AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) - A Maine-issued driver’s license won’t be enough to board a domestic flight next year without legislative action.
Legislators held a hearing Tuesday for a bill that would have Maine comply with federal requirements that have raised privacy concerns. The state Secretary of State’s office says compliance could cost up to $3 million.
Maine passed a 2007 law barring compliance with a 2005 federal law that created security standards for driver’s licenses.
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Those standards include facial recognition technology on license photos and the retention of copies of documents like birth certificates.
Veterans and delivery drivers are facing challenges because military bases and certain federal buildings aren’t accepting Maine-issued driver’s licenses.
Republican U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin says Maine could get more time to comply if it promises to repeal the 2007 law.
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