{"data":{"id":"us-me/29-a-m.r.s.-2088","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"29-A M.R.S. §2088","heading":"Passengers restricted to passenger compartment of pickup truck","body":"(REALLOCATED FROM TITLE 29-A, SECTION 2085)\n1.  Passengers under 19 years of age.  When a passenger under 19 years of age is transported in a pickup truck, that passenger must ride in the passenger compartment of the pickup truck.\n2.  Exceptions.  Subsection 1 does not apply to the following:\nA.  Workers or trainees, including agricultural workers or trainees, engaged in the necessary discharge of their duties or training or being transported between work or training locations;\nB.  Licensed hunters being transported to or from a hunting location, as long as those persons are in compliance with all laws pertaining to possession and transportation of firearms in a motor vehicle;\nC.  Participants in parades;\nD.  A passenger secured by a seat belt in a manufacturer-installed seat located outside the passenger compartment; or\nE.  Campers and hikers being transported in Baxter State Park.","path":["TITLE 29-A: MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC","CHAPTER 19: OPERATION","SUBCHAPTER 1: RULES OF THE ROAD"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/29-A/title29-Asec2088.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:35Z","sha256":"2c32c3844861b127459628fe5c51d8227dcfd734160ddd77722f10cee9188291","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/29-a-m.r.s.-2087","next":"us-me/29-a-m.r.s.-2089"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}