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132nd MAINE LEGISLATURE
FIRST REGULAR SESSION-2025
Legislative Document No. 773
S.P. 331 In Senate, February 25, 2025
An Act to Provide for the Issuance of Enhanced Driver's Licenses
and Enhanced Nondriver Identification Cards in Maine
Reference to the Committee on Transportation suggested and ordered printed.
DAREK M. GRANT
Secretary of the Senate
Presented by Senator BALDACCI of Penobscot.
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1Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
2Sec. 1. 29-A MRSA §1261 is enacted to read:
3§1261. Enhanced driver's license or nondriver identification card
4 The Secretary of State may issue, upon request of the applicant, an enhanced driver's
5 license under this subchapter or an enhanced nondriver identification card under section
6 1410 that meets the requirements of the western hemisphere travel initiative developed by
7 the United States Department of State and United States Department of Homeland Security.
8 A person may not hold an enhanced driver's license simultaneously with another license
9 with the same class or restriction indicated on the license.
10Sec. 2. 29-A MRSA §1405, sub-§3-A, as amended by PL 2019, c. 352, §6, is
11 further amended to read:
123-A. Fee. The fee for a duplicate registration certificate is $5. The fee for a duplicate
13 learner's permit, duplicate license or duplicate nondriver identification card is $5. The fee
14 for a duplicate license or duplicate nondriver identification card under section sections
15 1260 and 1261 is $30. The fee for the expedited issuance of a duplicate license or nondriver
16 identification card, including the expedited issuance of a duplicate license or nondriver
17 identification card under section sections 1260 and 1261, is an additional $10. The reason
18 for the expedited issuance must be provided, and the Secretary of State shall determine if
19 expedited issuance is warranted.
20Sec. 3. 29-A MRSA §1406-A, sub-§1, as amended by PL 2017, c. 27, §5 and
21 affected by §10, is further amended to read:
221. Driver's license fees; expiration of license; persons under 65 years of age. The
23 following provisions apply to the expiration of a driver's license for persons under 65 years
24 of age.
25 A. Except as provided in section 1255, a noncommercial driver's license to operate a
26 motor vehicle issued to a person under 65 years of age expires at midnight on the
27 license holder's 6th birthday following the date of issuance. The following fees apply.
28 (1) The fee for the 6-year noncommercial driver's license is $30.
29 (2) The fee for the 6-year noncommercial driver's license under section 1260 is
30 $55.
31 (3) The fee for the 6-year noncommercial driver's license under section 1261 is
32 $55.
33 B. Except as provided in section 1255, a commercial driver's license to operate a motor
34 vehicle issued to a person under 65 years of age expires at midnight on the license
35 holder's 5th birthday following the date of issuance. The following fees apply.
36 (1) The fee for the 5-year commercial driver's license is $34.
37 (2) The fee for the 5-year commercial driver's license under section 1260 is $59.
38 (3) The fee for the 5-year commercial driver's license under section 1261 is $59.
39Sec. 4. 29-A MRSA §1406-A, sub-§2, as amended by PL 2019, c. 352, §7, is
40 further amended to read:
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12. Driver's license fees; expiration of license; persons 65 years of age and over. A
2 noncommercial or commercial driver's license to operate a motor vehicle issued to a person
3 65 years of age or older at the date of issuance expires at midnight on the license holder's
4 4th birthday following the date of issuance. The following fees apply.
5 A. The fee for the 4-year noncommercial driver's license is $20.
6 B. The fee for the 4-year noncommercial driver's license under section 1260 is $40.
7 B-1. The fee for the 4-year noncommercial driver's license under section 1261 is $40.
8 C. The fee for the 4-year commercial driver's license is $27.
9 D. The fee for the 4-year commercial driver's license under section 1260 is $47.
10 E. The fee for the 4-year commercial driver's license under section 1261 is $47.
11Sec. 5. 29-A MRSA §1410, sub-§12 is enacted to read:
1212. Enhanced nondriver identification card; fee. The fee for a nondriver
13 identification card under section 1261 is $30.
14SUMMARY
15 This bill authorizes the Secretary of State, upon request of the applicant, to issue an
16 enhanced driver's license or enhanced nondriver identification card that meets the standards
17 of the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative developed by the United States Department of
18 State and the United States Department of Homeland Security that allows United States
19 citizens reentry from certain other countries. The bill also establishes fees for enhanced
20 driver's licenses and enhanced nondriver identification cards.
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