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An Act To Clarify the Meaning of Prudent Speed
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 29-A MRSA §2074, sub-§3-C  is enacted to read:
 
3-C.  Imprudent speed.     For an offense of imprudent speed, the law enforcement officer alleging the offense must briefly describe in the space provided for a brief description of the alleged offense on the Uniform Summons and Complaint required by section 2601, subsection 1 the reason the officer considered the driver’s speed imprudent and what maximum speed the officer would consider prudent.
 
SUMMARY
This bill requires a law enforcement officer who cites a driver for imprudent speed to briefly describe on the Uniform Summons and Complaint the reason the officer considered the driver’s speed imprudent and what maximum speed the officer would consider prudent.