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LD 591		 First Regular Session - 124th Legislature - Text: MS-Word, RTF or PDF LR 1220
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An Act Regarding the Granting of a Work-restricted Driver's License for Travel to and from Work for Certain Persons with Suspended Licenses

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

Sec. 1. 29-A MRSA §2503, sub-§1, ¶B,  as enacted by PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2 and affected by Pt. B, §5, is amended to read:

B. No alternative means of transportation is available; and

Sec. 2. 29-A MRSA §2503, sub-§1, ¶C,  as amended by PL 1995, c. 368, Pt. AAA, §25, is further amended to read:

C. The petitioner has not, within 10 years, been under suspension for an OUI offense or pursuant to section 2453 . ;

Sec. 3. 29-A MRSA §2503, sub-§1, ¶D  is enacted to read:

D.  The petitioner is enrolled in an alcohol and drug program and has been enrolled for a continuous period of at least 6 months immediately prior to filing the petition or has satisfactorily completed an alcohol and drug program; and

Sec. 4. 29-A MRSA §2503, sub-§1, ¶E  is enacted to read:

E.  The petitioner has installed a global positioning system approved by the Secretary of State in the motor vehicle the petitioner operates and has provided the Secretary of State with the petitioner's address of residence or domicile in this State and address of the petitioner's place of employment or the educational facility attended by the petitioner, whichever is applicable. A post office box or other mail drop address is not sufficient.

summary

This bill allows the Secretary of State to issue a work-restricted license to a person who has been enrolled for at least 6 months in an alcohol and drug program administered by the Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Substance Abuse or has satisfactorily completed such a program, has installed a global positioning system approved by the Secretary of State in the motor vehicle the petitioner operates and has provided the Secretary of State with the petitioner's residential address and the petitioner's place of employment or the educational facility attended by the petitioner, whichever is applicable.

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