CHAPTER 178
H.P. 809 - L.D. 1097
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 29-A MRSA �1601, sub-�3-A is enacted to read:
3-A. Insurance in effect. A person violates this section if that person produces evidence of liability insurance or financial responsibility that is not in effect.
Sec. 2. 29-A MRSA �2103, sub-�1, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. A, �2 and affected by Pt. B, �5, is amended to read:
1. Material misstatement of fact. A person commits a Class E crime if that person knowingly makes a material misstatement of fact on an application or document submitted in support of an application for a license, certificate, permit, examination, identification card, use decal, placard or any other document requesting action from the Secretary of State. :
A. Makes a material misstatement of fact on an application or document submitted in support of an application for a license, certificate, permit, examination, identification card, use decal, placard or any other document requesting action from the Secretary of State; or
B. Displays to a law enforcement officer or to the Secretary of State evidence of liability insurance or financial responsibility that is fictitious or fraudulently altered.
Sec. 3. 29-A MRSA �2251, sub-�4, �B, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. A, �2 and affected by Pt. B, �5, is amended to read:
B. Within 5 days from the time of notification of the accident, transmit a the original written report containing all available information to the Chief of the State Police.
Effective September 19, 1997, unless otherwise indicated.
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