Title 29-A, Title 29-A

1. Privileges. A resident who is serving on active duty in the United States Armed Forces and otherwise qualified to operate a motor vehicle: A. Must receive a license or nondriver identification card on application to the Secretary of State; [PL 2013, c. 51, §1 (AMD).] B. Is exe…

A person who is 15 years of age and who has successfully completed a driver education course and passed an examination for operation of a motor vehicle as provided in section 1301 may be issued a special restricted license based on educational, employment or medical need. [PL 202…

The Secretary of State may restrict a license to operation: [PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. B, §5 (AFF).] 1. Specific vehicle. Of a specified vehicle; 2. Daylight. During daylight hours; 3. Area operation. Within a designated area; or 4. Other. Under any o…

1. Board. The Medical Advisory Board, as established by Title 5, section 12004-I, subsection 84, consists of members appointed by the Secretary of State. Membership of the board is as follows. A. The board must include licensed physicians representing the specialties of cardiolog…

1. Request for cancellation. A person issued a license may request the Secretary of State, in writing, to cancel the license for physical, mental or emotional reasons. The Secretary of State may cancel a license after receipt of the written request from the individual. 2. Notice …

The Secretary of State may issue, upon request of the applicant, a driver's license under this subchapter or a nondriver identification card under section 1410 that meets the standards of the federal REAL ID Act of 2005, Public Law 109-13. A person may not hold a REAL ID complian…

1. Application required. An applicant must present to the Secretary of State an application for license on a form prepared by the Secretary of State. 2. Contents. The applicant must provide specific answers that demonstrate the experience and competence of the applicant to operat…

1. Authorization. The Secretary of State may not accept the application for a license of a minor unless the application is: A. Signed by a parent or guardian; [PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. B, §5 (AFF).] B. Signed by the spouse of the minor, provided the …

1. Test requirement. A person must pass the vision portion of a license examination: A. At the time of the first license renewal after attaining 40 years of age; [PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. B, §5 (AFF).] B. At every 2nd license renewal after the renewa…

1. Learner's permits. The following provisions apply to learner's permits. A. A person who is 15 years of age or older may apply for a learner's permit, except that a person who is 15 years of age or older and has not attained 18 years of age must complete a course in driver educ…

1. Issuance of temporary licenses. The Secretary of State may issue a temporary license to an applicant. 2. Requirements. The Secretary of State may require the applicant to: A. Successfully pass a complete examination; or [PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. B…

An applicant for a license who has not been licensed to operate a motor vehicle in this State or in another jurisdiction within the past 5 years must successfully pass a complete examination consisting of a vision, written and road test.

An applicant required to take an examination shall pay an examination fee to the Secretary of State prior to administration of the examination as follows. [PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. B, §5 (AFF).] 1. Class A, Class B or Class C commercial driver's lice…

1. Definition. For purposes of this section, an "accident-prone driver" means an operator of a motor vehicle who has contributed to the cause of 3 or more accidents within a period of 3 consecutive years. 2. Examination. An accident-prone driver, after notice and hearing, may be …

1. Reexamination may be required. The Secretary of State, having good cause to believe that a licensed operator is incompetent or otherwise not qualified to be licensed, may require, on at least 5 days prior written notice, that operator to submit to an examination. 2. Suspension…

1. Restricted license. A person under 18 years of age who has been issued a driver's license may not: A. Carry passengers other than immediate family members unless accompanied by a licensed operator who meets the requirements of section 1304, subsection 1, paragraph E. For the p…

1. Maine Organ and Tissue Donation Fund. When applying for or renewing a license under this subchapter, a person may designate that a $2 donation be paid into the Maine Organ and Tissue Donation Fund established in section 1402‑B, subsection 4. A person who designates a $2 donati…

1. Driver education required for certain minors. Except to operate a moped only, a license may not be issued to a person under 18 years of age unless that person presents a certificate of successful completion of an approved driver education course and examination. The requiremen…

1. Motorcycle rider education required. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a motorcycle learner's permit, license or endorsement may not be issued to a person, unless that person presents a certificate of successful completion of a motorcycle rider education course and e…

1. Instructor fee. The motorcycle rider education instructor license fee is $200 and expires 2 years from the date of issuance. The renewal fee is $200. 2. School license fee. The motorcycle rider education school license fee is $150 and expires December 31st annually. The renewa…

1. Definitions. As used in this section, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings. A. "Applicant," as applied to a firm, partnership or association, includes the members of the firm, partnership or association and, as applied to a co…

1. Definitions. As used in this section, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings. A. "CART" means computer-assisted real-time transcription using specialized equipment to transcribe real-time word-for-word spoken English into writte…

1. Required information. A license must state, at a minimum, the name, date of birth, place of residence or mailing address if different from the residence, of the licensee and the permanent number assigned to that licensee. A name displayed on a license must be as the name appea…

