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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 29-A, § 2522 (2026)

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SECTION HISTORY
PL 1993, c. 683, §A2 (NEW). PL 1993, c. 683, §B5 (AFF). PL 2003, c. 565, §1 (AMD). PL 2009, c. 447, §67 (AMD). PL 2013, c. 459, §9 (AMD). PL 2021, c. 608, Pt. A, §6 (RP).
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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 11 cases, 1996–2020 · leading case: State v. Cormier, 928 A.2d 753 (Me. 2007).
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State v. Cormier, 928 A.2d 753 (Me. 2007). · cites it 22× “) granting Richard Cormier’s motion to suppress the results of a blood test administered pursuant to 29-A M.R.S. § 2522 (2006) on the ground that Cormier’s blood was drawn in violation of the Fourth Amendment.”
State of Maine v. Randall J. Weddle, 2020 ME 12 (Me. 2020). · cites it 15× “Title 29-A M.R.S. § 2522 [¶10] On appeal, Weddle’s main argument is that 29-A M.”
State of Maine v. Rowe L. Palmer, 2018 ME 108 (Me. 2018). “See 29-A M.R.S. § 2522(1), (2) (2017) (requiring law enforcement 3 meet Palmer at the hospital.”
State v. Chase, 2001 ME 168 (Me. 2001). · cites it 2× “Pursuant to 29-A M.R.S.A. § 2522, police officers must administer a blood-alcohol test as soon as practicable after a motor vehicle accident if there is probable cause to believe that a death has or will occur as the result of the accident.”
State v. Palmer, 190 A.3d 1009 (Me. 2018). “The court suppressed the results of this blood draw because Palmer did not consent to it and there was an insufficient basis for the officer to believe that death would occur as a result of the accident.”
State v. Roche, 681 A.2d 472 (Me. 1996). “§ 1312 has been repealed and replaced by 29-A M.R.S.A. § 2522 (1996).”
State of Maine v. Goucher (Me. Super. Ct 2018). · cites it 13× “Alternatively, the court finds that the warrantless blood draw from the Defendant was authorized by 29-A M.R.S. §2522. Subsection 1 of that statute _prQyicl~s_: If there is probable cause to believe that death has occurred or will occur as a result of an accident, an operator of…”
State of Maine v. Cormier (Me. Super. Ct 2005). · cites it 5× “The only basis for obtaining a sample would be consent or the statute at 29-A M.RS.A. §2522, which requires testing when a death has occurred.”
State of Maine v. Palmer (Me. Super. Ct 2016). · cites it 2× “In response, the State argues that the blood sample obtained in the ambulance was appropriate pursuant to 29-A M.R.S. § 2522, and that the Defendant consented to the sample obtained at the hospital.”
State of Maine v. Foster (Me. Super. Ct 2020). · cites it 2× “The court finds credible Officer Thurlow's testimony 2 In Wheedle, the Law Court held that 29-A M.R.S. § 2522 -- a statute providing for the blood testing of all drivers involved in fatal or likely fatal motor vehicle accidents - was unconstitutional, reasoning: "Wheedle's blood…”
State of Maine v. Greely (Me. Super. Ct 2004). “Pursuant to Title 29-A M.R.S.A. Section 2522, Officer Guilmette notified the Defendant that he had to submit to blood alcohol test.”
— Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 29-A, § 2522(1) — 6 cases
State v. Cormier, 928 A.2d 753 (Me. 2007). “) granting Richard Cormier’s motion to suppress the results of a blood test administered pursuant to 29-A M.R.S. § 2522 (2006) on the ground that Cormier’s blood was drawn in violation of the Fourth Amendment.”
State of Maine v. Randall J. Weddle, 2020 ME 12 (Me. 2020). “Title 29-A M.R.S. § 2522 [¶10] On appeal, Weddle’s main argument is that 29-A M.”
State of Maine v. Rowe L. Palmer, 2018 ME 108 (Me. 2018). “See 29-A M.R.S. § 2522(1), (2) (2017) (requiring law enforcement 3 meet Palmer at the hospital.”
State v. Palmer, 190 A.3d 1009 (Me. 2018). “The court suppressed the results of this blood draw because Palmer did not consent to it and there was an insufficient basis for the officer to believe that death would occur as a result of the accident.”
State of Maine v. Goucher (Me. Super. Ct 2018). “Alternatively, the court finds that the warrantless blood draw from the Defendant was authorized by 29-A M.R.S. §2522. Subsection 1 of that statute _prQyicl~s_: If there is probable cause to believe that death has occurred or will occur as a result of an accident, an operator of…”
— Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 29-A, § 2522(2) — 2 cases
State of Maine v. Randall J. Weddle, 2020 ME 12 (Me. 2020). “Title 29-A M.R.S. § 2522 [¶10] On appeal, Weddle’s main argument is that 29-A M.”
State of Maine v. Goucher (Me. Super. Ct 2018). “Alternatively, the court finds that the warrantless blood draw from the Defendant was authorized by 29-A M.R.S. §2522. Subsection 1 of that statute _prQyicl~s_: If there is probable cause to believe that death has occurred or will occur as a result of an accident, an operator of…”
— Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 29-A, § 2522(3) — 4 cases
State v. Cormier, 928 A.2d 753 (Me. 2007). “) granting Richard Cormier’s motion to suppress the results of a blood test administered pursuant to 29-A M.R.S. § 2522 (2006) on the ground that Cormier’s blood was drawn in violation of the Fourth Amendment.”
State of Maine v. Randall J. Weddle, 2020 ME 12 (Me. 2020). “Title 29-A M.R.S. § 2522 [¶10] On appeal, Weddle’s main argument is that 29-A M.”
State of Maine v. Goucher (Me. Super. Ct 2018). “Alternatively, the court finds that the warrantless blood draw from the Defendant was authorized by 29-A M.R.S. §2522. Subsection 1 of that statute _prQyicl~s_: If there is probable cause to believe that death has occurred or will occur as a result of an accident, an operator of…”
State of Maine v. Cormier (Me. Super. Ct 2005). “The only basis for obtaining a sample would be consent or the statute at 29-A M.RS.A. §2522, which requires testing when a death has occurred.”
— Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 29-A, § 2522(l) — 1 case
State v. Cormier, 928 A.2d 753 (Me. 2007). “) granting Richard Cormier’s motion to suppress the results of a blood test administered pursuant to 29-A M.R.S. § 2522 (2006) on the ground that Cormier’s blood was drawn in violation of the Fourth Amendment.”
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