Sec. 3. 29-A MRSA §251, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2 and affected by Pt. B, §5, is amended to read:

§251. Records and databases related to driver's licenses and

motor vehicles

1. Records required to be kept. The Secretary of State shall keep a record of applications for driver's licenses, motor vehicle registrations and certificates of title, and of issued driver's licenses, instruction permits, motor vehicle registrations and certificates of title.

2. Public access to records. Records of the Secretary of State pertaining to the applications, registrations and certifications of vehicles and to driver's licenses must be open to public inspection during office hours. The Secretary of State shall provide a copy of a record pertaining to the applications, registrations and certifications of vehicles or to driver's licenses for a fee of $5 each.

2-A.__Databases.__The Secretary of State may provide databases of records pertaining to applications, registrations and certifications of vehicles and to driver's licenses to individuals, businesses and other entities.__The Secretary of State shall adopt rules to establish a fee schedule and governing procedures.

3. Complaints confidential. Written complaints and certain control numbers used in the titling of motor vehicles may be kept confidential.

Sec. 4. 29-A MRSA §252, as amended by PL 1995, c. 625, Pt. A, §31, is further amended to read:

§252. Driver history records and databases

1. Reports furnished. The Secretary of State shall furnish reports of records provide a copy of a record pertaining to convictions, adjudications, accidents, suspensions, and revocations and other information required by commercial users of a driver's license for a fee of $5 each. Certified copies are an additional $1. A person receiving a report by electronic transmittal shall pay the fee associated with that transmittal. The Secretary of State shall adopt rules to establish a fee