2010 Maine Code
TITLE 29-A: MOTOR VEHICLES (HEADING: PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. A, @2 (new); Pt. B, @5 (aff))
Chapter 11: DRIVER'S LICENSE
29-A §1406. Expiration

Subchapter 4: LICENSE HEADING: PL 1993, C. 683, PT. A, §2 (NEW); PT. B, §5 (AFF)

§1406. Expiration

(CONTAINS TEXT WITH VARYING EFFECTIVE DATES)

1. Expiration of license; persons under 65 years of age. The following provisions apply to the expiration of a license for persons under 65 years of age.

A. A noncommercial license to operate a motor vehicle issued to a person under 65 years of age expires at midnight on the license holder's 6th birthday following the date of issuance. [2003, c. 434, §22 (NEW); 2003, c. 434, §37 (AFF).]

B. 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. [2003, c. 434, §22 (NEW); 2003, c. 434, §37 (AFF).]

[ 2003, c. 434, §22 (RPR); 2003, c. 434, §37 (AFF) .]

2. Expiration of license; persons 65 years of age and over. A license to operate a motor vehicle issued to a person 65 years of age or older at the date of issuance expires at midnight on the license holder's 4th birthday following the date of issuance.

[ 2003, c. 434, §22 (RPR); 2003, c. 434, §37 (AFF) .]

3. Leap year birthday. For the purposes of this section, a person born on February 29th is deemed to have been born on March 1st.

[ 2003, c. 434, §22 (RPR); 2003, c. 434, §37 (AFF) .]

4. Renewals. Prior to the expiration of a license to operate a motor vehicle, the Secretary of State shall send the license holder a renewal application.

[ 2003, c. 434, §22 (RPR); 2003, c. 434, §37 (AFF) .]

5. Fee; 6-year license. The fee for the 6-year noncommercial driver's license is $30.

[ 2003, c. 434, §22 (RPR); 2003, c. 434, §37 (AFF) .]

6. Fee; 5-year license. The fee for the 5-year commercial driver's license is $34.

[ 2003, c. 434, §22 (RPR); 2003, c. 434, §37 (AFF) .]

7. Fee; 4-year license. The fee for the 4-year noncommercial driver's license is $21. The fee for the 4-year commercial driver's license is $28.

[ 2003, c. 434, §22 (NEW); 2003, c. 434, §37 (AFF) .]

8. (TEXT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 6/30/14) (TEXT REPEALED 6/30/14) Equalization of 6-year license cycle.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, 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.

[ 2007, c. 329, Pt. R, §1 (NEW) .]

9. Expiration of license; lawfully present noncitizens. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a license issued to an applicant who is not a citizen or a legal permanent resident of the United States expires coterminously with the applicant's authorized duration of stay or the otherwise applicable expiration date of the license under this section, whichever occurs first. A license issued under this subsection must be valid for a period of at least 120 days.

[ 2007, c. 648, §2 (NEW) .]

SECTION HISTORY

1993, c. 683, §A2 (NEW). 1993, c. 683, §B5 (AFF). 2003, c. 434, §22 (RPR). 2003, c. 434, §37 (AFF). 2007, c. 329, Pt. R, §1 (AMD). 2007, c. 648, §2 (AMD).