An Act To Amend the Operator's License and Nondriver Identification Card Requirements for Nonimmigrants
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 0501
Committee: Transportation
Sponsors: COLLINS, DAMON, CUMMINGS, FISHER, GERZOFSKY, MAZUREK, SAMPSON, WHEELER, SAVAGE
Amends: 29-A MRSA §101, 29-A MRSA §1301, 29-A MRSA §140, 29-A MRSA §1405, 29-A MRSA §1406, 29-A MRSA §1410

Legislative Document 
No. 501 
H.P.376 
House of Representati ves, February 1, 2005 
An Act To Amend the Operator's License and Nondriver 
Identification Card Requirements for Nonimmigrants 
Reference to the Committee on Transportation suggested and ordered printed. 
Presented by Representative COLLINS of Wells. 
Cosponsored by Senator DAMON of Hancock and 
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MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Representatives: CUMMINGS of Portland, FISHER of Brewer, GERZOFSKY of Brunswick, 
MAZUREK of Rockland, McKENNEY of Cumberland, SAMPSON of Auburn, WHEELER 
of Kittery, Senator: SAVAGE of Knox. 
Printed on n:cycled paper 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1. 29-A MRSA §101, sub-§46-A is enacted to read: 
46-A. RODiDmigrant. 
"Nonimmigrant" means 
a 
Maine resident 
who is not a citizen or lawful permanent resident of the United 
States. 
Sec. 2. 29-A MRSA §1301, sub-§lO is enacted to read: 
10. RODiDmigrant applicants. 
An applicant for a license who 
is a nonimmigrant must present to the Secretary of State at each 
application written proof, evidence or documentation that the 
applicant's presence in the United States is authorized under 
federal law. 
Sec.3. 29-A MRS A §1401, sub-§9 is enacted to read: 
9. RODiDmigrant applicants. 
An applicant for a license who 
is a nonimmigrant must present to the Secretary of State at each 
application written proof, 
evidence or documentation that the 
applicant's presence in the United States is authorized under 
federal law. 
Sec. 4. 29-A MRSA §140S, sub-§I, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 
683, Pt. A, §2 and affected by Pt. B, §5, is amended to read: 
1. 
Lost or destroyed licenses, registration certificates, 
instruction permits and nondriver identification cards. 
If a 
license, 
registration certificate 
e~L instruction 
permit 
or 
nondriver identification card is lost or destroyed, a person may 
obtain a duplicate upon furnishing proof of loss or destruction. 
Sec. S. 29-A MRSA §140S, sub-§3, as amended by PL 2003, c. 
434, §21 and affected by §37, is further amended to read: 
3. 
Fee. 
The fee for a duplicate registration certificate 
and instruction permit is $2. 
The fee for a duplicate license or 
nondriver identification card is $5. 
Sec. 6. 29-A MRSA §1405, sub-§5 is enacted to read: 
5. RODiDmigrant applicants. 
An applicant for a duplicate 
license or nondriver identification card who is a nonimmigrant 
must present to the Secretary of State at each application 
written proof, 
evidence or documentation that the applicant's 
continued presence in the United States is authorized under 
federal law. 
Sec.7. 29-A MRSA §1406, sub-§2-A is enacted to read: 
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2-A. 
Expiration of license; noniDnigrants. 
A license to 
~rate a 
motor 
vehicle 
issued 
to 
a 
nonimmigrant 
who 
has 
demonstrated authorization to be present in the United States for 
a period of time shorter than the standard period of the license 
pursuant to section 1301 expires on the date of the expiration of 
the acceptable form of documentation provided at the time of 
application or, if there is no definite end to the period of 
authorized stay, after a period of 2 years. 
Sec. 8. 29-A MRSA §1406, sub-§8 is enacted to read: 
8. 
Fee; license issued to noniDnigrant. 
The 
fee 
for 
a 
driver's license issued to a nonimmigrant with an expiration date 
fixed by the Secretary of State is $5 for a license issued for 
less than one year, $10 for a license issued for one to 2 years, 
$15 for a license issued for 
to 3 years, $21 for a license 
issued for 3 to 4 years and $30 for a license issued for more 
than 4 years. 
Sec. 9. 29-A MRSA §1410. sub-§4. as enacted by PL 1997, c. 
437, §40, is amended to read: 
4. 
Expiration. 
l!:aeh Except as provided in subsection 8, 
~ 
nondriver 
identification 
card 
issued 
pursuant 
to 
this 
section expires 6 years from the date of issuance. 
Sec. 10. 29-A MRSA §1410. sub-§8 is enacted to read: 
8. Nonimmigrant nonpriver identification cards; expiration. 
An 
applicant 
for 
a 
nondriver 
identification card 
who 
is 
a 
nonimmigrant must present to the Secretary of State written 
proof, evidence or documentation that the applicant's presence in 
the United States is authorized under federal law. 
A nondriver 
identification card issued to a nonimmigrant who has demonstrated 
authorization to be present in the United States for a period of 
time 
shorter 
than 
the 
standard 
period 
of 
the 
nondriver 
identification card expires on the date of the expiration of the 
acceptable 
form 
of 
documentation 
provided 
at 
the 
time 
of 
application or, if there is no definite end to the period of 
authorized stay, after a period of 2 years. 
SUMMARY 
This bill requires an applicant for a driver's license or a 
nondriver identification card who 
1S a nonimmigrant to provide 
the Secretary of State written proof, evidence or documentation 
that the applicant's presence in the United States is authorized 
under federal law, 
A driver's license or nondriver identification card issued 
to a nonimmigrant is not valid past the expiration date of the 
nonimmigrant's permission to remain in the United States.