Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1802
Committee Amendment CA_A_H683 (House)
Amends: 29-A MRSA §2103

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ";1,, to H.P. 1324, L.D. 1802, Bill, "An 
Act To Permit the Photocopying of Driver's Licenses in Financial 
Transactions" 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the title 
and before the summary and inserting in its place the following: 
'Emergency preamble. Whereas, Acts of the Legislature do n€lt 
become effective until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted 
as emergencies; and 
Whereas, federal laws, including the USA PATRIOT Act, 
now 
require financial institutions 
and other supervised financial 
organizations to verify a person's identity for the consummation 
of financial transactions; and 
Whereas, 
federal 
regulators 
and 
state 
law 
enforcement 
officials have suggested that maintaining a copy of a driver' s 
license is an appropriate method to demonstrate compliance with 
federal law; and 
Whereas, current Maine law prohibits the photocopying of a 
driver's license without the consent of the Secretary of State; 
and 
Whereas, there is no prohibition on the photocopying of a 
United 
States 
passport 
or 
student 
identification 
card 
for 
identification purposes; and 
Whereas, this statutory provision permits the photocopying 
of 
a 
driver's license for identification purposes in certain 
situations without the consent of the Secretary of State; and 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT .. f} .. to H.P. 1324, L.D. 1802 
VVhereas, this provision restricts the further disclosure of 
the photocopy for the protection of private personal information; 
and 
VVhereas, in the judgment of the Legislature, these facts 
create an emergency wi thin the meaning of the Constitution of 
Maine 
and 
require 
the 
following 
legislation 
as 
immediately 
necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and 
safety; now, therefore, 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1. 29-A MRSA §2103, sub-§4, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 
683, Pt. A, §2 and affected by Pt. B, §5, is further amended to 
read: 
4. 
Printing or reproduction of motor vehicle document. 
A 
person commits a Class D crime if that person prints, prepares, 
reproduces, sells or transfers without the written consent of the 
Secretary of State 
a 
paper 
or 
document in the 
form 
of 
a 
certificate 
of 
registration, 
driver's 
license 
or 
any 
other 
certificate, permit, license or form used by the Secretary of 
State 
in 
administering 
this 
Title. 
Notwithstanding 
this 
subsection, a person may photocopy a-~~~~~~~~~~~-Fe~isEFaEieB 
se1e1y-feF-teeete-kee~iB~-~~F~eses without the written consent of 
the Secretary of StateT~ 
A. 
A certificate of registration solely for record-keeping 
purposes; 
B. 
A driver's license solely for proof of identification 
for the consummation of a financial transaction; 
C. 
A driver's license solely to verify that a commercial 
driver's license has been issued and only if the person 
making the photocopy is an employer; or 
D. 
A driver's license solely for motor vehicle loaner and 
demonstration purposes pursuant to sections 1002 and 1003. 
Any photocopy or other electronic copy of a driver's license or 
certificate of registration permitted under this subsection must 
be kept in a secure, nonpublic location and, unless permitted 
pursuant 
to 
another 
applicable 
law, 
may 
not 
be 
published, 
reproduced, distributed or disclosed for any other purpose. 
Emergency clause. 
In view of the emergency cited in the 
preamble, this Act takes effect when approved.' 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ,,~, to H.P. 1324, L.D. 1802 
SUMMARY 
This amendment replaces the bill and is the majority report 
of the committee. The amendment authorizes a person to make a 
photocopy of a driver's license without the written consent of 
the Secretary of State if the photocopy is made solely for 
identification purposes to consummate a financial transaction, 
for verification that a 
commercial driver's license has been 
issued or for motor vehicle loaner and demonstration purposes. 
The 
amendment 
also 
restricts the 
further 
disclosure of 
the 
photocopy unless permitted by another applicable law. 
The 
amendment 
adds 
an 
emergency 
preamble 
and 
emergency 
clause. 
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