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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

‘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.

BMV announces new schedule for Bridgton mobile unit

Maine begins putting ‘non-binary’ on driver’s licenses for those not ‘F’ or ‘M’

Timothy Paul Dotts