Picture license — Maine Permit Test

Picture license on the Maine permit test — 4 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.

The rules

A Maine picture license is valid until your sixth birthday after the date it was issued.

A driver who guesses the date wrong may end up driving on an expired license.

When you have passed the required tests, you may purchase a picture license which is valid until your sixth birthday following the date of issue of the license or your fourth birthday following the date of issue of the license if you are age 65 or older.

Maine Driver’s License Manual, p.11

For a driver 65 or older, a Maine picture license is valid until the fourth birthday after the date it was issued.

Eyesight and reflexes can change fast later in life, so older drivers renew sooner.

When you have passed the required tests, you may purchase a picture license which is valid until your sixth birthday following the date of issue of the license or your fourth birthday following the date of issue of the license if you are age 65 or older.

Maine Driver’s License Manual, p.11

In Maine you must show your license to any police officer who asks to see it.

An officer who cannot check a license cannot tell whether the driver is allowed to drive.

You must show your license to any police officer who asks to see it.

Maine Driver’s License Manual, p.11

In Maine it is illegal to lend your license to anyone else.

A borrowed license lets an unlicensed or suspended driver pass as you.

It is illegal to lend your license to anyone else.

Maine Driver’s License Manual, p.11

On the test

For a driver under 65, until when is a Maine picture license valid?

The sixth birthday after issue. A driver who guesses the date wrong may end up driving on an expired license. Maine Driver’s License Manual, p.11: “When you have passed the required tests, you may purchase a picture license which is valid until your sixth birthday following the date of issue of the license or your fourth birthday following the date of issue of the license if you are age 65 or older.”

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.