An Act To Waive Driver's License and Nondriver Identification Card Fees for Current and Recently Discharged Members of the Armed Forces
Maine Legislature, Session 126, LD 0342
Committee: Transportation
Sponsors: WILSON, PLUMMER, McCLELLAN, POULIOT, REED, SANDERSON, WALLACE, WINCHENBACH, HASKELL
Amends: 29-A MRSA §1255, 29-A MRSA §1406, 29-A MRSA §1410

Legislative Document 
No. 342 
H.P. 247 
House of Representatives, February 12, 2013 
An Act To Waive Driver's License and Nondriver Identification 
Card Fees for Current and Recently Discharged Members of the 
Armed Forces 
Reference to the Committee on Transportation suggested and ordered printed. 
MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Presented by Representative WILSON of Augusta. 
Cosponsored by Senator PLUMMER of Cumberland and 
Representatives: McCLELLAN of Raymond, McELWEE of Caribou, POULIOT of Augusta, 
REED of Carmel, SANDERSON of Chelsea, WALLACE of Dexter, WINCHENBACH of 
Waldoboro, Senator: HASKELL of Cumberland. 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  29-A MRSA §1255, sub-§1, ¶¶A and B, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 683, 
Pt. A, §2 and affected by Pt. B, §5, are amended to read: 
A.  Shall Must receive a license or nondriver identification card on application to the 
Secretary of State; 
B.  Is exempt from the payment of a fee for a license or nondriver identification card; 
Sec. 2.  29-A MRSA §1255, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2 and 
affected by Pt. B, §5, is amended to read: 
2.  After discharge.  The privileges of this section remain in effect for a period of 30 
days 2 years after discharge or release from the Armed Forces. 
Sec. 3.  29-A MRSA §1406, sub-§§5 and 6, as repealed and replaced by PL 
2003, c. 434, §22 and affected by §37, are amended to read: 
5.  Fee; 6-year license.  The Except as provided by section 1255, the fee for the 
6-year noncommercial driver's license is $30. 
6.  Fee; 5-year license.  The Except as provided by section 1255, the fee for the 
5-year commercial driver's license is $34. 
Sec. 4.  29-A MRSA §1406, sub-§7, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 434, §22 and 
affected by §37, is amended to read: 
7.  Fee; 4-year license.  The Except as provided by section 1255, the fee for the 
4-year noncommercial driver's license is $21.  The Except as provided by section 1255, 
the fee for the 4-year commercial driver's license is $28. 
Sec. 5.  29-A MRSA §1406, sub-§8, as enacted by PL 2007, c. 329, Pt. R, §1, is 
amended to read: 
8.  Equalization of 6-year license cycle.  Notwithstanding subsection 1, paragraph 
A, the Secretary of State may, solely for the purpose of equalizing the 6-year license 
renewal cycle, issue noncommercial licenses to persons under 65 years of age that expire 
either one or 2 years before or after the holder's 6th birthday following the date of 
issuance.  Notwithstanding subsection 5 and except as provided by section 1255, the fee 
for a license issued pursuant to this subsection is $5 multiplied by the number of years for 
which the license is issued. 
This subsection is repealed June 30, 2014. 
Sec. 6.  29-A MRSA §1410, sub-§2, as amended by PL 2001, c. 671, §§27 and 
28, is further amended to read: 
2.  Issuance of card; contents.  Upon Except as provided by section 1255, upon 
receipt of a completed application and payment of a fee of $5, the Secretary of State shall 
issue a nondriver identification card to the applicant.  If an applicant is the holder of a 
motor vehicle driver's license bearing a photograph or digital image of the individual and 
issued under this chapter, the Secretary of State or the Secretary of State's representative 
may refuse to issue a nondriver identification card.  The Secretary of State shall provide 
that a nondriver identification card issued to a person less than 21 years of age has a 
distinctive color code.  Each nondriver identification card must contain: 
A.  The applicant's photograph or digital image; 
B.  The applicant's name and address; 
C.  The applicant's date of birth; and 
E.  Any other information and identification that the Secretary of State by rule 
requires. 
SUMMARY 
This bill eliminates the driver's license fee or nondriver identification card fee for a 
person who is currently serving in the United States Armed Forces.  It also eliminates the 
driver's license fee or nondriver identification card fee for a person who has served in the 
United States Armed Forces and who has been discharged or released within 2 years of 
the person's discharge or release.