Maine OUI License-Suspension Administrative Hearing Request
Maine OUI License-Suspension Administrative Hearing Request
Before you use this: Use this letter when the Maine Bureau of Motor Vehicles notice says a hearing is available for an OUI-related license suspension. Section 2483 requires a written request within 10 days from the suspension's effective date. A hearing request does not by itself stay every suspension; confirm any stay under the provision governing your particular suspension. This letter addresses the license action, not the criminal charge.
Date: [__/__/____]
To: Bureau of Motor Vehicles, Division of Legal Affairs, Adjudications & Hearings, 29 State House Station, Augusta, Maine 04333-0029
From: [FULL NAME]
Date of birth: [__/__/____]
Driver license or history number: [NUMBER]
Current mailing address: [STREET, CITY, STATE, ZIP]
Daytime telephone: [NUMBER] Email: [EMAIL]
Re: Written request for hearing on OUI-related license suspension
Dear Hearings Section:
I request an administrative hearing under 29-A M.R.S. § 2483 to review the Secretary of State's determination described in the attached suspension notice.
The notice is dated [__/__/____], identifies case or notice number [NUMBER], and states that the suspension takes effect on [__/__/____]. The incident date is [__/__/____]. I am requesting a hearing concerning [BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SUSPENSION GROUND AS IT APPEARS ON THE NOTICE].
☐ Timely request. I am making this written request within 10 days from the suspension's effective date.
☐ Request after the ordinary period. I ask the Secretary of State to consider § 2483(3) because I was unable to request a hearing on time due to ☐ lack of actual notice of the suspension ☐ physical incapacity. The facts and supporting documents are: [DETAILS; DATES; ATTACHMENTS]. I understand that § 2483(3) does not allow a stay for a hearing granted on this delayed-request ground.
The issue I ask to address at the hearing is: [BRIEF, FACTUAL DESCRIPTION OF THE DETERMINATION DISPUTED]. The records or witnesses I expect to rely on are: [LIST OR STATE THAT THEY WILL BE IDENTIFIED AFTER NOTICE OF HEARING].
Please send written confirmation of receipt, the hearing date and procedure, and any determination about whether the suspension is stayed under the law governing this particular action. Please send all correspondence to the mailing address above.
Sincerely,
Signature: ______________________________
Printed name: [FULL NAME]
Date signed: [__/__/____]
Enclosure: Copy of BMV suspension notice [ATTACHED]
Sources and References
- 29-A M.R.S. § 2483 — written request, time period, delayed-request exception, and stay limits
- Maine BMV Legal Affairs and Hearings — mailing address and information to include
About this template
- Last updated
- November 3, 2026
- Citations checked
- November 3, 2026
- Jurisdiction
- Maine
- Category
- Criminal Law
Legal authority
- 29-A M.R.S. § 2483(1)-(5)
Criminal law paperwork covers every stage of a criminal case, from the first appearance and bail motion through pretrial motions, plea agreements, sentencing, and appeals. Deadlines in criminal cases are short and often unforgiving, and constitutional rights can be waived just by missing a filing. Using the right motion at the right time can mean the difference between evidence getting suppressed, charges getting reduced, or a case getting dismissed entirely.
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Checked against the law it cites
A reviewer verified this template's legal citations against the official source on November 3, 2026.
29-A M.R.S. § 2483(1) (checked November 3, 2026): "The request must be made within 10 days from the effective date of the suspension."
29-A M.R.S. § 2483(3) (checked November 3, 2026): "due to lack of actual notice of the suspension or due to factors of physical incapacity"
29-A M.R.S. § 2483(4) (checked November 3, 2026): "A request for a hearing does not stay a suspension unless specifically provided for in this chapter."
Maine Bureau of Motor Vehicles hearing instructions (checked November 3, 2026): "All other hearing requests should be submitted in writing to the Hearings Section at the address shown above."
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