An Act To Protect the Privacy of Maine Residents under the Driver's License Laws
Maine Legislature, Session 124, LD 1357
Committee Amendment CA_A-SA_A_S247 (Senate)

SENATE AMENDMENT ",t[ " to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to S.P. 492, 
L.D. 1357, Bill, "An Act To Protect the Privacy of Maine Residents under the Driver's 
License Laws" 
Amend the amendment by striking out all of the first paragraph after the title (page 1, 
lines 11 to 13 in amendment) and inserting the following: 
'Amend the bill in section 5 in subsection 6-A in the first line (page 1, line 21 in L.D.) 
by striking out the following: "The" and inseliing the following: 'Except as autho'rized 
under 18 United States Code, Section 2721, the' , 
Amend the amendment by striking out rill of subsection 6 (page 1, lines 16 to 24 in 
amendment) and inseliing the following: 
'6. Storage, recording, retention and distribution of digital images and digitized 
signatures. Digital imag'e information images and digitized signatures used to produce a 
license ts are confidential and may be distributed only as required to comply with for use 
by a law enforcement agency in carrying out its functions or as otherwise authorized 
under the provisions of 18 United States Code, Chapter 123, except that digital image 
information may not be distributed to sales arid marketing companies or to tl1e public 
Section 2721. The Secretary of State may store, record and retain digital images and 
digitized signatures used to produce a license solely for the purpose of producing 
duplicate licenses and for renewal of licenses. A violation of this subsection is a violation 
of section 21 03, subsection 4.' 
Amend the amendment in section 10 by striking out all of subsection 5 (page 1, lines 
and 35 and page 2, lines 1 to 5 in amendment) and inseliing the following: 
'5. Storage, recording, retention and distribution of digital images and digitized 
signatures. 
Digital images and digitized signatures used' to produce a nondriver 
identification card are confidential and may be distributed only for use by a law 
enforcement agency in canying out its functions or as otherwise authorized under the 
provisions of 18 United States Code, Section 2721. The SecretaIY of State may store, 
record and retain digital images and digitized signatures used to produce a nondriver 
identification card solely for the purpose of producing duplicate nondriver identification 
cards and for renewal of non driver identification cards. A violation of this subsection is a 
violation of section 2103, subsection 4.' 
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SENATE AMENDMENT 
SENATE AMENDMENT "k' to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to S.P. 492, L.D. 1357 
SUMMARY 
This amendment specifies the federal law that provides an exemption to the provision 
that prohibits the Secretary of State from disseminating social security numbers collected 
from applicants for a driver's license or nondriver identification card. 
It provides that digital images and digitized signatures, as opposed to digital 
information in Committee Amendment "A," used to produce a driver's license or 
nondriver identification card are confidential, and it specifies the federal law that 
provides an exemption t,6'this provision. 
SPONSORED BY: 
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(Senator DAMON) 
COUNTY: Hancock 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
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