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previous 6-year period, the fine may not be less than
$1,000.__If that person was adjudicated within the previous
6-year period for failure to comply with the duty to submit
to and complete a blood-alcohol or drug concentration test
under section 10702, subsection 1, the fine may not be less
than $1,300.__A conviction under this paragraph must include
a period of incarceration of not less than 30 days, none of
which may be suspended.

 
D.__In addition to the penalties provided under paragraphs A
to C, the court may order the defendant to participate in
the alcohol and other drug education, evaluation and
treatment programs for multiple offenders administered by
the Department of Behavioral and Developmental Services,__
Office of Substance Abuse, as established in Title 5,
chapter 521.

 
E.__The penalties provided under paragraphs B, C and D may
not be suspended by the court.

 
F.__If the State pleads and proves that, while hunting or
operating a snowmobile, all-terrain vehicle or watercraft in
violation of this section, the defendant in fact caused
serious bodily injury as defined in Title 17-A, section 2,
subsection 23, to another person or in fact caused the death
of another person, the sentencing class for the offenses in
subsection 1 is Class C crimes.__The minimum penalties
specified in this subsection apply, unless a longer minimum
period otherwise applies.

 
Any alternatives defined in subsection 1 may be pleaded in the
alternative.__The State may, but is not required to, elect an
alternative prior to submission to the fact finder.

 
For purposes of this subsection, a prior conviction has occurred
within the 6-year period if the date of docket entry by the clerk
of a judgment of conviction or adjudication is 6 years or less
from the date of the new conduct that is penalized or for which
the penalty is or may be enhanced.

 
In determining the appropriate sentence, the court shall consider
the defendant's record of convictions for hunting under the
influence or operating a snowmobile, all-terrain vehicle or
watercraft while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or
drugs and for failure to comply with the duty to submit.__The
court may rely upon oral representations based on records
maintained by the courts, by the Department of Public Safety,
State Bureau of Identification; by the Secretary of State,
including telecommunications of records maintained by the
Secretary of State; or by the department.__If the defendant


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