29-A §1410. Nondriver identification cards; information; fee
Title 29-A: MOTOR VEHICLES HEADING: PL 1993, C. 683, PT. A, §2 (NEW); PT. B, §5 (AFF)
Chapter 11: DRIVER'S LICENSE HEADING: PL 1993, C. 683, PT. A, §2 (NEW); PT. B, §5 (AFF)
Subchapter 4: LICENSE HEADING: PL 1993, C. 683, PT. A, §2 (NEW); PT. B, §5 (AFF)
§1410. Nondriver identification cards; information; fee
1. Application. A nondriver identification card may not be issued to a person unless the person presents acceptable documentary evidence of the person's residence or domicile in this State. A post office box or mail drop address alone is not sufficient to meet this requirement. A person on active duty in the United States Armed Forces, the spouse or child of a person on active duty in the United States Armed Forces or a student enrolled in a university, college or school within the State may apply for a nondriver identification card without establishing a Maine residence or domicile. The documents acceptable to establish residence or domicile must include the applicant's name and the address of the person's residence or domicile in this State. Acceptable documentary evidence under this subsection is the same as for a license under section 1301, subsection 11, paragraphs A and B.
A. The application form must include, directly above the signature line, the following notice to the applicant: "I understand that knowingly supplying false information on this form is a Class D crime under Title 17-A, punishable by confinement of up to 364 days or by monetary fine of up to $2,000, or both." [2007, c. 659, §2 (RPR).]
[ 2007, c. 659, §2 (RPR) .]
2. Issuance of card; contents. 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; [1997, c. 437, §40 (NEW).]
B. The applicant's name and address; [1997, c. 437, §40 (NEW).]
C. The applicant's date of birth; and [2001, c. 671, §27 (AMD).]
D. [2001, c. 671, §28 (RP).]
E. Any other information and identification that the Secretary of State by rule requires. [1997, c. 437, §40 (NEW).]
[ 2001, c. 671, §§27, 28 (AMD) .]
3. Validity. A nondriver identification card issued under this section is not valid until signed by the applicant.
[ 1997, c. 437, §40 (NEW) .]
4. Expiration. Each nondriver identification card issued pursuant to this section expires 6 years from the date of issuance.
[ 1997, c. 437, §40 (NEW) .]
5. Record. The digital image of the applicant and the digital image of the applicant's signature may be captured, stored, retrieved, reproduced and distributed by the Secretary of State.
[ 1997, c. 437, §40 (NEW) .]
6. Penalty. A person who knowingly supplies false information on a application required under subsection 1 commits a Class D crime. Rules adopted pursuant to this section are routine technical rules pursuant to Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter II-A.
[ 1997, c. 437, §40 (NEW) .]
7. Maine Indian tribe identification cards. An official identification card issued by a federally recognized Indian tribe in the State is deemed an identification card issued under this section. Cards issued under this subsection may be issued only to members of the tribe and must be stamped and issued by the clerk of the tribe. The identification card must state, at a minimum, the name, date of birth and place of residence, or mailing address if different from the residence, of the cardholder.
[ 2001, c. 80, §1 (NEW) .]
8. Legal presence requirement. The Secretary of State may not issue a nondriver identification card to an applicant unless the applicant presents to the Secretary of State valid documentary evidence of legal presence in the United States.
[ 2007, c. 648, §3 (NEW) .]
9. Expiration of nondriver identification card; lawfully present noncitizens. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a nondriver identification card 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 6 years, whichever is the shorter period of time. A nondriver identification card issued under this subsection must be valid for a period of at least 120 days.
[ 2007, c. 648, §4 (NEW) .]
SECTION HISTORY
1997, c. 437, §40 (NEW). 2001, c. 80, §1 (AMD). 2001, c. 671, §§27,28 (AMD). 2007, c. 648, §§2-4 (AMD).