Sec. Q-50. 29-A MRSA §2076, sub-§3-A is enacted to read:

3-A.__Yield at grade crossing.__The operator of any of the vehicles listed in subsection 3 shall yield at a grade crossing to an approaching train.

Sec. Q-51. 29-A MRSA §2076, sub-§5, as amended by PL 1999, c. 771, Pt. C, §14 and affected by Pt. D, §§1 and 2, is repealed and the following enacted in its place:

5.__Penalty.__The following penalties apply to violations of this section.

A.__An operator failing to comply with the requirements of subsection 1 or 2 commits a traffic infraction.

B.__An operator who fails to comply with subsection 3 commits a Class E crime, which is a strict liability crime as defined in Title 17-A, section 34, subsection 4-A.

C.__An operator commits a Class D crime if that operator is required to stop under subsection 3 and fails to stop for or yield the right-of-way to a train, engine or conveyance on the track.__This crime is a strict liability crime as defined in Title 17-A, section 34, subsection 4-A.

Sec. Q-52. 29-A MRSA §2101, as amended by PL 2001, c. 471, Pt. A, §§31 and 32 and affected by §33, is repealed.

Sec. Q-53. 29-A MRSA §2101-A is enacted to read:

§2101-A. Permitting unlawful use

1.__Traffic infraction.__A person who knowingly authorizes or permits a vehicle owned by or under control of that person to be driven on a public way by a person not authorized under this Title or in violation of a provision of this Title commits a traffic infraction if the conduct of the driver is punishable as a traffic infraction.

2.__Crime.__A person who knowingly authorizes or permits a vehicle owned by or under control of that person to be driven on a public way by a person not authorized under this Title or in violation of a provision of this Title commits a Class E crime if the conduct of the driver is punishable as a crime.