Except as otherwise provided in this section, testing must be conducted in accordance with section 2521.

Summary

Current law requires a law enforcement officer investigating a motor vehicle accident that has resulted in, or may result in, a death to require the operator of a motor vehicle to submit to a blood test. If the investigating officer determines it to be appropriate, the officer may require that operator to also submit to a breath test or chemical test to determine the operator???s alcohol level or the presence of a drug or drug metabolite.

This bill requires the investigating officer to require the operator of a motor vehicle involved in an accident that results in, or may result in, death to submit to a breath test or chemical test to determine the alcohol level or the presence of a drug or drug metabolite.

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This information about LD 69 was last updated on 2016-05-12.
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