Renewing a Maine driver license
The steps in plain English. Each one links to the Maine Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV), Department of the Secretary of State page it came from. Last checked Nov 15, 2026.
Renew any time from six months before your license expires.
Source: maine.gov · checked Nov 15, 2026Check whether you need a vision screening (ages 40-45, 52-57 and 62+); if so, renew in person.
Source: maine.gov · checked Nov 15, 2026Otherwise renew online with your Social Security number, a credit card and a printer.
Source: apps1.web.maine.gov · checked Nov 15, 2026Or walk in to any BMV branch with proof of identity, residency and legal presence; no appointment is needed.
Source: maine.gov · checked Nov 15, 2026Watch your mail: the license can take up to four weeks, and the temporary license is good for 60 days.
Source: maine.gov · checked Nov 15, 2026
Check before you go: requirements and fees change, and some depend on your age or situation. The official page is the final word.
Related facts
- How long a license lasts
- 6 years under age 65; 4 years at 65 or older.Source: maine.gov · checked Nov 15, 2026
- When you can renew
- As early as six months before expiration, up to the expiration day.Source: maine.gov · checked Nov 15, 2026
- Online renewal
- Maine residents with an active non-commercial license can renew or replace online with a credit card. REAL ID holders can renew online if they are U.S. citizens, need no vision screening and change no data.Source: apps1.web.maine.gov · checked Nov 15, 2026
- Vision screening at renewal
- Required at ages 40-45, 52-57 and 62 and older; drivers who need it cannot renew online, even with a doctor's form on file.Source: maine.gov · checked Nov 15, 2026
- Renewal fee
- Same as the license fee: $30 (6 years, under 65) or $20 (4 years, 65+); REAL ID $55 / $40.Source: maine.gov · checked Nov 15, 2026
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