APPROVED CHAPTER
JUNE 29, 2021 379
BY GOVERNOR PUBLIC LAW
STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-ONE
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S.P. 208 - L.D. 821
An Act To Improve the Investigation and Prosecution of Cases That Involve
Vulnerable Road Users
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 29-A MRSA §2251, sub-§12 is enacted to read:
12. Vulnerable users. A law enforcement officer who investigates a reportable
accident involving a vulnerable user or an incident resulting in bodily injury or death to a
vulnerable user and who has probable cause to believe that a traffic infraction, civil
violation or criminal violation is connected to that accident or incident shall inform a
district attorney of relevant jurisdiction about the investigation within 5 days of initiating
the investigation. The law enforcement officer shall submit a final accident report to that
district attorney including any evidence relevant to the potential prosecution of an alleged
criminal violation or civil violation resulting from the investigation as soon as is practicable
and no later than 60 days after the accident or incident. A law enforcement officer may
submit any additional evidence as soon as it becomes available after the submission of the
final accident report. Nothing in this subsection precludes evidence submitted later than
60 days after the accident or incident from being used in the prosecution of a criminal
violation or civil violation. Failure of a law enforcement officer to inform a district attorney
in accordance with this subsection does not affect any authority of a district attorney to take
any action or preclude a private citizen from notifying a district attorney about an accident
or incident.
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