State of Maine Looks to Create Specialty License Plates to Honor the Barbara Bush Children's Hospital at Maine Medical Center in Portland.

Maine Bureau of Motor Vehicles  34% of the way toward printing Specialty Plates supporting the

Barbara Bush Children's Hospital.

 

 

To create a specialty license plate for

The Barbara Bush Children's Hospital,

the state of Maine requires 2,000 Maine residents with active vehicle registrations to sign up with a $25 payment.

Currently, 682 people have signed up, or 34% of the way there! Help us reach 2,000 by signing up today!

Click here to reserve your specialty license plate for The Barbara Bush Children's Hospital!

Or mail checks to:
Development Department
22 Bramhall Street
Portland, ME 04102
Please include your current license plate number, phone number and email address so you will receive further communications about the speciality license plate.

For questions about the specialty license plate, please contact Matt Parks, Director of Special and Annual Giving, at parksm@mmc.org or (207) 662-6111.

Maine's Rapid Renewal service nominated for national Excellence award

 

 

 

11/05/2015 02:24 PM EST

AUGUSTA - Rapid Renewal, Maine's online vehicle registration renewal service, is a finalist in the 2015 Excellence.Gov Awards link to https://actiac.org/excellencegov2015 .

The Rapid Renewal service, administered through the Department of the Secretary of State, was chosen as one of seven finalists for the "Intergovernmental Collaboration" award category. The winner will be announced at an awards gala on Monday, Nov. 9, at the Arena Stage in Washington, D.C.

Rapid Renewal link at https://www1.maine.gov/online/bmv/rapid-renewal/ allows residents of participating municipalities to renew their vehicle or trailer registration online, including the collection of excise tax, and distributes the payments to the appropriate parties.

"Rapid Renewal is a real customer convenience," said Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap, as it allows people to conduct their registration transaction "without taking time off work or away from your family, from the comfort of your own home."

Since it was launched in 2000 with 10 municipalities, the service has grown to include 208 municipalities and has seen more than 1,187,330 transactions processed to date. Maine Information Network, a subsidiary of NIC, Inc., is the state's e-government portal provider and worked in partnership with the Department of the Secretary of State to develop the online service.

The service is cross-jurisdictional, involving the participating municipalities, the Department of the Secretary of State and four third-party software vendors, making it an ideal candidate to win the Intergovernmental Collaboration award.

The Excellence.Gov Awards are offered by the American Council for Technology - Industry Advisory Council, a non-profit, public-private partnership dedicated to improving government through the application of information technology.

FREE Mortocycle Safety Courses to be Offered Through Federal Grant Money

Motorcyclists to benefit from federal grant for Experienced Rider course

08/12/2015 07:30 AM EDT

AUGUSTA - Next weekend, motorcyclists throughout the state will be improving their riding skills - for free - thanks to a federal grant administered through the Bureau of Motor Vehicles.

The federal 2015 Motorcycle Experienced Rider Training Course Sponsorship provides $20,000 for rider education link to list here http://www.maine.gov/sos/news/2015/motorcycleridercourse.html . Using this funding, nine rider education schools are offering scholarships for the Experienced Rider Education Course at 12 different locations during the weekend of Aug. 22-23.

 

***added by Lebanon Maine Truth Seekers*** The only one of these courses being offered in York County is being offered by Lore Motorcycle Education and will be held at the Biddeford Ice Arena, 14 Pomerleau St., Biddeford, ME.......The phone number given as a contact is: 207-391-0094 ***

The Experienced Rider Education Course is for licensed riders who have their own motorcycle and want to improve their skills, to be safer and more confident on the road. It features nine different exercises, including collision avoidance, slow speed maneuvering, maximum braking and cornering exercises.

"Even those who have been riding for years will learn new skills in this course and gain a higher level of confidence with operating their motorcycle," said Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap. "With the growing prevalence of distracted driving, it's become increasingly important for motorcyclists to improve their collision-avoidance skills, and there's no better way to hone those skills than on the range with professionally trained RiderCoaches."

John Kohler, Motorcycle Safety Program coordinator for the BMV, said the scholarship spots are filling up quickly - and that's good news for improving motorcyclist safety.

"Many people involved in fatal motorcycle crashes have not had any formal training, so they are less prepared to swerve or to brake without skidding when a situation arises," said Kohler.

As a condition of the grant, the BMV must contribute $5,000 of in-kind funding, which Kohler is providing by painting motorcycle courses and providing safety instruction.

For more information about the Experienced Rider Education Course, as well as introductory motorcycle safety courses, visit http://msf-usa.org/. To find a motorcycle education school near you, visit http://www.maine.gov/sos/bmv/licenses/.

Maine Now Offers Ability to Renew Driver's Licenses and State ID's Online.

DID YOU KNOW..........
You can now renew your Maine State Driver's License right from your computer chair or Smartphone??
CHECK IT OUT!!!
CLICK ON THE LINK HERE:
http://www.maine.gov/online/bmv/dlr/

Are You an Organ and Tissue Donor? Information on How to Become a Lifesaving Donor.

Are you an Organ Donor??
The decision to become an organ donor is a personal choice. Each person must consider carefully, and speak about their choices with their family, but especially with their next of kin, or the person who would be responsible for caring for your remains should something ever happen to you.
The Maine Bureau of Motor Vehicles gives you the option of signing up as an Organ and Tissue Donor when you are receiving or renewing your Maine Drivers License.
Likewise you can also sign up directly by visiting the website of the New England Donor Registry.
This information is from the pages of the Maine Bureau of Motor Vehicles Website and will link you directly to the Donor Registry.
Signing up as an Organ or Tissue donor is easy.
It's a personal choice that, in the event of your death, can save the lives of others, or allow them to live a healthy and more complete life.

Organ Donor Registry Online Service

This online service provides Maine residents with a Maine driver's license or State ID Card the ability to add their name to or remove their name from the Maine Organ Donor Registry. Residents not possessing a Maine driver's license or State State ID Card can join the registry by visiting the New England Donor Registry.

Who can use this service?

• Individuals that hold a valid Maine driver's license or State ID Card.

What you will need:

• The number from your driver's license or State ID card
• Your last name
• Your date of birth