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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 29-A, § 2464 (2026)

Causing serious bodily injury or death while license is suspended or revoked

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1.  Accident involving injury; penalty.  A person who, while knowingly operating with a suspended or revoked license, in fact causes serious bodily injury as defined in Title 17‑A, section 2, subsection 23 to another person commits a Class C crime.  
[PL 2005, c. 606, Pt. A, §5 (NEW).]
2.  Accident involving death; penalty.  A person who, while knowingly operating with a suspended or revoked license, in fact causes the death of another person commits a Class B crime.  
[PL 2005, c. 606, Pt. A, §5 (NEW).]
3.  Pleading and proof.  The State must prove that the defendant's operation of the motor vehicle caused the serious bodily injury under subsection 1 or death under subsection 2. The court shall apply Title 17‑A, section 33 in assessing any causation under this section.  
[PL 2005, c. 606, Pt. A, §5 (NEW).]
4.  License suspension.  Upon receipt of notice of conviction, the Secretary of State shall immediately suspend the license of a person who violates subsection 1 or 2. Notwithstanding any provision of law that imposes a period of license suspension shorter than that specified in this subsection, a person who violates this section is subject to the following period of license suspension:  
A. For a violation of subsection 1, 5 years; and   [PL 2005, c. 606, Pt. A, §5 (NEW).]
B. For a violation of subsection 2, 10 years.   [PL 2005, c. 606, Pt. A, §5 (NEW).]
The period of suspension imposed pursuant to this subsection is consecutive to any suspension previously imposed by the Secretary of State or the court pursuant to this chapter.  
[PL 2005, c. 606, Pt. A, §5 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2005, c. 606, §A5 (NEW).
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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case (1 in the last 5 years), 2023–2023 · leading case: State of Maine v. Robert Santerre, 2023 ME 63 (Me. 2023).
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State of Maine v. Robert Santerre, 2023 ME 63 (Me. 2023). · cites it 3× “Whereas the Legislature opted to constrain the court’s authority in section 1608, the Legislature mandated the imposition of consecutive license suspensions in 29-A M.R.S. § 2464(4) (2023). Both 17-A M.”
— Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 29-A, § 2464(4) — 1 case
State of Maine v. Robert Santerre, 2023 ME 63 (Me. 2023). “Whereas the Legislature opted to constrain the court’s authority in section 1608, the Legislature mandated the imposition of consecutive license suspensions in 29-A M.R.S. § 2464(4) (2023). Both 17-A M.”
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