Maine § 38 §585-L Idling requirements for motor vehicles (REALLOCATED FROM TITLE 38, SECTION 585-K)

Maine Statutes

§ 38 §585-L — Idling requirements for motor vehicles (REALLOCATED FROM TITLE 38, SECTION 585-K)

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1.Applicability. This section applies to:

2.General requirement for loading and unloading locations. A person who owns a location where a commercial motor vehicle that is not subject to an exemption under subsection 4 loads or unloads may not cause a driver of that vehicle to idle for a period longer than 30 minutes by requesting that the vehicle continue running while waiting to load or unload at that location. To the maximum extent practical, a person subject to this subsection shall minimize delays in loading and unloading operations in order to reduce idling times.

3.General requirement for vehicles. An owner or operator of a commercial motor vehicle may not cause or permit such a vehicle to idle for more than 5 minutes in any 60-minute period except as provided in subsection 4. An

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1.
Applicability.
This section applies to:
2.
General requirement for loading and unloading locations.
A person who owns a location where a commercial motor vehicle that is not subject to an exemption under subsection 4 loads or unloads may not cause a driver of that vehicle to idle for a period longer than 30 minutes by requesting that the vehicle continue running while waiting to load or unload at that location. To the maximum extent practical, a person subject to this subsection shall minimize delays in loading and unloading operations in order to reduce idling times.
3.
General requirement for vehicles.
An owner or operator of a commercial motor vehicle may not cause or permit such a vehicle to idle for more than 5 minutes in any 60-minute period except as provided in subsection 4. An owner or operator of a gasoline-powered motor vehicle, except a private passenger vehicle, may not cause or permit such a vehicle to idle for more than 5 minutes in any 60-minute period except as provided in subsection 4.
4.
Exemptions.

Subsection 3 does not apply for the period or periods when:
5.
Penalties.
A person who violates this section is subject to the following penalties.

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