An Act Regarding the Granting of a Work-restricted Driver's License for Travel to and from Work for Certain Persons with Suspended Licenses
Maine Legislature, Session 124, LD 0591
Committee: Transportation
Sponsors: MILLER, MARRACHE, CONNOR, BOGAN, VERRY, WEBSTER
Amends: 29-A MRSA §2503

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124th MAl E LEGISLATURE 
Legislative Document 
No. 591 
H.P.429 
House of Representatives, Febmary 17, 2009 
An Act Regarding the Granting of a Work-restricted Driver's 
License for Travel to and from Work for Certain Persons with 
Suspended Licenses 
Reference to the Committee on Transportation suggested and ordered printed. 
Presented by Representative MILLER of Somerville. 
Cosponsored by Senator MARRACHE of Kennebec and 
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MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Representatives: CONNOR of Kennebunk, BOGAN of Old Orchard Beach, VERRY of Calais, 
WEBSTER of Freeport. 
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec~ 1. 29-A MRSA §2503, sub-§l, ~, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2 
and affected by Pt. B, §5, is amended to read: 
B. No alternative means of transportation is available; iffi€I. 
Sec. 2. 29-A MRSA §2503, sub-§l, IIffC, as amended by PL 1995, c. 368, Pt. 
AAA, §25, is further amended to read: 
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C. The petitioner has not, within 10 years, been under suspension for an OUI offense 
or pursuant to section 2453.,..;, 
Sec. 3. 29-A MRS A §2503, sub-§l, IIffD is enacted to read: 
D. The petitioner is enrolled in an alcohol and drug program and has been enrolled 
for a continuous period of at lea'st 6 months immediately prior to filing the petition or 
has satisfactorily completed an alcohol and drug program; and 
Sec. 4. 29-A MRS A §2503, sub-§l, IIffE is enacted to" read: 
E. The petitioner has installed a global positioning system approved by the Secretary 
of State in the motor vehicle the petitioner operates and has provided the Secretary of 
State with the petitioner's address of residence or domicile in this State and address of 
the petitioner's place of employment or the educational facility attended by the 
petitioner, whichever is applicable. A post office box or other mail drop address is 
not sufficient. 
. SUMMARY 
This bill allows the Secretary of State to issue a work-restricted license to a person 
who has been enrolled for at least 6 months in an alcohol and drug program administered . 
by the Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Substance Abuse or has 
satisfactorily completed such a program, has installed a global positioning system 
approved by the Secretary of State in the motor vehicle the petitioner operates and has 
provided the Secretary of State with the petitioner's residential address and the petitioner's 
place of employment or the educational facility attended by the petitioner, whichever is 
applicable. 
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