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An Act To Standardize Documentation Requirements for a Driver's License or Nondriver Identification Card
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 29-A MRSA §1301, sub-§6,  as repealed and replaced by PL 2005, c. 250, §2, is amended to read:
 
6. Social security number.   Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the social security number of any applicant for a license or nondriver identification card must be recorded on the application, and the Secretary of State may not issue a license or nondriver identification card to a person who does not possess and provide a valid social security number. The Secretary of State shall collect, store and verify the social security number of an applicant for a license or nondriver identification card and may use that number to establish a permanent license number or nondriver identification number. This subsection does not apply to a person who provides written proof to the Secretary of State that the person is ineligible to receive a social security number and provides written proof, evidence or documentation for each application that the applicant's presence in the United States is authorized under federal law.
 
SUMMARY
This bill requires an applicant for a driver's license or nondriver identification card to provide the Secretary of State written proof, evidence or documentation that the applicant's presence in the United States is authorized under federal law if the applicant is ineligible to receive a social security number.