Maine Revised Statutes Title 12. Conservation § 6353. Hearing

1. Request for hearing; place of hearing. A hearing must be requested in writing within 10 days from the effective date of the suspension. If requested, it must be held within 10 days of the request unless a longer period of time is mutually agreed to in writing. The hearing must be conducted in the Augusta area.

2. Evidence. At the hearing, the holder or the department may present any evidence concerning the violation.

3. Decisions. Decisions of the commissioner must be in writing. The commissioner may reinstate the license or certificate or reduce the suspension period if the commissioner is satisfied that to do so would be in the best interests of justice, except that the commissioner may not reduce suspensions set by statute.