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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
1. Lost or destroyed licenses, nondriver identification cards, registration certificates and learner's permits. If a license, nondriver identification card, registration certificate or learner's permit is lost or destroyed, a person may obtain a duplicate upon furnishing proof of loss or destruction.
2. Additional licenses, nondriver identification cards, registration certificates and learner's permits. If satisfied that public safety will not be endangered, the Secretary of State may issue a duplicate to a person who has an original.
3. Repealed. Laws 2017, c. 475, § A-47, eff. July 1, 2019.
3-A. Fee. The fee for a duplicate registration certificate is $5. The fee for a duplicate learner's permit, duplicate license or duplicate nondriver identification card is $5. The fee for a duplicate license or duplicate nondriver identification card under section 1260 is $30. The fee for the expedited issuance of a duplicate license or nondriver identification card, including the expedited issuance of a duplicate license or nondriver identification card under section 1260, is an additional $10. The reason for the expedited issuance must be provided, and the Secretary of State shall determine if expedited issuance is warranted.
4. Change of information. When any change is made on a driver's license, nondriver identification card, registration certificate or learner's permit, that updated driver's license, nondriver identification card, registration certificate or learner's permit is considered a duplicate.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Maine Revised Statutes Title 29-A. Motor Vehicles § 1405. Duplicate documents - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/me/title-29-a-motor-vehicles/me-rev-st-tit-29-a-sect-1405/
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