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An Act To Require the Secretary of State To Provide Notice of License Revocation or Suspension by Certified Mail
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 29-A MRSA §2482, sub-§1,  as amended by PL 2001, c. 361, §33, is further amended to read:
 
1. Notification by Secretary of State.   Upon determining that a person is subject to license suspension or revocation, the Secretary of State shall immediately notify the person, in writing, of the license suspension or revocation. The notice:
 
A. Must be sent by certified mail to the last name and address provided under section 1407 or, if the person has not applied for a license, on record with the Secretary of State;
 
B. Must be sent by certified mail to the address provided in the report of the law enforcement officer if that address differs from the address of record; or
 
C. May be served in hand.
 
SUMMARY
This bill requires the notice of license suspension or revocation mailed by the Secretary of State to be done by certified mail.