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An Act To Limit the Duration of a Legal Alien's Driver's License
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 29-A MRSA §1301, sub-§3-A  is enacted to read:
 
3-A.  Proof of citizenship.     An applicant for a license or nondriver identification card must provide proof of citizenship or documentation of legal residency inside the United States.
Sec. 2. 29-A MRSA §1406, sub-§1,  as repealed and replaced by PL 2003, c. 434, §22 and affected by §37, is amended to read:
 
1. Expiration of license; persons under 65 years of age.  TheExcept as provided in subsection 2-A, 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.
 
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.
Sec. 3. 29-A MRSA §1406, sub-§2,  as repealed and replaced by PL 2003, c. 434, §22 and affected by §37, is amended to read:
 
2. Expiration of license; persons 65 years of age and over.  AExcept as provided in subsection 2-A, 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.
Sec. 4. 29-A MRSA §1406, sub-§2-A  is enacted to read:
 
2-A.  Expiration of license; legal aliens.     A license to operate a motor vehicle issued to a person residing in this country under a visa granted by the authority of the United States who is not a citizen of the United States expires in accordance with subsection 1 or 2 or upon expiration of the visa, whichever comes first.
Sec. 5. 29-A MRSA §1410, sub-§4,  as enacted by PL 1997, c. 437, §40, is amended to read:
 
4. Expiration.   Each nondriver identification card issued pursuant to this section expires 6 years from the date of issuance, except that a nondriver identification card issued to a person residing in this country under a visa granted by the authority of the United States who is not a citizen of the United States expires 6 years from the date of issuance or upon expiration of the visa, whichever comes first.
 
SUMMARY
The bill requires an applicant for a driver’s license or nondriver identification card to provide proof of citizenship or documentation that the applicant is a legal resident in the United States. The bill limits the duration of a legal alien’s driver’s license or nondriver identification card to the duration of the visa granted to the legal alien by the authority of the United States.