{"data":{"id":"us-me/29-a-m.r.s.-2413-a","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"29-A M.R.S. §2413-A","heading":"Motor vehicle violation resulting in death or serious bodily injury","body":"1.  Offense.  A person commits the civil violation of motor vehicle violation resulting in death or serious bodily injury if that person, while operating a motor vehicle and committing a traffic infraction, causes the death or serious bodily injury of another person.\n2.  Pleading and proof.  The State must prove that the defendant's committing a traffic infraction while operating a motor vehicle caused the death or serious bodily injury under subsection 1.  The court shall apply Title 17‑A, section 33 in assessing any causation under this section.\n3.  Penalties.  A person who violates this section commits a civil violation for which a fine of not more than $5,000 may be adjudged.  Any portion of the fine adjudged may be satisfied by a court-ordered requirement of community service work.  The court shall also impose a license suspension of no less than 14 days and up to 4 years.\n4.  Definition.  As used in this section, \"serious bodily injury\" has the same meaning as in Title 17‑A, section 2, subsection 23.","path":["TITLE 29-A: MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC","CHAPTER 23: MAJOR OFFENSES - SUSPENSION AND REVOCATION","SUBCHAPTER 2: JUDICIAL ACTIONS","ARTICLE 1: OFFENSES"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/29-A/title29-Asec2413-A.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:35Z","sha256":"5efde50b02880fa775433a00f3e7a92f23a9dde329e7df7452232e732febebe7","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/29-a-m.r.s.-2413","next":"us-me/29-a-m.r.s.-2414"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}