1. Statement on anatomical gifts. 1-A. Anatomical gifts. A licensee or, beginning January 1, 2010, a nondriver identification card holder under section 1410 may make an anatomical gift under Title 22, chapter 710‑B during the process of obtaining and renewing a license or nondriv…

1. Appointment; composition; term; compensation. The Organ Donation Advisory Council, established by Title 5, section 12004-I, subsection 36-E, referred to in this section as "the council," consists of 10 members as follows: A. The Secretary of State or the secretary's designee; …

Subject to available funding, the Secretary of State shall make advance health care directive forms available in offices of the Bureau of Motor Vehicles. The form must be in substantially the form provided in Title 18-C, section 5-805 and with the addition of the following inform…

The Secretary of State shall provide that a license issued to a person less than 21 years of age bears a distinctive design layout or marking. [PL 2019, c. 397, §21 (AMD).] 1. Under 21. 2. Prior convictions.

The Secretary of State shall, at the request of a person who is deaf or hard-of-hearing, print a driver's license or nondriver identification card with a distinctive marker or code to indicate that the person is deaf or hard-of-hearing. The Secretary of State may require appropri…

1. Lost or destroyed licenses, nondriver identification cards, registration certificates and learner's permits. If a license, nondriver identification card, registration certificate or learner's permit is lost or destroyed, a person may obtain a duplicate upon furnishing proof of…

1. Driver's license fees; expiration of license; persons under 65 years of age. The following provisions apply to the expiration of a driver's license for persons under 65 years of age. A. Except as provided in section 1255, a noncommercial driver's license to operate a motor veh…

When a person, after applying for or receiving a driver's license or registration, moves from the address named in the application or on the license or registration issued or changes name, that person shall, within 30 days, notify the Secretary of State, in writing or by other me…

1. Immediate possession required. A licensee, including a temporary licensee or holder of a learner's permit, must have the license in immediate possession when operating a motor vehicle. Possession may be in electronic form. For purposes of this section, "electronic form" means …

A license fee is not required from: [PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. B, §5 (AFF).] 1. Federal motor vehicle. An amputee veteran who has received a motor vehicle from the United States Government under authority of P.L. 663, 79th Congress, as amended, or P.L…

1. Application. A nondriver identification card may not be issued to a person unless the person presents acceptable documentary evidence of the person's residence or domicile in this State. A post office box or mail drop address alone is not sufficient to meet this requirement. A…

Beginning January 1, 2020, the Secretary of State shall issue, on the request of a person who elects to receive it, an acquired brain injury identification card in accordance with this section. [PL 2019, c. 506, §1 (NEW).] 1. Issuance. Upon receipt of a completed application and …

The Secretary of State shall, at the request of an eligible applicant, issue a driver's license or nondriver identification card to that applicant with a military service designation that identifies the applicant as a person actively serving in the United States Armed Forces or a…

1. Findings. The party states find that: A. The safety of their streets and highways is materially affected by the degree of compliance with state and local ordinances related to the operation of motor vehicles; [PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. B, §5 (AFF).…

As used in this compact: [PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. B, §5 (AFF).] 1. Conviction. "Conviction" means a conviction of any offense related to the use or operation of a motor vehicle that is prohibited by state law, municipal ordinance or administrative r…

The licensing authority of a party state shall report each conviction of a person from another party state occurring within its jurisdiction to the licensing authority of the home state of the licensee. The report must clearly identify the person convicted; describe the violation…

1. Convictions. The licensing authority in the home state, for the purposes of suspension, revocation or limitation of the license to operate a motor vehicle, shall give the same effect to the conduct reported, pursuant to Article III of this compact, as it would if such conduct …

Upon application for a license to drive, the licensing authority in a party state shall ascertain whether the applicant has ever held, or is the holder of a license to drive issued by any other party state. The licensing authority in the state where application is made may not is…

Except as expressly required by provisions of this compact, nothing contained herein may be construed to affect the right of any party state to apply any of its other laws related to licenses to drive to any person or circumstance, nor to invalidate or prevent any driver license …

The head of the licensing authority of each party state shall be the administrator of this compact for that state. The administrators, acting jointly, have the power to formulate all necessary and proper procedures for the exchange of information under this compact. [PL 1993, c. …

This compact must enter into force and become effective as to any state when it has enacted the same into law. [PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. B, §5 (AFF).] Any party state may withdraw from this compact by enacting a statute repealing the same, but no suc…

This compact must be liberally construed so as to effectuate the purposes thereof. The provisions of this compact must be severable and if any phrase, clause, sentence or provision of this compact is declared to be contrary to the constitution of any party state or of the United …

The driver license compact is hereby enacted into law and entered into with all other jurisdictions legally joining therein in the form substantially as provided in this subchapter.