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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 29-A, § 2079 (2026)

Unnecessary noise

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Braking or acceleration may not be unnecessarily made so as to cause a harsh and objectionable noise.   [PL 2013, c. 588, Pt. A, §38 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1993, c. 683, §A2 (NEW). PL 1993, c. 683, §B5 (AFF). PL 2013, c. 588, Pt. A, §38 (AMD).
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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 2005–2016 · leading case: State v. Dominique, 960 A.2d 1160 (Me. 2008).
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State v. Dominique, 960 A.2d 1160 (Me. 2008). “BACKGROUND [¶ 2] On August 20, 2007, a police officer stopped John Dominique for generating excessive noise, in violation of 29-A M.R.S. § 2079 (2007), and riding a motorcycle with blue lights, in violation of 29-A M.”
State of Maine v. David L. Violette, 2016 ME 65 (Me. 2016). “Based on these facts, the court concluded, by a preponderance of the evidence, that the officer had an objectively reasonable belief that Viol-ette had violated 29-A M.R.S. § 2079 (2015), which prohibits braking or accelerating that is “unnecessarily made so as to cause a harsh…”
State of Maine v. MacGillivary (Me. Super. Ct 2005). “Title 29-A M.RS.A. § 2079 entitled “Unnecessary Noise” states that — acceleration may not be unnecessarily made so as to cause a “harsh and objectionable noise.”
State of Maine v. Renfro (Me. Super. Ct 2015). “The officers stopped the defendant because they believed the defendant had "squealed" his tires in violation of 29-A M.R.S. § 2079. 2. Once stopped the defendant was approached by the police officers who asked the defendant for his license, registration, and insurance card.”
State of Maine v. Giardello (Me. Super. Ct 2015). “Porter, 2008 1 See 29-A M.R.S. § 2079, providing that "acceleration may not be unnecessarily made so as to cause a harsh and objectionable noise".”
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