1. Confiscation of license, certificate or plates. If a law enforcement officer, in the course of stopping or detaining a motor vehicle, obtains a suspended license or certificate of registration, or a license issued by another state, foreign country or province when that person‘s license or certificate of registration is under suspension, the officer shall confiscate that license, certificate or plates and transmit the confiscated items together with a report of the circumstances to the Secretary of State.

[PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. B, §5 (AFF).]

Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 29-A Sec. 2606

  • Law enforcement officer: means a person who by virtue of public employment is vested by law with a duty to maintain public order or to make arrests for crimes, whether that duty extends to all crimes or is limited to specific crimes. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 29-A Sec. 101
  • License: includes , but is not limited to, a nonresident operating privilege and the privilege of a person to apply for or obtain a license or permit to operate a motor vehicle. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 29-A Sec. 101
  • Motor vehicle: means a self-propelled vehicle not operated exclusively on railroad tracks, but does not include:
A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 29-A Sec. 101
  • Person: means an individual, corporation, firm, partnership, joint venture, association, fiduciary, trust, estate or any other legal or commercial entity. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 29-A Sec. 101
  • Registration: means the registration certificate, plates and renewal devices pertaining to the registration of a vehicle, including temporary registered gross weight increases. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 29-A Sec. 101
  • 2. Investigation. On request of the Secretary of State, notification of the suspension must be served, and the certificate, license or plates must be confiscated. If the license, certificate or plates can not be confiscated, an investigation must be undertaken by the sheriff of the county in which that person resides by a state or local law enforcement officer or by an employee of the Secretary of State.

    [PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. B, §5 (AFF).]

    3. Confiscation of suspended licenses. The Secretary of State shall take reasonable actions to confiscate suspended licenses.

    [PL 2005, c. 606, Pt. A, §13 (NEW).]

    SECTION HISTORY

    PL 1993, c. 683, §A2 (NEW). PL 1993, c. 683, §B5 (AFF). PL 2005, c. 606, §A13 (AMD).