A Traffic Ticket
29-A M.R.S. § 103 — a traffic infraction is not a crime, and the fine runs from $25 to $500
- A traffic infraction is not a crime, and its penalty is not a criminal punishment for any purpose.
- There is no right to a jury trial for a traffic infraction.
- The State carries the burden of proving the infraction by a preponderance of the evidence.
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Unless another section sets a different amount, the only penalty for a traffic infraction is a fine of $25 to $500, a license suspension, or both.
Several things a driver can be stopped for are crimes rather than infractions: driving without a license, driving while suspended, driving to endanger, refusing to stop, and OUI among them. Each of those pages names its class.
Sources for this section (6)
- 29-A M.R.S. § 103 — Traffic infraction
- 29-A M.R.S. § 1251 — License required
- 29-A M.R.S. § 2412-A — Operating while license suspended or revoked
- 29-A M.R.S. § 2413 — Driving to endanger
- 29-A M.R.S. § 2414 — Refusing to stop for a law enforcement officer
- 29-A M.R.S. § 2411 — Criminal OUI
Legal information, not legal advice. Verified as of October 2026. Applying it to a particular situation is the work of a licensed Maine attorney.