8.__Statements by accused.__Any statement by a defendant that the defendant was the operator of a watercraft, snowmobile or ATV that the defendant is accused of operating in violation of section 10701, subsection 1 is admissible if it was made voluntarily and is otherwise admissible under the United States Constitution or the Constitution of Maine.__The statement may constitute sufficient proof by itself, without further proof of corpus delicti, that the watercraft, snowmobile or ATV was operated by the defendant.__Any statement by a defendant that the defendant was hunting wild animals or wild birds is admissible against a defendant accused of hunting wild animals or wild birds in violation of section 10701, subsection 1 if the statement was made voluntarily and is otherwise admissible under the United States Constitution or the Constitution of Maine.__The statement may constitute sufficient proof by itself, without further proof of corpus delicti, that the defendant was hunting wild animals or wild birds.

9.__Payment for tests.__Persons authorized to take specimens of blood at the direction of a law enforcement officer and persons authorized to perform chemical tests of specimens of blood or breath must be paid from the General Fund or from dedicated revenues of the department when a law enforcement officer of the department authorizes the chemical tests.__The Department of Marine Resources shall pay for chemical tests authorized by marine patrol officers with funds available within that department.

10.__Accidents and officer's duties.__The law enforcement officer has the following duties.

A.__After a person has been charged with hunting wild animals or wild birds or with operating or attempting to operate a watercraft, snowmobile or ATV while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or drugs or with an excessive blood-alcohol level, the investigating or arresting officer shall investigate to determine whether the charged person has any previous convictions of a violation of section 10701, subsection 1 or adjudications for failure to comply with the duty to submit to and complete a chemical test under section 10702, subsection 1.__As part of that investigation, the officer shall review the records maintained by the courts, the State Bureau of Identification, the Secretary of State, including