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An Act To Require That Police Reports Be Filed in All Automobile Accidents
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 29-A MRSA §2251, sub-§1,  as amended by PL 2007, c. 348, §23, is further amended to read:
 
1. Definition.   As used in this section, "reportable accident" means an accident on a public way or a place where public traffic may reasonably be anticipated, resulting in bodily injury or death to a person or apparent property damage of $1,000 or more. Apparent property damage under this subsection must be based upon the market value of the necessary repairs and may not be limited to the current value of the vehicle or property.
 
SUMMARY
This bill removes the requirement that a traffic accident must have apparent property damage of $1,000 or more to be a reportable accident.