Maine follows the point system to penalize drivers committing serious offenses. The state adds one point value to your driving record with every infraction. If more points accumulate, they can negatively impact your driving privileges, insurance rates as well as credit score. You could also face hefty fines, court fees, and surcharges. Knowing about speeding tickets in Maine The fines on speeding tickets are uniform throughout the state of Maine and based on the speed of your vehicle. For example, you have to pay $119 if you speed at 1 to 9 miles over the speed limit and $137 for speeding between 10 to 14 miles over the speed limit. Also, speeding in the construction or school zones attracts higher fines. If your vehicle is in motion when the transgression occurs, you have committed a moving violation. It includes speeding, running a stop sign or red light, reckless driving, drunk driving (DUI/DWI), racing, and eluding an officer. Most of the moving violations are misdemeanors. The state suspends your license if you have 12 or more points on your driver record and adds harsher penalties with each subsequent offense. Discussing the points system in Maine The state of Maine adds a pre-determined number of points to your driving record with every driving citation or a traffic ticket. For example, you receive 4 points on your driving record if you go 1 to 15 miles over the speeding limit, and 6 points for going 15 to 30 miles per hour over the speeding limit. The state has specific rules and regulations for further penalizing drivers. On receiving 6 points, the state sends a warning letter advising you of your driving record status. You face 15-day license suspension if you accumulate 12 points in one year. If the state has suspended your license 3 times in 3 years, then you face 120-day license suspension. Tips to reduce points on your driving record If you don't receive additional citations by driving slowly and safely, it results in the removal of traffic points after one year from the event of the citation. Take a driver improvement course approved by the Department of Public Safety, to receive a 3-point credit to your driving record. You can take this course one time in a year. Fighting a speeding ticket in Maine When you receive aspeeding ticket in Maine, you have two options. You pay the ticket if you agree to it. But if you don't agree to any violation mentioned in the ticket, you need to contest it. You have 20 days to answer the ticket and sent it to the Violations Bureau. The ticket may show up to three different violations. You can mark the contested boxes for each violation on the back of the citation. Also, mark the not contested boxes for violations you are not fighting. Then sign and date the ticket with your current mailing address provided. You could choose to deal with the Violations Bureau yourself or hire a good speeding ticket lawyer in your area. LawTally helps you get legal guidance LawTallyis a digital destination to find the lawyer of your choice across the United States of America. For any issues related to speeding tickets in Maine, you can contact the top-rated speeding ticket lawyers on the website of LawTally. You can instantly shortlist your options using its advanced searches. You can later meet the lawyers and take an informed decision. ...read more

For months the story of Eastman Kodak has swirled with rumor and urban legend.  Word from the CEO had been relentlessly upbeat, despite what employees, retirees, investors, and everyone else could see happening: cash dwindling and lawyers circling.  Patents have been up for sale but no deal has been struck.  Stories of “rescue financing” have circulated, but no one has been willing to lend to a company whose situation has become so precarious. And then last night the word came from Bloomberg News that Kodak is in “advanced discussions” for bankruptcy financing.  Sometimes when there’s smoke it’s just smoke.  But with Kodak lately I think fires are raging on the top floors of 343 State Street. Sources inside Kodak are speaking with the media (and with me, for that matter), and the same goes for people connected to the banks who may lend.  There are credible stories that some of the leaks may have been engineered by Kodak itself, as a way of preparing the public for an imminent bankruptcy. Last week’s resignation of Kodak’s Chief Communications Officer Gerard Meuchner was just one more troubling sign of turmoil at the top.  All that turmoil has meant sleepless nights for thousands of Kodak employees and retirees, who are concerned about what a bankruptcy would mean to them and their families. If there’s any silver lining to this story, it’s that most retiree benefits will remain intact (except healthcare) and that Kodak will not simply shut down and send all of its employees home.  We have been saying for months that Kodak is headed for bankruptcy, and it looks like they are about to file.  As the event looms near, I’ll feel no satisfaction if we’re proven right. Questions or comments? Find me on Twitter to continue the conversation. GTC(This article contains the current opinions of the author but not necessarily those of Brighton Securities Corp.  The author’s opinions are subject to change without notice. This blog post is for informational purposes only. Forecasts, estimates, and certain information contained herein should not be considered as investment advice or a recommendation of any particular security, strategy or investment product. References to specific securities and their issuers are for illustrative purposes only and are not intended and should not be interpreted as recommendations to purchase or sell such securities). ...read more

Due to the great interest in our Kodak Q&A; meetings being held this week, we have set up a conference phone line to allow those who are unable to attend in person to ask questions and to listen in on the live meetings.   The phone line will be open from 5:30pm to 6:30pm on Thursday, January 12th and from 4:00pm to 5:00pm on Friday, January 13th.   Our toll-free conference dial-in number: (866) 576-7975 Enter participant access code: 625914  You may also contact us with questions via twitter (@gtconboy, @chris_crom, #ROCKodak) or post to our wall on Facebook. Laura Geyer (This article contains the current opinions of the author but not necessarily those of Brighton Securities Corp. The author’s opinions are subject to change without notice. This blog post is for informational purposes only. Forecasts, estimates, and certain information contained herein should not be considered as investment advice or a recommendation of any particular security, strategy or investment product. References to specific securities and their issuers are for illustrative purposes only and are not intended and should not be interpreted as recommendations to purchase or sell such securities). ...read more