An Act To Allow Provisional Drivers To Transport Persons under Guardianship and Children of Active Military Personnel
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 0050
Committee Amendment CA_A_H14 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT '1\ " to H.P. 43, L.D. 50, Bill, "An Act To Allow 
Provisional Drivers To Transport Persons under Guardianship and Children of Active 
Military Personnel" 
Amend the bill in section I by striking out all of paragraph A (page I, lines 4 to 13 in 
L.D.) and inserting the following: 
'A. Carry passengers other than immediate family members unless accompanied by a 
licensed operator who meets the requirements of section 1304, subsection I, 
paragraph E. For the purpose of this paragraph, "immediate family member" includes 
a foreign e)whange student that is the following when living with the immediate 
fami Iy~~ 
(I) A foreign exchange student; 
(2) A person who is under court-appointed guardianship of an immediate family 
mem ber; and 
(3) 
A child whose parent is deployed for military service and is under 
guardianship of an immediate family member as provided on a United States 
Depaliment of Defense Armed Forces Family Care Plan, DA Form 5305 or its 
successor 1'01'111. 
For the purpose of this paragraph, "deployed for military service" means assigned to 
active military duty with the state military forces, as defined in Title 37-B, section 
102, or the United States Armed Forces, including the National Guard and Reserves, 
whether pursuant to orders of the Governor or the President of the United States, 
when the duty assignment is in a combat theater, in an area where armed conflict is 
taking place or in an area away from a person's normal duty station;' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment modifies the exception in the bill allowing a young driver to carry a 
passenger who is a person under guardianship of an immediate family member to specify 
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that the guardianship is couli-appointed. 
This amendment also adds details to the 
provision allowing a young driver to carry a child whose parent is deployed for military 
service, specifying that the child must be under guardianship of an immediate family 
member as provided on an Armed Forces Family Care Plan form. 
The amendment 
defines "deployed for military service" to mean assigned to active military duty with the 
state military forces, as defined in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 37-B, section 102, or 
the United States Armed Forces, including the National Guard and Reserves, whether 
pursuant to orders of the Governor or the President of the United States, when the duty 
assignment is in a combat theater, in an area where armed conflict is taking place or in an 
area away from a person's normal duty station. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 02/25111 frac 
LD 50 
LR 330(02) 
An Act To Allow Provisional Drivers To Transport Persons under Guardianship and Children of 
Active Military Personnel 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment ''/I' 
Committee: Transportation 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
ljiscal Note 
Minor savings - General Fund 
Minor revenue decrease - General Fund 
Correctional and J udiciallmpact Statements 
A reduction in fines will decrease General Fund revenue by minor amounts. 
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