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An Act To Permit Temporary Operation of a Motor Vehicle with an Expired Operator's License Solely for the Purpose of Traveling Home or Renewing the License
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 29-A MRSA §1251, sub-§1, ¶E, as enacted by PL 2005, c. 314, §6, is amended to read:
 
E. WithUnless a permit is issued pursuant to subsection 7, with a license issued by this State that expired within the previous 90 days. Violation of this paragraph is a traffic infraction.
Sec. 2.  29-A MRSA §1251, sub-§7  is enacted to read:
 
7.  Temporary permit to operate a motor vehicle with an expired license.     Upon stopping an operator of a motor vehicle who is in violation of subsection 1, paragraph E, a law enforcement officer may issue a permit to the operator of the motor vehicle to operate the motor vehicle to the operator's residence or to an office of the bureau for the sole purpose of renewing the operator's license.
 
Effective 90 days following adjournment of the 126th Legislature, First Regular Session, unless otherwise indicated.