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Maine Revised Statutes Title 29-A. Motor Vehicles § 2091-A. School crossing guards

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

1. Qualifications. A school crossing guard is qualified to direct traffic if the school crossing guard:

A. Is 18 years of age or older;

B. Is under the control of a local law enforcement agency;

C. Has completed training approved by the Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Standards in controlling traffic on a public way and as described by section 2091, subsection 2 to perform any traffic direction duties to which the school crossing guard is assigned as prescribed by the local law enforcement agency that has control over the school crossing guard;

D. Is wearing an appropriate uniform as specified by the local law enforcement agency that has control over the school crossing guard; and

E. Is directing traffic in an intersection with a marked crosswalk on a public way.

2. Obeying school crossing guards. An operator of a motor vehicle shall obey a hand signal or handheld traffic control device of a school crossing guard qualified under subsection 1. A violation of this subsection is a traffic infraction.

3. Assisting pedestrians. This section does not prohibit a school crossing guard who does not meet the specifications described in subsection 1 from assisting a pedestrian to cross a public way, as long as the school crossing guard does not attempt to do so by directing traffic.

4. Restrictions. A school crossing guard may not contradict or override a lighted traffic control device or pedestrian control device or cause a pedestrian or motor vehicle to violate the provisions of section 2057.

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Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Maine Revised Statutes Title 29-A. Motor Vehicles § 2091-A. School crossing guards - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/me/title-29-a-motor-vehicles/me-rev-st-tit-29-a-sect-2091-a/

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