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Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and before the summary and inserting the following:
‘Sec. 1. 29-A MRSA §2551-A, sub-§3, ¶A,  as enacted by PL 2005, c. 606, Pt. A, §7, is amended to read:
 
A. A conviction of operating a motor vehicle without a license if the license had expired and was not suspended or revoked; and
Sec. 2. 29-A MRSA §2551-A, sub-§3, ¶B,  as enacted by PL 2005, c. 606, Pt. A, §7, is amended to read:
 
B. A conviction of operating after suspension when the suspension is based upon a failure to pay child support.; and
Sec. 3. 29-A MRSA §2551-A, sub-§3, ¶C  is enacted to read:
 
C. A conviction of operating after suspension when the suspension is based solely on a failure to pay the reinstatement fee required by section 2486.’
 
SUMMARY
This amendment, which replaces the bill, excludes a conviction for "operating after suspension" as an offense used to define "habitual offender" when the suspension upon which the conviction is predicated is based solely on failure to pay a reinstatement fee.
 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
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