An Act To Require the Secretary of State To Suspend a Person's License in Certain Instances Regardless of whether an Accident Report Has Been Filed
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 29-A MRSA §1603, sub-§7, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2 and affected by Pt. B, §5, is amended to read:
7. Unsatisfied judgment. Upon receipt of a judgment against the owner or operator of a vehicle involved in an accident reported pursuant to section 2251, subsection 2 that resulted from a cause of action that arose from that accident, the Secretary of State shall immediately suspend the license and registration of the judgment debtor. Upon receipt of a judgment against the owner or operator of a vehicle resulting from an accident not reported pursuant to section 2251, subsection 2 that occurred on a public way or in a place where public traffic may reasonably be anticipated and caused bodily injury or death or property damage of at least $1,000, the Secretary of State shall immediately suspend the license and registration of the judgment debtor.
SUMMARY
This bill requires the Secretary of State to suspend the license of a motorist who is subject to an outstanding judgment for an unreported accident on a public way or in a place where public traffic may reasonably be anticipated that resulted in bodily injury or death or property damage of at least $1,000.