Lost license and renewal — Maine Permit Test
Lost license and renewal on the Maine permit test — 4 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.
The rules
If your Maine license is lost or destroyed, you must notify the Bureau of Motor Vehicles and apply for a duplicate.
A driver stopped with no license in hand cannot prove they are licensed.
If your license is lost or destroyed you must notify the Bureau of Motor Vehicles and apply for a duplicate copy of the license.
About 45 days before a Maine license expires, a renewal notice is mailed to the driver's most recent address on file.
A driver who moved without telling the BMV never sees the notice and lets the license lapse.
About 45 days before a driver's license expires, a renewal notice is mailed to the driver's most recent address on file at the Bureau of Motor Vehicles.
In Maine it is unlawful to drive with an expired license.
A driver who assumes there is a grace period can be cited on the first day after the date passes.
It is unlawful to drive a motor vehicle with an expired license.
Maine law requires you to notify the Bureau of Motor Vehicles within 30 days of a change of name or address.
Notices about renewals and suspensions go to the old address, and the driver never learns of them.
If your name or address changes from that given on your license, Maine law requires that you notify the Bureau of Motor Vehicles within 30 days of the change.
On the test
What must you do if your Maine license is lost or destroyed?
Notify the BMV and get a duplicate. A driver stopped with no license in hand cannot prove they are licensed. Maine Driver’s License Manual, p.11: “If your license is lost or destroyed you must notify the Bureau of Motor Vehicles and apply for a duplicate copy of the license.”
How this works
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Where these come from
Every rule here is checked against Maine Driver’s License Manual, published by the Maine Secretary of State, and against the state code itself. Last checked 2026-10-05.
- src/assets/drivers-manuals/ME.pdf (Maine Driver’s License Manual, Rev 4/24, Maine Secretary of State, Bureau of Motor Vehicles, retrieved 2026-10-04; sha256 pinned in SOURCES.json)
- src/assets/drivers-manuals/ME.pages.txt (scripts/me-text.sh: plain pdftotext except physical 82, which is -layout; the fixture every citation here was cut from and verified against; sha256 pinned in SOURCES.json)
- src/assets/drivers-manuals/ME-exam.html (Maine BMV, Drivers License Exam page, https://www.maine.gov/sos/bmv/driver-licenses-and-ids/car-license/drivers-license-exam, read 2026-10-04; states both exam figures; sha256 pinned under examSource)
- https://www.maine.gov/sos/bmv/driver-licenses-and-ids/car-license/driver-license-manual-and-Maine-motorist-handbook-and-study-guide (read 2026-10-04; links the manual)