An Act Reqardinq the Collection, Use, Verification and Storaqe of Social Security Numbers Further amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and before the summary and inserting in its place the following: Sec. 1. 29·A MRSA §1301, sub-§5, as amended by PL 2001, c. 671, §24, is repealed. Sec. 2. 29-A MRSA §1301, sub-§6, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 537, §59 and affected by §62, is repealed and the following enacted in its place: 6. Social security number. Notwithstanding any other prov~s~on of law, the social security number of any applicant for a license or nondriyer identification card must be recorded on the applicatiQn, and the Secretary of State may nQt issue a license Qr nQndriver identificatiQn card to a person whQ does not PQssess and provide a valid §Qcial §ecurity number. The Secretary of State shall cQllect. store and verify the social security number of an appllcant fQr a license or nQndriver identification card and may use that number tQ establish a permanent license number or nongriver ldentificatiQn number. This subsectiQn does not apply to a person who provides written proof tQ the Secretary of State that the persQn is ineligible to receive a Racial security number. Page l-LR2180(2) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 0763
Committee Amendment CA_A_H368 (House)
Committee: Transportation
Amends: 29-A MRSA §1301

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT " A" to H. P . 540, L.D. 763, Bill, "An 
Act 
To 
Prohibit the 
Issuance 
of 
a 
Driver's 
License 
to 
an 
Undocumented Illegal Alien" 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting 
the following: 
'An Act Reqardinq the Collection, Use, Verification and Storaqe 
of Social Security Numbers' 
Further amend the bill by striking out everything after the 
enacting clause and before the summary and inserting in its place 
the following: 
'Sec. 1. 29·A MRSA §1301, sub-§5, as amended by PL 2001, c. 
671, §24, is repealed. 
Sec. 2. 29-A MRSA §1301, sub-§6, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 
537, 
§59 and affected by §62, is repealed and the following 
enacted in its place: 
6. 
Social 
security number. 
Notwithstanding 
any 
other 
prov~s~on of law, the social security number of any applicant for 
a license or nondriyer identification card must be recorded on 
the applicatiQn, 
and the Secretary of State may nQt issue a 
license Qr nQndriver identificatiQn card to a person whQ does not 
PQssess 
and 
provide 
a 
valid 
§Qcial 
§ecurity 
number. 
The 
Secretary of State shall cQllect. store and verify the social 
security number of an appllcant 
fQr 
a 
license or nQndriver 
identification card and may 
use that number 
tQ establish a 
permanent 
license 
number 
or 
nongriver ldentificatiQn number. 
This subsectiQn does not apply to a person who provides written 
proof tQ the Secretary of State that the persQn is ineligible to 
receive a Racial security number.' 
Page l-LR2180(2) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 'A" to H.P. 540, L.D. 763 
SUMMARY 
This amendment is the minority report of the Joint Standing 
Committee on Transportation. 
This amendment replaces the bill 
and requires the Secretary of State to collect, store and verify 
the 
social 
security 
numbers 
of all applicants 
for 
driver's 
licenses or nondriver identification cards. 
The amendment also 
prohibits the Secretary of State from issuing a driver's license 
or nondriver identification card to a person who does not have a 
valid social security number unless the person provides written 
proof to the Secretary of State that the person is ineligible to 
receive a social security number. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT