Maine § 29-A §1251 License required

Maine Statutes

§ 29-A §1251 — License required

Maine § 29-A §1251

Title 29-AMOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC

Ch. 11DRIVER'S LICENSE

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Bluebook

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 29-A, § 29-A §1251 (2026).

Text

1.Violation. Except as provided in section 510, subsection 1, a person commits an offense of operating a motor vehicle without a license if that person operates a motor vehicle on a public way or parking area: 1-A. Residents required to obtain license. Within 30 days of becoming a resident of this State, a person shall apply to obtain a license in accordance with section 1301. Except as provided in section 510, subsection 1, a person who fails to comply with the requirement of this subsection and operates a motor vehicle on a public way or parking area commits a traffic infraction. If the person has been a resident for at least 90 days the penalty is a fine of not less than $150 and not more than $500.

2.Penalty.

3.Issue restrictions. A person may not receive a license unless:

4.Number

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1.
Violation.
Except as provided in section 510, subsection 1, a person commits an offense of operating a motor vehicle without a license if that person operates a motor vehicle on a public way or parking area:
1-A.
Residents required to obtain license.
Within 30 days of becoming a resident of this State, a person shall apply to obtain a license in accordance with section 1301. Except as provided in section 510, subsection 1, a person who fails to comply with the requirement of this subsection and operates a motor vehicle on a public way or parking area commits a traffic infraction. If the person has been a resident for at least 90 days the penalty is a fine of not less than $150 and not more than $500.
2.
Penalty.
3.
Issue restrictions.
A person may not receive a license unless:
4.
Number limited.
A person may not have more than one valid license, unless authorized by the Secretary of State. A person may not have more than one commercial license.
5.
Age limit.
A license, except a special restricted license under section 1256, may not be issued to a person who has not attained 16 years of age.
6.
Exemptions.
The following people are exempt from the license requirements of this chapter:
7.
Temporary permit to operate a motor vehicle with an expired license.
Upon stopping an operator of a motor vehicle who is in violation of subsection 1, paragraph E, a law enforcement officer may issue a permit to the operator of the motor vehicle to operate the motor vehicle to the operator's residence or to an office of the bureau for the sole purpose of renewing the operator's license.

Legislative History

RR 1993, c. 2, §19 (COR). PL 1993, c. 683, §A2 (NEW). PL 1993, c. 683, §B5 (AFF). PL 1995, c. 65, §A99 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 65, §§A153,C15 (AFF). PL 1995, c. 482, §§B17,18 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 584, §§B5,6 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 771, §C9 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 771, §§D1,2 (AFF). PL 2001, c. 687, §§13,14 (AMD). RR 2003, c. 2, §92 (COR). PL 2003, c. 452, §§Q17,18 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 452, §X2 (AFF). PL 2005, c. 314, §§5,6 (AMD). PL 2013, c. 24, §§1, 2 (AMD). PL 2013, c. 381, Pt. B, §10 (AMD). PL 2025, c. 165, §1 (AMD).