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Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following:
‘An Act To Clarify the Standard of Proof for Traffic Infractions’
Amend the bill in section 1 in subsection 4 in last line (page 1, line 4 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "clear and convincing" and inserting the following: 'a preponderance of the'
 
SUMMARY
This amendment changes the bill to make the law consistent with the Maine Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 80F, which establishes that the adjudication of a traffic infraction is based on a preponderance of the evidence. The statute is currently silent on the standard of proof. This amendment also changes the title of the bill.