DMV permit test · Maine
As of October 26, 2026, the Maine Bureau of Motor Vehicles knowledge test has 30 questions, and at least 24 must be answered correctly to pass.
Maine issues a learner’s permit from age 15, after the applicant passes a written driving exam.
Maine charges $35 for the Class C permit examination (the written test) (per maine.gov, checked on Oct 26, 2026).
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The Maine Bureau of Motor Vehicles gives a 30-question knowledge test and requires at least 24 correct answers. It covers rules of the road, signs, pedestrian and bicycle safety, OUI laws and distracted driving.
Maine permit drivers must have a licensed driver who is at least 20 and has held a valid license for 2 years in the seat beside them, licensed for the class of vehicle being driven.
Maine requires drivers under 21 to keep the learner’s permit for 6 months and log 70 hours, including 10 at night, with a qualified licensed driver. The hours start after the permit is issued.
Drivers under 21 in Maine may not drive after consuming any amount of alcohol. Driving with any alcohol in the blood, or refusing the test, costs the license for at least one year.
Unless signs say otherwise, Maine allows 45 mph outside business, residential and built-up areas and 25 mph inside them.
From Maine Driver’s License Manual (Rev 4/24) · Section 8: Managing Time and Space — Speed Limits
Coming from either direction, you stop in front of or behind the bus and wait. Maine law keeps you there until the bus resumes motion or its driver signals you to proceed.
From Maine Driver’s License Manual (Rev 4/24) · Section 7: General Driving — Rules for School Buses
The Maine manual notes that municipal ordinances bar parking within 10 feet of a fire hydrant, and within 15 feet of a crosswalk or a fire station driveway entrance.
From Maine Driver’s License Manual (Rev 4/24) · Section 7: General Driving — Parking
Stop at least 10 feet away and wait until the person is out of danger. Failing to yield to a visually impaired pedestrian is a traffic infraction with a fine from $50 to $1,000.
From Maine Driver’s License Manual (Rev 4/24) · Section 6: Rules of the Road — Crosswalks and Stop Lines
Maine requires headlights whenever visibility is too dim to see 1,000 feet ahead or the wipers are in constant use, as well as from sunset to sunrise.
From Maine Driver’s License Manual (Rev 4/24) · Section 8: Managing Time and Space — Communicating
Deer eyes reflect headlights well, but a moose stands so tall that drivers rarely see its eyes shine. Watch for its dark silhouette, especially from dusk to dawn.
From Maine Driver’s License Manual (Rev 4/24) · Section 11: Special Driving Challenges — Wildlife Safety
There are 30 questions, and you pass with 24 or more correct. Expect rules of the road, signs, pedestrian and bicycle safety, operating under the influence and distracted driving.
The digital test is offered in Arabic, Canadian French, English, French, Lingala, Portuguese, Somali, Spanish and Swahili, and since February 2026 the BMV books a free interpreter for anyone who speaks another language.
Source: Drivers License Exam
You can get a permit at 15 by passing the written exam. Applicants under 18 also need a driver education certificate, and the license itself comes no earlier than 16.
Sources: How to Obtain a License · License Age Restrictions
Send or bring the permit application, the $35 fee, two forms of identification and proof of Maine residency. Add a driver education certificate if you are under 18 and a birth certificate if you are under 23.
The BMV then mails an appointment notice for the written test within about three weeks, at the office nearest your mailing address.
Source: How to Obtain a License
Your supervising driver must be over 20 with at least two years of licensed driving. Under 21, you hold the permit six months, log 70 hours with 10 after dark and never use a phone behind the wheel.
An intermediate license under 18 bans driving from midnight to 5 a.m. and using a mobile phone, and it lasts 270 days before the restrictions lift.
Sources: How to Obtain a License · License Age Restrictions · Graduated Drivers License
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The Class C permit examination is $35. A six-year Class C license for a driver under 65 costs $30 more, or $55 as a REAL ID. Source: official page "Drivers License and Examination Fees", checked on Oct 26, 2026.
Two years, and it cannot be renewed. When it expires you apply again and retake the vision screening and the written exam; your logged hours still count. Source: official page "How to Obtain a License", checked on Oct 26, 2026.
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How often each kind of rule is read again: knowledge test, 120 days; minimum age, 365 days; fees, 90 days; permit rules, 365 days; what to bring, 180 days; test appointments, 60 days; official handbook, 180 days.
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