Code of Maine Rules
29 - DEPARTMENT OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
250 - BUREAU OF MOTOR VEHICLES
Bureau of Motor Vehicles
Chapter 6 - RULES FOR THE SUSPENSION OF COMMERCIAL DRIVERS' LICENSES
Section 250-6-1 - Purposes

The purposes of these rules are to implement the provisions of the federal Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1986 ( Public Law 99-570 Title XII) and Motor Carrier Safety Improvement Act of 1999 ( Public Law 106-59 ), 113 Stat. 1748 and rules adopted thereto ; to reduce or prevent commercial motor vehicle accidents, fatalities and injuries by disqualifying persons who have committed serious traffic or other designated offenses from operating commercial motor vehicles; and to remove quickly from the public highways of this State those drivers of commercial motor vehicles who have shown themselves to be safety hazards by operating commercial motor vehicles while having 0.04 percent or more by weight of alcohol in the blood, failing to submit to and complete a test to determine the blood-alcohol level, or operating a commercial motor vehicle while under the influence of liquor or drugs. These rules also implement certain provisions of the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA Patriot Act) Act of 2001 ( Public Law 107-56 ) and rules adopted thereto. To effectuate the purposes of these rules the Secretary of State shall participate in the National commercial driver's license information system clearing house.