Resolve, To Assist in Appropriate Notification in an Emergency

Sec. 1. Secretary of State to create emergency notification program. Resolved: That the Secretary of State shall create a program to allow a person upon application or renewal of the person’s driver’s license to provide emergency notification information for the Secretary of State or a law enforcement agency in the event of an accident or emergency. The information provided may include the name and contact information of a family member, employer, health provider or other person or vital health information concerning the person; and be it further

Sec. 2. Rules. Resolved: That the Secretary of State may adopt routine technical rules pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A to carry out the purposes of section 1.

SUMMARY

This bill directs the Secretary of State to create a program in which a person applying for or receiving their driver’s license can provide emergency contact information in case of an accident or emergency.