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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

 
Sec. 1. 29-A MRSA §2463 is enacted to read:

 
§2463.__Revocations upon conviction of certain crimes under

 
Maine Criminal Code

 
1.__Recording; notice by the Secretary of State.__On receipt
of an attested copy of the court record of any person who, as a
result of the operation of a motor vehicle in such a manner as to
cause serious bodily injury or bodily injury to any person or
create a substantial risk of serious bodily injury or place
another person in fear of imminent bodily injury, has been
convicted of assault, aggravated assault, elevated aggravated
assault, criminal threatening, reckless conduct or an attempt
thereat, or who has been adjudicated to have committed the
juvenile offenses of assault, aggravated assault, elevated
aggravated assault, criminal threatening, reckless conduct or an
attempt thereat, the Secretary of State shall immediately revoke
the person's license without further hearing for an indefinite
period of time.

 
2.__Appeal.__Unless the court orders otherwise, a person's
license that is revoked pursuant to this section remains revoked
during the course of any appeal.

 
3.__Pleas.__For the purposes of this section, a person is
deemed to have been convicted of assault, aggravated assault,
elevated aggravated assault, criminal threatening, reckless
conduct or an attempt thereat if the person pleaded guilty or
nolo contendere or was otherwise adjudged or found guilty by a
court of competent jurisdiction.__In the case of a juvenile
offender, the juvenile is deemed to have been adjudicated of
having committed a juvenile offense of assault, aggravated
assault, elevated aggravated assault, criminal threatening,
reckless conduct or an attempt thereat if the juvenile admits to
the juvenile offense or was otherwise adjudged or found to have
committed the juvenile offense by a court of competent
jurisdiction.

 
4.__Notification.__The court shall send an attested copy of
the record of any person convicted of a crime enumerated in this
section to the Secretary of State.

 
5.__Petition for relicensure.__A person whose license is
revoked pursuant to this section may petition the Secretary of
State for relicensure:

 
A.__Three years after that person has been finally
discharged from any unsuspended initial period of
incarceration as a result of the person's conviction or
adjudication for a Class A, B or C crime or juvenile
offense;


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