Maine: Points and repeat violations
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Maine publishes rules for some suspensions involving accumulated points or repeat violations. The applicable period and any next step depend on the state's record, so use this page as general source-backed information and confirm against the current official record.
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Official source last checked Jun 29, 2026
Direct source-backed answer
Maine runs a demerit-point system on driving records. If you build up more than 12 demerit points in one year, your license is suspended until reinstated. Unlike most states, Maine does not suspend your license automatically once you hit the point threshold. Instead, you first go through an administrative hearing, and a hearing officer decides whether to continue, modify, or rescind the suspension. A hearing is part of this process, so expect to be scheduled for one. Once the hearing is over and you have served whatever the hearing officer decided, reinstating your license is straightforward: pay the $50 statutory reinstatement fee (capped under §2486), plus complete any conditions the hearing officer set, such as the Driver Improvement Program. No SR-22 is required for a pure points suspension. Completing the Driver Improvement Program removes 3 points from your record and may be ordered as part of the hearing. If the hearing officer's decision is one you want to contest, modify, or otherwise dispute, that falls outside the standard path described here.
Published fee information
$50 statutory cap (§2486) for reinstatement after the hearing + serving. No SR-22. Driver Improvement Program third-party (cost varies); removes 3 points.
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Source excerpt summary: Maine runs a demerit-point system on driving records. If you build up more than 12 demerit points in one year, your license is suspended until reinstated. Unlike most states, Maine does not suspend your license automati...
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