Maine

Regulations and Laws on Military Draft Registration (Selective Service) by State

Driver’s License Linked to Registration? Yes, MAY be registered to receive license, permit, or identification card.

Registration Linked to Access to Higher Education? Yes, must be registered to receive state financial aid.

Registration Required for State Employment? No.

HP 394, passed in May of 2011 without the governor’s signature, offers applicants for a driver’s license or other identification card the opportunity to register.  The individual will receive a short statement on the requirements regarding registration with the SSS.  If consent is provided, the necessary information will be forwarded to the SSS. (Maine Revised Statutes 29-A Section 1301 Subsection 12 and 29-A Section 1410 Subsection 10.) “Any person who is required to present himself and submit to registration [with SSS] and who fails to do so is ineligible to receive any state funded grant, scholarship or loan” for postsecondary education. ( Maine Revised Statutes 20-A Section 12801.)