{"data":{"id":"us-me/29-a-m.r.s.-2091-a","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"29-A M.R.S. §2091-A","heading":"School crossing guards","body":"1.  Qualifications.  A school crossing guard is qualified to direct traffic if the school crossing guard:\nA.  Is 18 years of age or older;\nB.  Is under the control of a local law enforcement agency;\nC.  Has completed training approved by the Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Standards in controlling traffic on a public way and as described by section 2091, subsection 2 to perform any traffic direction duties to which the school crossing guard is assigned as prescribed by the local law enforcement agency that has control over the school crossing guard;\nD.  Is wearing an appropriate uniform as specified by the local law enforcement agency that has control over the school crossing guard; and\nE.  Is directing traffic in an intersection with a marked crosswalk on a public way.\n2.  Obeying school crossing guards.  An operator of a motor vehicle shall obey a hand signal or handheld traffic control device of a school crossing guard qualified under subsection 1.  A violation of this subsection is a traffic infraction.\n3.  Assisting pedestrians.  This section does not prohibit a school crossing guard who does not meet the specifications described in subsection 1 from assisting a pedestrian to cross a public way, as long as the school crossing guard does not attempt to do so by directing traffic.\n4.  Restrictions.  A school crossing guard may not contradict or override a lighted traffic control device or pedestrian control device or cause a pedestrian or motor vehicle to violate the provisions of section 2057.","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-Asec2091-A.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:35Z","sha256":"d87985945f46460fc085b18e684d73a3a3328b6502cdd8f0a302494effb5f617","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/29-a-m.r.s.-2091","next":"us-me/29-a-m.r.s.-2092"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}