Richard v. Sec'y of State

[¶ 1] Joseph L. Richard appeals from a judgment of the Superior Court (Oxford County, Clifford, J. ) affirming the decision of the Secretary of State to impose a three-year administrative suspension of Richard's driver's license because of a fatal accident that he caused in 2014. See 5 M.R.S. § 11008 (2017) ; 29-A M.R.S. § 2458(2-A) (2017) ; M.R. Civ. P. 80C. Richard challenges (1) the court's determination1 that, as a matter of law, 29-A M.R.S. § 2458(2-A) is not punitive or criminal in nature and therefore does not require a higher standard of proof, and (2) the determination of the…