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This bill amends Maine's motor vehicles and traffic law to modify drug impairment testing procedures. Currently, a drug recognition expert can require a person to submit to blood or urine tests if they have probable cause to believe the person is under the influence of drugs. The bill broadens this provision by replacing "drug recognition expert" with "law enforcement officer" and expanding the probable cause language from specific drug categories to simply "a drug" or "drugs" more generally. The bill also allows law enforcement officers more flexibility in the types of tests they can select, changing the requirement from specifically blood or urine tests to a more general "tests" terminology. Additionally, the bill adds a new provision that explicitly requires the Secretary of State to immediately suspend the driver's license of any person who refuses to submit to or complete the required drug impairment test, following existing suspension procedures. These changes appear designed to give law enforcement broader discretion in testing for drug impairment and to create a clearer, more automatic process for license suspension in cases of test refusal.

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https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=96&snum=132