In Maine the issue of driving without a license or against restrictions is addressed in the Maine Revised Statute (MRS) Title 29-1 section 1251.

Here it states that except as provided in section 510, subsection 1, a person commits an offense of operating a motor vehicle without a license if that person operates a motor vehicle on a public way or parking area:

A. Without being licensed. Violation of this paragraph is a Class E crime, which is a strict liability crime. Strict liability crime" means a crime that, as legally defined, does not include a culpable mental state element with respect to any of the elements of the crime and thus proof by the State of a culpable state of mind as to that crime is not required.

The penalties for driving without a license were unfortunately were not laid out here in the Maine Statutes we read. Thus we would advise that you contact the court listed on your citation for to see if the clerk of the court can tell you what penalties you will receive and also how this will affect your ability to acquire a MN driver's license.

If the clerk of the court is unable to provide you with this information then the Maine Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV) should be able to. We do not that the BMV states that if you are at least 21 years of age, your first license will be provisional for a period of one year. And if you are in possession of a provisional license and are convicted of a moving violation that the license will be suspended for 30 days. Second and third offenses involve more severe penalties.

If you are able to obtain your Maine license after taking care of this current violation in court, you can acquire your car insurance through us. Click here for a free auto insurance quote.