Maine § 29-A §2451 Suspensions for OUI

Maine Statutes

§ 29-A §2451 — Suspensions for OUI

Maine § 29-A §2451

Title 29-AMOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC

Ch. 23MAJOR OFFENSES - SUSPENSION AND REVOCATION

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Bluebook

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 29-A, § 29-A §2451 (2026).

Text

1.Recording and notice by Secretary of State. On receipt of an attested copy of the court record of a suspension of a license for OUI, the Secretary of State shall immediately record the suspension and send written notice of the suspension to the person whose license has been suspended.

2.Court failure to suspend.

3.Suspension period. Unless a longer period of suspension is otherwise provided by law and imposed by the court, the Secretary of State shall suspend the license of a person convicted of OUI for the following minimum periods:

4.Consecutive suspensions. A suspension under this section is consecutive to a suspension for failure to submit to a test required by this chapter.

5.Additional period of suspension for transporting passengers under 21 years of age. Unless a court order

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1.
Recording and notice by Secretary of State.
On receipt of an attested copy of the court record of a suspension of a license for OUI, the Secretary of State shall immediately record the suspension and send written notice of the suspension to the person whose license has been suspended.
2.
Court failure to suspend.
3.
Suspension period.
Unless a longer period of suspension is otherwise provided by law and imposed by the court, the Secretary of State shall suspend the license of a person convicted of OUI for the following minimum periods:
4.
Consecutive suspensions.
A suspension under this section is consecutive to a suspension for failure to submit to a test required by this chapter.
5.
Additional period of suspension for transporting passengers under 21 years of age.
Unless a court orders an additional period of license suspension of 275 days pursuant to section 2411, subsection 5, paragraph G, the Secretary of State shall impose an additional suspension period of 275 days for any failure to submit to a chemical test or for OUI if the person was operating the motor vehicle at the time of the offense with a passenger under 21 years of age.

Legislative History

PL 1993, c. 683, §A2 (NEW). PL 1993, c. 683, §B5 (AFF). PL 1995, c. 65, §§A153,C15 (AFF). PL 1995, c. 65, §B22 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 368, §§AAA16,17 (AMD). PL 1997, c. 737, §12 (AMD). PL 2009, c. 54, §§1-3 (AMD). PL 2009, c. 54, §7 (AFF). PL 2009, c. 415, Pt. C, §§2, 3 (AFF). PL 2013, c. 459, §5 (AMD). PL 2013, c. 604, §4 (AMD). PL 2015, c. 329, Pt. A, §17 (AMD). PL 2017, c. 229, §35 (AMD).