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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 29, § 1312-B (2026)

Criminal violation of operation under the influence of intoxicating liquor or drugs or with an excessive blood-alcohol level; penalties

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SECTION HISTORY
PL 1981, c. 468, §10 (NEW). PL 1981, c. 679, §§29-31 (AMD). PL 1983, c. 501, §3 (AMD). PL 1985, c. 412, §4 (AMD). PL 1987, c. 536, §4 (AMD). PL 1987, c. 773, §§9,11 (AMD). PL 1987, c. 791, §§18-21 (AMD). PL 1987, c. 861, §36 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 771, §§3,4 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 784, §§4-8 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 866, §§B11,26 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 872, §6 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 878, §B25 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 51 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 377, §18 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 516, §3 (AFF). PL 1991, c. 601, §30 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 622, §Y11 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 850, §15 (AMD). PL 1993, c. 417, §3 (AMD). PL 1993, c. 658, §17 (AMD). PL 1993, c. 683, §A1 (RP). PL 1993, c. 683, §B5 (AFF). PL 1993, c. 734, §§1-6 (AMD).
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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 169 cases, 1982–2018 · leading case: State v. Pickering, 462 A.2d 1151 (Me. 1983).
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State v. Pickering, 462 A.2d 1151 (Me. 1983). · cites it 12× “29 M.R.S.A. § 1312-B (1983). The defendant presents three issues on appeal from that conviction: (1) the presiding justice erred, at the suppression hearing, in excluding evidence of the reliability of a test for blood-alcohol content; (2) the complaint impermissibly charged him…”
State v. Brooks, 656 A.2d 1205 (Me. 1995). · cites it 16× “) following his plea of guilty to operating a motor vehicle under the influence (OUI), 29 M.R.S.A. § 1312-B (Pamph.1994). Brooks contends that the court should not have sentenced him pursuant to the enhanced punishment provision for persons with a previous OUI conviction because…”
Roberts v. State of Maine, 48 F.3d 1287 (1st Cir. 1995). · cites it 3× “Subsequently, the police filed a criminal complaint against Roberts charging him, among other things, with operating a motor vehicle under the influence of intoxicating liquor (“OUI”) and operating on a suspended • license in violation of 29 M.R.S.A. § 1312-B and 29 M.R.S.A. §…”
State v. Taylor, 1997 ME 81 (Me. 1997). · cites it 3× “) denying his motion to suppress evidence and from the judgments entered against him following jury verdicts of guilty on the charges of operating under the influence (Class D) in violation of 29 M.R.S.A. § 1312-B (Supp. 1994), 1 and operating after having been declared a…”
State of Maine v. Troy D. Hastey, 2018 ME 147 (Me. 2018). · cites it 2× “1989), and (2) one count of OUI (Class D), 29 M.R.S.A. § 1312-B (Supp. 1989). 2 On May 23, 1991, Hastey pleaded guilty to the manslaughter offense and was sentenced.”
State v. Harding, 508 A.2d 471 (Me. 1986). · cites it 7× “Harding appeals his conviction after a jury trial in the Superior Court, Androscoggin County, of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor, 29 M.R.S.A. § 1312-B (Supp. 1985) and operating after being adjudicated an habitual offender, 29 M.”
State v. Keith, 595 A.2d 1019 (Me. 1991). · cites it 8× “29 M.R.S.A. § 1312-B (Supp.1990). Keith asserts that the court sentenced him pursuant to the mandatory minimum sentencing *1020 provisions of 29 M.”
State v. Stevens, 2007 ME 5 (Me. 2007). · cites it 2× “[¶ 14] Second, in 2003 the Legislature amended section 2411(1-A)(D)(2) to provide that Class C OUI convictions that were obtained pursuant to 29 M.R.S.A. § 1312-B could be used for enhancement purposes.”
State v. Brewer, 505 A.2d 774 (Me. 1985). · cites it 2× “Ricky Brewer appeals from a judgment of the Superior Court, Androscoggin County, affirming the judgment of the District Court, Livermore Falls, finding him guilty of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor, in violation of 29 M.R.S.A. § 1312-B…”
State v. Bolduc, 638 A.2d 725 (Me. 1994). · cites it 4× “§ 203 and the aggravated operating of a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor in violation of 29 M.R.S.A. § 1312-B(2-A) (Pamph.1993). In March 1986 and in April 1987, Bolduc had been convicted of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of…”
United States v. James K. Mariea & Jerry M. Smith, United States of Am. v. James K. Mariea, 795 F.2d 1094 (1st Cir. 1986). · cites it 3× “On January 17, 1985, Mariea was arrested after a hit- and-run accident on the military base, and subsequently charged in federal district court with violating Maine criminal statutes by driving while intoxicated, Me.Rev. Stat.Ann. tit. 29, § 1312-B (Supp.”
