| | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | | Sec. 1. 29-A MRSA §2103, sub-§4, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. A, | | §2 and affected by Pt. B, §5, is amended to read: |
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| | | 4. Printing or reproduction of motor vehicle document. A | | person commits a Class D crime if that person prints, prepares, | | reproduces, sells or transfers without the written consent of the | | Secretary of State a paper or document in the form of a | | certificate of registration, driver's license or any other | | certificate, permit, license or form used by the Secretary of | | State in administering this Title. Notwithstanding this | | subsection, a person may photocopy a certificate of registration | | solely for record-keeping purposes or a driver's license solely | | for proof of identification for the consummation of major | | financial transactions without the written consent of the | | Secretary of State. |
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| | | Sec. 2. Rulemaking. The Secretary of State shall adopt routine | | technical rules pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, | | chapter 375, subchapter 2-A to identify the type of financial | | transactions that are exempt from the prohibition against the | | photocopying of a driver's license pursuant to Title 29-A, | | section 2103, subsection 4. |
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| | | Current law prohibits the photocopying of a driver's license | | without the permission of the Secretary of State. This bill | | exempts the photocopying of a driver's license when done for | | proof of identification during the consummation of a major | | financial transaction, as determined by the Secretary of State | | through rulemaking. |
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