Maine Revised Statutes

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 29, § 1254 (2026)

Speed measured by radar

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(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1967, c. 545 (AMD). PL 1969, c. 55 (AMD). PL 1975, c. 731, §50 (AMD). PL 1993, c. 417, §2 (AMD). PL 1993, c. 683, §A1 (RP). PL 1993, c. 683, §B5 (AFF).
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 1970–1991 · leading case: State v. Arnheiter, 598 A.2d 1183 (Me. 1991).
State v. Arnheiter, 598 A.2d 1183 (Me. 1991). · cites it 2× “29 M.R.S.A. § 1254; State v. Caron, 525 A.”
State v. Rines, 269 A.2d 9 (Me. 1970). · cites it 2× “When the Legislature has been satisfied of the trustworthiness of a scientific process, e.”
Opinion of the Justices of the Supreme Jud. Court, 355 A.2d 341 (Me. 1976). “29 MRSA § 1254, 2nd sentence, as last amended by PL 1969, c.”
State v. Caron, 525 A.2d 1049 (Me. 1987). “Moreover, without requiring proof of prior calibration, 29 M.R.S.A. § 1254 (1978) provides that, The results of [radar speed] measurements shall be accepted as prima facie evidence of the speed of the motor vehicle under surveillance in any court in criminal or traffic…”
State v. Ceaser, 365 A.2d 421 (Me. 1976). “29 M.R.S.A. § 1254 authorizes the use of radar to measure the speed of motor vehicles.”
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