Maine § 29-A §2069 Authority to remove an improperly parked vehicle; vehicles used in commission of a crime

Maine Statutes

§ 29-A §2069 — Authority to remove an improperly parked vehicle; vehicles used in commission of a crime

Maine § 29-A §2069

Title 29-AMOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC

Ch. 19OPERATION

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Bluebook

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 29-A, § 29-A §2069 (2026).

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1.Parked in violation. A law enforcement officer, employees or agents of the Department of Transportation or employees or agents of the Maine Turnpike Authority may cause the removal of a vehicle or require the operator to move the vehicle from a location in violation of section 2068, subsection 1 or rules adopted by the Maine Turnpike Authority to a location where parking is permitted.

2.Interfering with snow removal, normal traffic movement. A law enforcement officer may cause the removal to a suitable parking place, at the expense of the registered owner, of a vehicle interfering with snow removal or the normal movement of traffic or parked within the limits of a right-of-way. The Department of Transportation or the Maine Turnpike Authority may take the same action, through use of the

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Parked in violation.
A law enforcement officer, employees or agents of the Department of Transportation or employees or agents of the Maine Turnpike Authority may cause the removal of a vehicle or require the operator to move the vehicle from a location in violation of section 2068, subsection 1 or rules adopted by the Maine Turnpike Authority to a location where parking is permitted.
2.
Interfering with snow removal, normal traffic movement.
A law enforcement officer may cause the removal to a suitable parking place, at the expense of the registered owner, of a vehicle interfering with snow removal or the normal movement of traffic or parked within the limits of a right-of-way. The Department of Transportation or the Maine Turnpike Authority may take the same action, through use of their employees or agents, for a vehicle standing on property under their respective jurisdictions.
3.
Vehicle used in connection with a crime or operating after suspension traffic infraction.
A law enforcement officer may cause the removal to a suitable parking place of a vehicle connected with:
4.
Liability for damages; charges.
The State, a political subdivision of the State, the Maine Turnpike Authority, a law enforcement officer or a 3rd‑party agent acting on behalf of the State, a political subdivision of the State or the Maine Turnpike Authority is not liable for damage that may be caused by removal of a vehicle or for any towing or storage charges.
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Notification.
Upon removal of a vehicle in accordance with this section, the notification requirements and provisions for payment of towing and storage costs in chapter 15, subchapter 3 apply.

Legislative History

PL 1993, c. 683, §A2 (NEW). PL 1993, c. 683, §B5 (AFF). RR 2009, c. 2, §82 (COR). PL 2009, c. 493, §1 (AMD). PL 2015, c. 159, §4 (AMD). PL 2019, c. 327, §2 (AMD). PL 2023, c. 362, §3 (AMD). PL 2023, c. 362, §4 (AFF).