ME LD1135

Department of Public Safety, Bureau of Highway Safety must convene a working group to study oral fluid testing for determining intoxication of drivers, aircraft operators, and hunters

Working group membership includes at minimum 9 members: bureau director, traffic safety prosecutor, Bureau of Motor Vehicles representative, Criminal Justice Academy director, DHHS forensic chemist, and representatives from associations of police chiefs, sheriffs, prosecutors, and criminal defense attorneys

Study must review the state's intended use of oral fluid testing (probable cause vs. evidentiary purposes), required legal and regulatory changes, impacts on administrative license suspensions, equipment and laboratory costs, and training requirements

Report with findings, recommendations, and suggested legislation due to Joint Standing Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety by January 1, 2026

Approved by Governor on June 18, 2025 as Chapter 87 of Resolves