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For a law enforcement officer to stop you, they must have a \u201creasonable articulable suspicion\u201d that criminal activity is underway.\u00a0 One issue that gives rise to being stopped is a little known requirement that motorists move over when they see emergency flashing lights on or adjacent to the highway.<\/p>\n

You\u2019re driving on the highway and see flashing lights what do you do? Well, it\u2019s what you don\u2019t do that could cost you.<\/p>\n

In 2001, a law requiring motorists on Maine\u2019s roadways to slow down and\/or pull over for an emergency vehicle was implemented. Title 29-A \u00a72054-9<\/a> the \u201cMove Over\u201d law requires the operator of a vehicle who is passing a stopped emergency vehicle using an emergency light, to use due regard to the safety and traffic conditions, requiring that the driver:<\/p>\n

Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

For a law enforcement officer to stop you, they must have a \u201creasonable articulable suspicion\u201d that criminal activity is underway.\u00a0 One issue that gives rise to being stopped is a little known requirement that motorists move over when they see emergency flashing lights on or adjacent to the highway. You\u2019re driving on the highway and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-24697","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-police-procedures","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\nMaine\u2019s \u201cMove Over\u201d Law<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Motorists need to move over when they see emergency flashing lights on or adjacent to the highway. 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