The extra revenue would help pay to convert the inspection system to a more efficient electronic one, but Gov. Janet Mills said Wednesday she would veto the bill if it reaches her desk.
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BMV revokes license for Penobscot County driver whose manslaughter conviction went unnoticed
The license suspension appears to relate to a 2019 fatal crash in Bangor, and is the first corrective action by the Bureau of Motor Vehicles to close a gap in how it processes suspensions for the most serious driving-related crimes.
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Our View: Deadly Maine drivers should lose their licenses
A court official’s claim that a vehicular manslaughter conviction can’t trigger suspension boggles the mind.
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Bureaucratic error: Driver in bad crash in Oxford County shouldn’t have had a license
Convicted last summer of vehicular manslaughter, Ethan Rioux-Poulios should have been barred from driving for a decade. But an error by the courts and the BMV allowed him to keep his license. On Friday, he critically injured a woman in a police chase that ended in a wreck.
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Vulgar license plates are out as hundreds of new laws take effect in Maine
One of the statutes going on the books Monday limits what you can say on a vanity license plate and allows Maine’s secretary of state to recall already-issued plates with offensive or violent messages.
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Maine secretary of state backs bills to keep trash talk off license plates
Lawmakers who don’t like the proliferation of plates with objectionable content are proposing new limits and have the support of Secretary of State Shenna Bellows.
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Maine inspection sticker requirement comes under legislative scrutiny again
The Legislature’s Transportation Committee is considering a slate of bills that could alter or do away with the state law requiring annual motor vehicle safety inspections.
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Shenna Bellows sees new post as secretary of state as dream job at a critical time
The former state senator and executive director of the Holocaust and Human Rights Center of Maine says her goals include increasing voter participation and protecting privacy.
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All Maine motor vehicle-related expirations extended indefinitely
Expiration dates on all state driver’s licenses, IDs, vehicle registrations and inspection stickers are extended until the state of emergency prompted by coronavirus is over.