| | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | | Sec. 1. 14 MRSA §3142, sub-§2, as amended by PL 2003, c. 193, §3, is | | further amended to read: |
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| | | 2. Notification of issuing entity and person. Upon | | suspension of the person's license, certification, registration, | | permit, approval or other similar document evidencing the | | granting of authority to hunt, fish or trap or to engage in a | | profession, occupation, business or industry, the court shall | | notify the person and the issuing agency that the court has | | ordered the suspension. The issuing agency shall immediately | | record the suspension except that, in the case of a suspension of | | a driver's license or right to operate a motor vehicle, if the | | suspension results from the nonpayment of a fine that is not | | related to the operation of a motor vehicle, the suspension may | | not take effect until 60 days after the mailing of the notice. | | The court shall immediately notify that person by regular mail or | | personal service. Written notice is sufficient if sent to the | | person's last known address. |
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| | | Sec. 2. 19-A MRSA §2603-A, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 466, §26 | | and affected by §28, is amended to read: |
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| | | 1. Suspension of driver's license. Suspension of the | | obligor's driver's license or licenses and right to operate a | | motor vehicle except that the suspension may not take effect | | until 60 days after notice is provided to the obligor by the | | Secretary of State; |
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| | | Sec. 3. 29-A MRSA §2482, sub-§4, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. A, | | §2 and affected by Pt. B, §5, is amended to read: |
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| | | 4. Effective date. A suspension or revocation is effective | | on the date specified by the Secretary of State on the notice, | | which may not be less than 10 days after the mailing of the | | notification of suspension by the Secretary of State except that, | | for suspensions made pursuant to Title 14, section 3142, | | subsection 2 that are not related to the operation of a motor | | vehicle and Title 19-A, section 2603-A, the suspension may not | | take effect until 60 days after the mailing of the notification | | of suspension. |
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| | | This bill prohibits a court or the Secretary of State from | | suspending the driver's license of a person for a reason not |
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