OBTAINING A DRIVERS LICENSE

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To obtain your driver'due south license, y'all must:

  • Provide proof that you are a Maine resident
  • Provide proof that y'all are a U.S. citizen or are in the state lawfully (legal presence)
  • Provide two forms of proof of identity; one must indicate your date of birth and the other must bear your written signature.
  • Complete a vision screening

If your social security number is not on file with the Secretary of Country, y'all must provide your social security number. If you cannot locate your social security number, please annotation that U.S. citizens age xviii or older and who are residents of Maine tin request a replacement SSN card online by creating a my Social Security account. To utilise the online replacement menu service, y'all must have a U.Southward. domestic mailing address, not require a change to your record (such as a name alter), and accept a valid driver'south license or state ID. If you lot believe y'all are ineligible for a social security number, you must present an unexpired immigration document, such as an I-94, to help us determine your ineligibility.

If yous have had a legal name change due to marriage, divorce or by courtroom order you volition be required to show appropriate supporting documentation such every bit a matrimony certificate, divorce prescript or other courtroom documentation.

Boosted requirements utilize to new drivers.

These are age-based and may include completion of a driver education programme, driver knowledge test and/or a driver road test. The permitting process, as well every bit permit and license restrictions, is explained below.

All motor vehicle branch offices and mobile unit locations event driver'south licenses. The fees vary based on historic period and type of license. Commuter'due south licenses volition be mailed within 2-3 weeks from the appointment ordered.

Visit our Driver Licenses & IDs folio for more information about driver licensing in Maine, including converting an out-of-land license, license renewal, motorcycle licensing, commercial commuter licensing and driving records.

NEW DRIVERS: The permitting and license process

Maine law requires a iii-step graduated drivers licensing system for new drivers who are under xviii years of age, likewise equally restrictions for drivers under 21 years of historic period. The police is intended to permit Maine'south young people to gain valuable driving experience nether lower risk atmospheric condition.

The Learner'due south Let

General information nigh the learner's permit process is provided beneath.

Information related to the permitting and licensing requirements and restrictions is provided here based on your age group:

15-17 year old 18-20 year old 21 and over

The commuter licensing process begins with a learner'southward let, which allows beginning drivers to operate a vehicle under sure age-based restrictions to prepare for their driver's license road test.

To obtain a learner'southward permit, applicants must exist at least 15 years of age and successfully consummate the written driving exam. The BMV schedules these examinations through the application process: Applicants must submit:

  • Application form
  • $35 fee
  • 2 forms of identification (See required identification documents )
  • Proof of residency
  • Commuter teaching completion certificate (applicants who are under 18 years old Merely)
  • A nascence certificate (applicants under the age of 23 Merely). A photocopy with an embossed seal or postage of the issuing bureau is adequate, merely notarized copies are not accepted. This certificate will be returned to you. Alternatively, copies of the identity documents are acceptable to send via postal service, with originals to be shown at the time of the test.

The application can be submitted at your local Bureau of Motor Vehicles co-operative or mailed to:
Bureau of Motor Vehicles
Driver License Services Sectionalisation
Exam Department
29 State Business firm Station
Augusta, ME 04333-0029

Once the application is processed, the BMV will schedule the applicant for the written examination, at the location closest in proximity to the applicant's mailing address, inside almost 3 weeks. The BMV will notify the person by mail. If the bidder has scheduling restrictions, those should be noted along with the application, and those requests will be accommodated when possible, based on the dates/times and testing location availability. Contact information is provided on the scheduling notice, and tests can exist rescheduled with no penalty fee up to 48 hours prior.

Annotation: If you completed driver education some other written exam is not required and upon submission of the advisable paperwork, a permit will exist issued.

A vision test is too required prior to issuance of a learner's permit. You may take a vision examination at no fee when you lot appear for your written examination. Alternatively, you may take a doctor of your choice provide the test at your expense and fill out the center form. You will need to give the completed class to the driver's license examiner at the fourth dimension of your driver's exam.

The learner's permit expires later 2 years. Permits are not renewable, but additional two-twelvemonth permits tin be issued. Upon allow expiration, the person must file a new awarding and complete the vision exam and written examination again. Any required driving hours logged on the initial learner's allow volition bear over to any subsequent allow, and no additional wait time is required on a subsequent permit earlier applying to take a road exam. The brake from using a handheld electronic device or mobile telephone still applies, at all age levels.

The allow allows the private to operate a vehicle when accompanied by a licensed driver who is at least xx years of age and has held a valid license for two years.

Ready for your route exam? Visit our Exams folio to learn more than nigh scheduling and preparing for your examination. The Exams page includes a study guide and a video that gives you a get-go-mitt await at the unabridged road test feel.