State v. Freeman, 487 A.2d 1175 (Me. 1985). · cites it 2× “Given the simultaneous enactment of 29 M.R.S.A. § 1312-B, which is expressly declared to be criminal, it is clear that the Legislature did not intend to enact a parallel statute under which defendants would be entitled to the procedures of a criminal case, but whose sanctions…”
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— Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 29, § 1312-B(1) — 13 cases
State of Maine v. Troy D. Hastey, 2018 ME 147 (Me. 2018). “1989), and (2) one count of OUI (Class D), 29 M.R.S.A. § 1312-B (Supp. 1989). 2 On May 23, 1991, Hastey pleaded guilty to the manslaughter offense and was sentenced.”
State v. Bradley, 658 A.2d 236 (Me. 1995).
State v. Baker, 502 A.2d 489 (Me. 1985).
State v. Wood, 662 A.2d 919 (Me. 1995).
State v. Worster, 611 A.2d 979 (Me. 1992).
— Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 29, § 1312-B(1)(A) — 3 cases
State v. Grigsby, 666 A.2d 503 (Me. 1995).
State v. Harper, 568 A.2d 1107 (Me. 1990).
State v. Waters, 503 A.2d 1301 (Me. 1986).
— Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 29, § 1312-B(1)(B) — 5 cases
Ex Parte State, 620 So. 2d 739 (Ala. 1993).
Haynes v. State, Dep't of Pub. Saf., 865 P.2d 753 (Alaska 1993).
State v. Shellhammer, 540 A.2d 780 (Me. 1988).
State v. Poole, 551 A.2d 108 (Me. 1988).
State v. Dowd, 478 A.2d 671 (Me. 1984).
— Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 29, § 1312-B(2) — 6 cases
State v. Pickering, 462 A.2d 1151 (Me. 1983). “29 M.R.S.A. § 1312-B (1983). The defendant presents three issues on appeal from that conviction: (1) the presiding justice erred, at the suppression hearing, in excluding evidence of the reliability of a test for blood-alcohol content; (2) the complaint impermissibly charged him…”
Roberts v. State of Maine, 48 F.3d 1287 (1st Cir. 1995). “Subsequently, the police filed a criminal complaint against Roberts charging him, among other things, with operating a motor vehicle under the influence of intoxicating liquor (“OUI”) and operating on a suspended • license in violation of 29 M.R.S.A. § 1312-B and 29 M.R.S.A. §…”
Look v. Maine Unemployment Ins. Comm'n, 502 A.2d 1033 (Me. 1985).
State v. Keith, 595 A.2d 1019 (Me. 1991). “29 M.R.S.A. § 1312-B (Supp.1990). Keith asserts that the court sentenced him pursuant to the mandatory minimum sentencing *1020 provisions of 29 M.”
State v. Roberts, 609 A.2d 702 (Me. 1992).
— Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 29, § 1312-B(2)(B) — 2 cases
State v. Keith, 595 A.2d 1019 (Me. 1991). “29 M.R.S.A. § 1312-B (Supp.1990). Keith asserts that the court sentenced him pursuant to the mandatory minimum sentencing *1020 provisions of 29 M.”
State v. Roberts, 609 A.2d 702 (Me. 1992).
— Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 29, § 1312-B(2)(B)(4) — 2 cases
Roberts v. State of Maine, 48 F.3d 1287 (1st Cir. 1995). “Subsequently, the police filed a criminal complaint against Roberts charging him, among other things, with operating a motor vehicle under the influence of intoxicating liquor (“OUI”) and operating on a suspended • license in violation of 29 M.R.S.A. § 1312-B and 29 M.R.S.A. §…”
State v. Lane, 649 A.2d 1112 (Me. 1994).
— Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 29, § 1312-B(2)(C) — 4 cases
State v. Brooks, 656 A.2d 1205 (Me. 1995). “) following his plea of guilty to operating a motor vehicle under the influence (OUI), 29 M.R.S.A. § 1312-B (Pamph.1994). Brooks contends that the court should not have sentenced him pursuant to the enhanced punishment provision for persons with a previous OUI conviction because…”
State v. Keith, 595 A.2d 1019 (Me. 1991). “29 M.R.S.A. § 1312-B (Supp.1990). Keith asserts that the court sentenced him pursuant to the mandatory minimum sentencing *1020 provisions of 29 M.”
Benedix v. Sec'y of State, 603 A.2d 473 (Me. 1992).
Dana v. Sec'y of State, 629 A.2d 48 (Me. 1993).
— Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 29, § 1312-B(2)(D) — 1 case
State v. Lagasse, 627 A.2d 528 (Me. 1993).
— Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 29, § 1312-B(2)(F) — 1 case
State v. Brooks, 656 A.2d 1205 (Me. 1995). “) following his plea of guilty to operating a motor vehicle under the influence (OUI), 29 M.R.S.A. § 1312-B (Pamph.1994). Brooks contends that the court should not have sentenced him pursuant to the enhanced punishment provision for persons with a previous OUI conviction because…”
— Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 29, § 1312-B(3) — 1 case
State v. Keith, 595 A.2d 1019 (Me. 1991). “29 M.R.S.A. § 1312-B (Supp.1990). Keith asserts that the court sentenced him pursuant to the mandatory minimum sentencing *1020 provisions of 29 M.”
— Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 29, § 1312-B(l) — 2 cases
State v. Lemieux, 600 A.2d 1099 (Me. 1991).
State v. Ellis, 651 A.2d 830 (Me. 1994).
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