Free Maine Motor Vehicle Power of Attorney Template

A Maine motor vehicle power of attorney is a written grant of authority letting an agent handle title and registration business for your vehicle. Maine’s execution rules for it come from the Maine Uniform Power of Attorney Act in the Probate Code, Title 18-C.

The key rule is in 18-C M.R.S. section 5-905, current through October 2025.

The Principal Signs

The power of attorney must be signed by the principal. If the principal cannot, another person may sign the principal’s name in the principal’s conscious presence, at the principal’s direction.

Acknowledgment Is Mandatory

A power of attorney under the Act is not valid unless it is acknowledged before a notary public or another person authorized by law to take acknowledgments.

Durable Documents Carry Statutory Notices

Section 5-905(2) adds that a durable power of attorney is not valid unless it contains the Notice to the Principal and Notice to the Agent, substantially in the statute’s form. If you are unsure whether your document is durable, a Maine attorney can tell you.

Timing of Signature Matters

Under section 5-906, a power of attorney signed in Maine on or after September 1, 2019 is valid if its execution complies with section 5-905. Documents signed earlier are judged under the law in force when they were signed.

Yes, it must be acknowledged. Section 5-905 makes acknowledgment before a notary public, or another official authorized to take acknowledgments, a condition of validity for a power of attorney under the Act.

Acknowledgment has a second effect. Under the same section, a signature acknowledged this way is presumed to be genuine.

Tip: Sign your Maine motor vehicle power of attorney in front of the notary rather than signing first and bringing it along. The acknowledgment is your confirmation to the notary that the signature is yours.

Maine’s title application form is not online, so plan for a town or branch office. Here is the order:

1. Write out the owner’s and agent’s names and addresses.
2. Describe the vehicle and the title or registration acts the agent may perform.
3. Sign it, or have someone sign for you in your conscious presence and at your direction.
4. Acknowledge the signature before a notary.
5. Give the original to your agent.
6. Your agent completes the Application for Title, Form MVT-2, which the BMV says is not available online and must be obtained at a town office or branch office.

Keep it specific to the vehicle:

• Owner’s full name and address
• Agent’s full name and address
• Vehicle year, make, and VIN
• The title and registration acts the agent may perform
• Owner’s signature and date
• A notary’s acknowledgment

Document Genius’s step-by-step questionnaire covers each item. Your Maine motor vehicle power of attorney is ready for the notary in minutes.