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An Act to Include Serious Bodily Injury in the Law Governing Motor Vehicle Violations Resulting in Death

An Act to Include Serious Bodily Injury in the Law Governing Motor Vehicle Violations Resulting in Death

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Representative Michael Lemelin
Last action
2025-06-12
Official status
Signed by the Governor
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act to Include Serious Bodily Injury in the Law Governing Motor Vehicle Violations Resulting in Death

An Act to Include Serious Bodily Injury in the Law Governing Motor Vehicle Violations Resulting in Death Sponsor: Representative Michael Lemelin Reference committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety Governor action: Signed by the Governor

What This Bill Does

  • An Act to Include Serious Bodily Injury in the Law Governing Motor Vehicle Violations Resulting in Death Sponsor: Representative Michael Lemelin Reference committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety Governor action: Signed by the Governor

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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Adopted by House & Senate

Plain English: Page 1 - 132LR2079(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.

  • Page 1 - 132LR2079(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.
  • 1886 2 Date: (Filing No.
  • H- ) 3CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY 4 Reproduced and distributed under the direction of the Clerk of the House.
  • 5STATE OF MAINE 6HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 7132ND LEGISLATURE 8FIRST SPECIAL SESSION 9 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT “ ” to H.P.

Bill History

  1. 2025-06-12 Governor

    Signed by the Governor

  2. 2025-06-09 House

    PASSED TO BE ENACTED . Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  3. 2025-06-09 Senate

    PASSED TO BE ENACTED , in concurrence.

  4. 2025-06-04 Committee

    Reported Out; OTP-AM/ONTP

  5. 2025-05-15 Committee

    Work Session Held

  6. 2025-05-15 Committee

    Voted; Divided Report

  7. 2025-05-01 Committee

    Referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety.

Official Summary Text

An Act to Include Serious Bodily Injury in the Law Governing Motor Vehicle Violations Resulting in Death
Sponsor:
Representative Michael Lemelin
Reference committee:
Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Governor action:
Signed by the Governor

Current Bill Text

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Page 1 - 132LR2079(03)
STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE
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H.P. 1257 - L.D. 1886
An Act to Include Serious Bodily Injury in the Law Governing Motor Vehicle
Violations Resulting in Death
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 29-A MRSA §2413-A, as enacted by PL 2009, c. 182, §1, is amended to
read:
§2413-A. Motor vehicle violation resulting in death or serious bodily injury
1. Offense. A person commits the civil violation of motor vehicle violation resulting
in death or serious bodily injury if that person, while operating a motor vehicle and
committing a traffic infraction, causes the death or serious bodily injury of another person.
2. Pleading and proof. The State must prove that the defendant's committing a traffic
infraction while operating a motor vehicle caused the death or serious bodily injury under
subsection 1. The court shall apply Title 17‑A, section 33 in assessing any causation under
this section.
3. Penalties. A person who violates this section commits a civil violation for which a
fine of not more than $5,000 may be adjudged. Any portion of the fine adjudged may be
satisfied by a court-ordered requirement of community service work. The court shall also
impose a license suspension of no less than 14 days and up to 4 years.
4. Definition. As used in this section, "serious bodily injury" has the same meaning
as in Title 17-A, section 2, subsection 23.
APPROVED
JUNE 12, 2025
BY GOVERNOR
CHAPTER
302
PUBLIC LAW