An Act To
Maine Legislature, Session 126, LD 1392
Committee Amendment CA_A_S133 (Senate)
Amends: 29-A MRSA §1406, 29-A MRSA §1354

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 'A " to S.P. 494, L.D. 1392, Bill, "An Act To 
Amend the Motor Vehicle Laws" 
Amend the bill in Part A by striking out all of section 3. 
Amend the bill in Part B by striking out all of sections 2 to 4. 
Amend the bill in Part B in section 15 in subsection 5 in the blocked paragraph in the 
first line (page 6, line 4 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "2014" and inserting the 
following: '2015' 
Amend the bill in Part B in section 19 in the first line (page 6, line 32 in L.D.) by 
striking out the following: "2011, c. 654, §2" and inserting the following: '2013, c. 77, § I' 
Amend the bill in Part B in section 19 in § 13 04 in subsection 1 in paragraph H in 
subparagraph (2) in the first line (page 7, line 33 in L.D.) by striking out the following: 
"35 hours of driving, including 5" and inserting the following: '~70 hours of driving, 
including $. 10' 
Amend the bill in Part B in section 19 in § 1304 in subsection 2 by striking out all of 
paragraphs G and H (page 8, lines 24 to 28 in L.D.) and inserting the following: 
'G. A.n iH:struetioH: A learner's permit does not allow the holder to carry a passenger. 
H. The fee for a motorcycle or moped iH:struetioH: leamer's permit and the first road 
test is $10. The fee for a subsequent examination is $5.' 
Amend the bill in Part II in section 19 in §1304 in subsection 3 in the blocked 
paragraph in the first line (page 9, line 3 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "2014" 
and inserting the following: '2<1.12' 
Amend the bill in Part B in section 19 in § 1304 in subsection 4 in the blocked 
paragraph in the first line (page 9, line 18 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "2014" 
and inserting the following: '2Q12' 
COMMJ'TTEE AMENDMENT 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 'A "to S.P. 494, L.D. 1392 
Amend the bill in Part B in section 19 in § 1304 in subsection 4-A in the blocked 
paragraph in the first line (page 10, line 41 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "2014" 
and inserting the following: '2015' 
Amend the bill in Part B in section 19 in § 1304 by inserting at the end a new 
paragraph to read: 
'A leamer's permit issued under this section may be issued only by the Secretary of 
State.' 
Amend the bill in Part B in section 20 in § 1307 in subsection 1 in the 2nd and 3rd 
lines (page 11, lines 13 and 14 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "~$37, which 
includes the first road test. A reexamination is m $17" and inserting the following: 
'$35, which includes the first road test. A reexamination is $15' 
Amend the bill in Part B in section 20 in § 1307 in subsection 2 in the 2nd and 3rd 
lines (page 11, lines 16 and 17 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "m ill, which 
includes the first road test. A reexamination is $.§: $7" and inserting the following: '$10, 
which includes the first road test. A reexamination is $5' 
Amend the bill in Part B in section 20 in § 1307 in subsection 3 in the last line (page 
11, line 20 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "m $12. A reexamination is $.§: $7" 
and inserting the following: '$10. A reexamination is $5' 
Amend the bill in Part B in section 20 in § 1307 in subsection 4 in the 3rd and 4th 
lines (page 11, lines 23 and 24 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "~$32 fee for a 
Class A or Class B examination and ~ 
$22" and inserting the following: '$30 fee for a 
Class A or Class B examination and $20' 
Amend the bill in Part B in section 26 in §1405 in subsection 3 in the 2nd line (page 
13, line 5 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "~$4. The fee for a duplicate license 
and nondriver identification card is $.§: li" and inserting the following: '$2. The fee for a 
duplicate license and nondriver identification card is $5' 
Amend the bill in Part B by striking out all of section 27 and inserting the following: 
'Sec. B-27. 29-A MRSA §1406, as amended by PL 2013, c. 51, §§3 to 5, is 
repealed.' 
Amend the bill in Part B in section 28 in § 1406-A in subsection 1 in paragraph A in 
the first line (page 13, line 15 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "A" and inserting the 
following: 'Except as provided in section 1255, a' 
Amend the bill in Part B in section 28 in §1406-A in subsection 1 by striking out all 
of paragraph B (page 13, lines 19 to 21 in L.D.) and inserting the following: 
'B. Except as provided in section 1255, a commercial driver's license to operate a 
motor vehicle issued to a person under 65 years of age expires at midnight on the 
license holder's 5th birthday following the date of issuance. The fee for the 5-year 
commercial driver's license is $34.' 
Amend the bill in Part B in section 28 in § 1406-A in subsection 1 in paragraph C in 
the 4th line (page 13, line 25 in L.D.) by inserting after the following: "paragraph A" the 
following: 'and except as provided in section 1255' 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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COMMITIEE AMENDMENT "A "to S.P. 494, LD. 1392 
Amend the bill in Part B by striking out all of sections 30, 32, 34, 35 and 37. 
Amend the bill in Part C by inserting after section 2 the following: 
'Sec. 3. 29-A MRSA §1354, sub-§10 is enacted to read: 
10. Surety bond. The Secretary of State shall require a driver education school 
licensed pursuant to subsection 2 to provide a surety bond to guarantee the discharge of 
the duties required under this subchapter.' 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or 
section number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment does the following. 
1. It removes the provision of the bill that increases the fee for the Purple Heart 
motorcycle vanity plate from S 15 to $25. 
2. It removes the provisions of the bill that allow the Secretary of State to receive 
law enforcement intelligence and investigative information without redaction to assist in 
the determination and issuance of driver's license suspensions. 
These provisions are 
addressed in another bill referred to the Joint Standing Committee on Criminal Justice 
and Public Safety. 
3. It corrects repeal dates in the bill. 
4. The amendment clarifies that a leamer's pennit may be issued only by the 
Secretary of State and not by a driver education school or instructor. 
5. It provides that a person under 21 years of age may not apply for a license unless 
the person has completed 70 hours of driving, including 10 hours of night driving, while 
accompanied by a parent, guardian or licensed driver at least 20 years of age. 
6. It removes the provisions of the bill that increase fees for driving exams by $2. 
7. It removes the provision in the bill that increases the fee for a duplicate document 
by $2. 
8. It alters the provision illl the bill that changes the expiration term for a commercial 
driver's license for a person under 65 years of age from 5 years to 4 years, to retain the 
current 5-year term. 
9. It removes the provisions that increase the fee for a nondriver identification card 
by $2 and increase the reinstatement fee for suspensions for OUI and failure to submit to 
tests from $50 to $100. 
10. It removes the provision that changes the term "accident" to "reportable accident" 
in law regarding unsatisfied judgments and the Secretary of State's authority in carrying 
out financial responsibility requirements. This provision is addressed in another bill. 
11. It requires a driver education school to provide a surety bond to guarantee its 
discharge of duties. 
FISCAL ~OTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMlTTEE AMENDMENT 
Net Cost (Savings) 
Highway Fund 
Revenue 
Highway Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
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Approved: 05123/13 ;tvae 
LD 1392 
LR484(02) 
An Act To Amend the Motor Vehicle Laws 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment '1t(5-1~?> ) 
Committee: Transportation 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY 2013-14 
FY 2014-15 
$73,125 
$73,125 
($73,125) 
($73,125) 
Projections 
FY 2015-16 
$73,125 
($73,125) 
Projections 
FY 2016-17 
$73,125 
($73,125) 
This legislation will result in a reduction in Highway Fund revenue of$73,125 beginning in fiscal year 2013-14 from 
prorating lawfully present noncitizens' driver's license fees based upon the authorized duration of stay. 
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