APPROVED CHAPTER
MARCH 17, 2021 26
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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H.P. 39 - L.D. 73
An Act To Authorize Municipalities To Allow Harbor Masters and Deputy
Harbor Masters To Use Red or Combination Red and White Auxiliary
Lights When Responding to Watercraft Emergencies
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 29-A MRSA §2054, sub-§2, ¶F, as amended by PL 2017, c. 21, §2, is
further amended by enacting a new subparagraph (5) to read:
(5) A municipality may authorize a harbor master or deputy harbor master
appointed under Title 38, section 1 or 2, respectively, to use one red or combination
red and white flashing auxiliary light mounted in the windshield or on the
dashboard at the front of a vehicle or 2 flashing red or combination red and white
auxiliary lights mounted on the front of the vehicle above the front bumper and
below the hood and one red auxiliary light mounted in the rear window area. The
light or lights may be displayed but may be used only while the harbor master or
deputy harbor master is responding to a watercraft emergency. A light mounted
on the dashboard or in the windshield must be shielded so that the emitted light
does not interfere with the operator's vision. The authorization for the use of lights
may be revoked at any time by the municipality.
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Statutes affected:
Bill Text LD 73, HP 39: 29-A.2054
Bill Text ACTPUB , Chapter 26: 29-A.2054