Bureau of Motor Vehicles
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PublishedMarch 7, 2022
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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PublishedOctober 17, 2021
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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PublishedMay 25, 2021
Freeport students’ winning artwork promotes Donate Life campaign
New England Donor Services honored the top three contest winners last week.
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PublishedMay 4, 2021
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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PublishedMarch 22, 2021
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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PublishedDecember 11, 2020
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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PublishedMarch 27, 2020
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.
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PublishedFebruary 9, 2020
Portland BMV office closed Wednesday morning
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PublishedAugust 30, 2019
‘Perfect storm’ of problems blamed for gridlock at Maine motor vehicles offices
Bureau of Motor Vehicle branches face issues, including a staffing shortage, that have left thousands of motorists waiting hours to renew drivers' licenses or register vehicles.
