Me. Stat. tit. 29-A § 2078

Current through 131st (2023-2024) Legislature Chapter 684
Section 2078 - Emergency rule

For public safety or convenience, during a fire, accident, emergency or special event, a law enforcement officer may temporarily close a way to vehicular traffic or to vehicles of a certain description, or divert pedestrian or vehicular traffic. [1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2(NEW); 1993, c. 683, Pt. B, §5(AFF).]

An operator or pedestrian commits a Class E crime if that operator or pedestrian refuses to follow the directions for the movement of vehicles or pedestrians on request or signal of a law enforcement officer or if the operator or pedestrian knowingly refuses to follow the direction of a sign clearly posted by a law enforcement officer to temporarily close a way to vehicular traffic or to vehicles of a certain description or to divert pedestrian or vehicular traffic during a fire, accident, emergency or special event. For the purposes of this section, a posted sign must include language sufficiently describing the restriction or prohibition and must include the fact that a violation is a Class E crime. [2009, c. 251, §11(AMD).]

29-A M.R.S. § 2078

1993, c. 683, §A2 (NEW) . 1993, c. 683, §B5 (AFF) . 1999, c. 183, § 11 (AMD) . 2009, c. 251, § 11 (AMD) .