State v. DeMello

*592JONES, J.

This case presents two questions:(1) Does notification that certified mail is at the post office constitute notice of driver’s license suspension under ORS 482.570 when the letter is returned to the Motor Vehicles Division of the Department of Transportation (division) marked “unclaimed”?

We hold that the defendant was properly notified under the statute.(2) May a defendant establish the affirmative defense of lack of notice by not claiming certified mail after being advised that the mail awaits pickup at the post office?

We hold that a defendant may not.

In this case, defendant appeals…