Maine statute
29-A M.R.S. § 2434 — Notice of suspension by court
Current through First Special Session of the 132nd Maine Legislature (current through October 1, 2025)
Part of Subchapter 2: Judicial Actions, Maine Revised Statutes.
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Full text of 29-A M.R.S. § 2434
Statutory text current through the First Special Session of the 132nd Maine Legislature (current through October 1, 2025). This publication reproduces the statutory text of the Maine Revised Statutes from the Revisor of Statutes' official published files; it is not the official statutes of the State of Maine and has not been certified by the Secretary of State.
The following provisions apply to any conviction for OUI or for any offense for which the court suspends a license or registration.
1. Notification by court. The court shall inform the defendant of the suspension.
2. Acknowledgement of receipt of notice. The defendant shall acknowledge this notice in writing on a form provided by the court.
3. Physical custody of license. The court may take physical custody of a license issued by another state, foreign country or province if the person is not residing or employed in this State.
4. Stay of suspension. The court, on reasonable cause shown, may stay a suspension for a period not to exceed 4 hours from the time of sentencing and issue evidence of that stay, unless the defendant demonstrates that the defendant's license was previously restored by the Secretary of State following an administrative suspension under section 2453 or 2453-A for operating under the influence based on the same facts and circumstances giving rise to the court-ordered suspension, in which case the court may stay a suspension for up to 7 days.
5. Forward documents to Secretary of State. The court shall forward a copy of the sentence and the acknowledgement of notice to the Secretary of State.
6. Order return of certificate and plates. The court shall order the return of the suspended registration certificate and plates to the Secretary of State.
7. Additional time to surrender license.
8. Commencement of suspension. Notwithstanding section 2482, subsection 4, the period of suspension commences immediately on announcement of sentence.
9. Waiver of reinstatement fee. On motion and for good cause shown, the court ordering a suspension under section 2605 or 2608 may waive the reinstatement fee.
10. Failure to sign acknowledgment of notice. A person commits a Class E crime if that person:
A. Refuses to sign the acknowledgment of notice.
B.
Violation of this subsection is a strict liability crime as defined in Title 17-A, section 34, subsection 4-A.
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