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 250-6-6 - Suspension of commercial driver's license on conviction or adjudication for violation of an outofservice order

A. Except where a longer period of suspension is otherwise provided by the law, the Secretary of State shall suspend for a period of at least 90 days the commercial driver's license or permit to operate, privilege to operate a commercial motor vehicle and privilege to apply for or obtain a commercial driver's license of any person as to whom there is received a conviction or adjudication for a violation of an out-of-service order that was committed while operating a commercial motor vehicle, or motor vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating or gross combination weight rating of 10,001 or more pounds.

B. Except where a longer period of suspension is otherwise provided by the law, the Secretary of State shall suspend for a period of at least one year the commercial driver's license or permit to operate, privilege to operate a commercial motor vehicle and privilege to apply for or obtain a commercial driver's license of any person as to whom there is received a record of two convictions or adjudications for violations of out-of-service orders that were committed within a ten year period while operating a commercial motor vehicle, or motor vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating of gross combination weight rating of 10,001 or more pounds.

C. Except where a longer period of suspension is otherwise provided by law, the Secretary of State shall suspend for a period of at least three years the commercial driver's license or permit to operate, privilege to operate a commercial motor vehicle and privilege to apply for or obtain a commercial driver's license of any person as to whom there is received a record of three or more convictions or adjudications for violations of out-of-service orders that were committed within a ten year period while operating a commercial motor vehicle or motor vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating or gross combination weight rating of 10,001 or more pounds.

D. Except where a longer period of suspension is otherwise provided by the law, the Secretary of State shall suspend for a period of at least 180 days the commercial driver's license or permit to operate, privilege to operate a commercial motor vehicle and privilege to apply for or obtain a commercial driver's license of any person as to whom there is received a conviction or adjudication for a violation of an out-of-service order that was committed while operating a commercial motor vehicle or a motor vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating or gross combination weight rating of 10,001 or more pounds containing hazardous materials..

E. Except where a longer period of suspension is otherwise provided by the law, the Secretary of State shall suspend for a period of at least three years the commercial driver license or permit to operate, privilege to operate a commercial motor vehicle and privilege to apply for or obtain a commercial driver's license of any person as to whom there is received a record of two or more convictions or adjudications for violations of out-of-service orders that were committed within a ten year period while operating a commercial motor vehicle or motor vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating or gross combination weight rating of 10,001 or more pounds containing hazardous materials.