An Act To Allow a Stay of an Administrative License Suspension for Refusal To Submit to a Test
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 29-A MRSA §2483, sub-§4-A is enacted to read:
4-A. Stay after failure to submit to test. When a hearing is requested by a petitioner under this section and the petitioner is not entitled to a stay of the suspension pending the hearing due to failure to submit to a test at the request of a law enforcement officer, if the hearing is postponed or otherwise continued by a person other than the petitioner or a cause not attributable to the petitioner, the suspension must be stayed until a hearing is held and a decision is issued. A stay does not apply during a delay caused or requested by the petitioner.
Effective 90 days following adjournment of the 125th Legislature, First Regular Session, unless otherwise indicated.