Title 29-A: motor vehicles and traffic chapter 5: vehicle registration table of Contents
§456-G. SUPPORT ANIMAL WELFARE REGISTRATION PLATE
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1. Support Animal Welfare plates. The Secretary of State, upon receiving an application and evidence of payment of the excise tax required by Title 36, section 1482, the annual motor vehicle registration fee required by section 501 and the contribution provided for in subsection 2, shall issue a registration certificate and a set of Support Animal Welfare special registration plates to be used in lieu of regular registration plates. [ 2009, c. 73, §1 (NEW) .] 2. Contribution; credit to funds. In addition to the regular motor vehicle registration fee prescribed by law for the particular class of vehicle registered, the initial contribution for Support Animal Welfare special registration plates is $20, which must be deposited with the Treasurer of State and credited as follows: A. Five dollars to the animal welfare auxiliary fund pursuant to Title 7, section 3906-B, subsection 16; [2009, c. 73, §1 (NEW).] B. Five dollars to the Companion Animal Sterilization Fund established in Title 7, section 3910-B; [2009, c. 73, §1 (NEW).] C. Nine dollars to the Highway Fund for administrative and production costs; [2009, c. 73, §1 (NEW).] D. One dollar to the Specialty License Plate Fund established under section 469. [2009, c. 73, §1 (NEW).] [ 2009, c. 73, §1 (NEW) .] 3. Design; review; vanity plates. The Secretary of State, in consultation with private businesses and nonprofit organizations concerned with animal welfare, shall determine a design for the Support Animal Welfare special registration plates. The joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over transportation matters shall review the final design prior to manufacture of the plates. The Secretary of State shall issue upon request Support Animal Welfare special registration plates that are also vanity plates. Support Animal Welfare special registration plates are issued in accordance with the provisions of this section and section 453. [ 2009, c. 73, §1 (NEW) .] 4. Renewal fee. In addition to the regular motor vehicle registration fee prescribed by law, the annual renewal contribution for Support Animal Welfare special registration plates is $15, which must be deposited with the Treasurer of State and credited as follows: A. Five dollars to the animal welfare auxiliary fund pursuant to Title 7, section 3906-B, subsection 16; [2009, c. 73, §1 (NEW).] B. Five dollars to the Companion Animal Sterilization Fund established in Title 7, section 3910-B; [2009, c. 73, §1 (NEW).] C. Four dollars to the Highway Fund for administrative and production costs; [2009, c. 73, §1 (NEW).] D. One dollar to the Specialty License Plate Fund established under section 469. [2009, c. 73, §1 (NEW).] [ 2009, c. 73, §1 (NEW) .] 5. Payment for costs associated with the production and issuance of the first 2,000 plates. The sponsor of the Support Animal Welfare special registration plates shall provide $50,000 to the Secretary of State for costs associated with the production and issuance of plates. The Secretary of State shall deposit these funds in the Specialty License Plate Fund established under section 469. In accordance with section 468, subsection 3-A, the Secretary of State shall provide 2,000 credit receipts to the sponsor to provide to each supporter who contributed $25. A credit receipt may be used only to obtain one set of Support Animal Welfare special registration plates. [ 2009, c. 73, §1 (NEW) .] 6. Transfer of fees. On a quarterly basis, the Secretary of State shall transfer the revenue from the issuance and renewal of the Support Animal Welfare special registration plates to the Treasurer of State for deposit and crediting pursuant to subsections 2 and 4. [ 2009, c. 73, §1 (NEW) .] 7. Duplicate plates. The Secretary of State shall issue a Support Animal Welfare special registration plate in a unique 3-number and 3-letter combination sequence. Vanity plates may not duplicate vanity plates issued in another class of plate. [ 2009, c. 73, §1 (NEW) .] 8. Weight limit. Support Animal Welfare special registration plates may be issued for a motor vehicle that does not exceed 10,000 pounds. A motor vehicle that exceeds 6,000 pounds is subject to the fees in section 504. [ 2009, c. 73, §1 (NEW) .] 9. Date of first issue. The Secretary of State shall issue the first Support Animal Welfare special registration plate no later than October 1, 2009. [ 2009, c. 73, §1 (NEW) .] SECTION HISTORY 2009, c. 73, §1 (NEW). §457. HOBBYIST REGISTRATION PLATES 1. Hobbyist registration plates authorized. The Secretary of State may issue hobbyist registration plates for antique autos, custom vehicles, horseless carriages, street rods or antique motorcycles. These plates must bear the inscription "Maine" and the inscription "Antique Auto," "Custom Vehicle," "Horseless Carriage" or "Street Rod" or, for antique motorcycles, the inscription "Antique." [ 2013, c. 381, Pt. A, §2 (AMD) .] 2. Existing number plates. [ 1995, c. 645, Pt. A, §3 (RP) .] 3. Contemporary plates. An owner of an antique auto, horseless carriage, street rod or antique motorcycle may use registration plates that were issued in the same year the antique vehicle was manufactured, as long as the motor vehicle: A. Is over 25 years old; [1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); 1993, c. 683, Pt. B, §5 (AFF).] B. Is registered as an antique vehicle; and [1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); 1993, c. 683, Pt. B, §5 (AFF).] C. Carries a valid antique motor vehicle registration certificate and plates. [1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); 1993, c. 683, Pt. B, §5 (AFF).] [ 1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); 1993, c. 683, Pt. B, §5 (AFF) .]
[ 1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); 1993, c. 683, Pt. B, §5 (AFF) .] 5. Street rod standards. The Chief of the State Police shall establish standards to qualify vehicles as street rods. These standards include: A. The age of the vehicle; [1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); 1993, c. 683, Pt. B, §5 (AFF).] B. The equipment and its condition; and [2005, c. 34, §1 (AMD).] C. Permissible modifications. [2005, c. 34, §1 (AMD).] D. [2005, c. 34, §2 (RP).] [ 2005, c. 34, §§1, 2 (AMD) .] 6. Application. An application for registration of a vehicle under this section must be accompanied by an affidavit that includes a statement indicating the year and make of the motor vehicle and that the vehicle is garaged or maintained in the State. [ 2005, c. 321, §3 (AMD); 2005, c. 321, §6 (AFF) .] 7. Registration fee. The fee for registration of a horseless carriage or antique motorcycle is $15. The fee for registration of a street rod or antique auto is $30. [ 2015, c. 206, §3 (AMD) .] SECTION HISTORY 1993, c. 683, §A2 (NEW). 1993, c. 683, §B5 (AFF). 1995, c. 645, §§A3,C4 (AMD). 1995, c. 645, §C16 (AFF). 1999, c. 790, §C1 (AMD). 1999, c. 790, §C19 (AFF). 2005, c. 34, §§1,2 (AMD). 2005, c. 321, §§2,3 (AMD). 2005, c. 321, §6 (AFF). 2013, c. 381, Pt. A, §2 (AMD). 2015, c. 206, §3 (AMD). §458. STOCK RACE CARS 1. Stock race car plates authorized. The Secretary of State may issue a registration plate for stock race cars. [ 1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); 1993, c. 683, Pt. B, §5 (AFF) .] 2. Fee. [ 1999, c. 790, Pt. C, §19 (AFF); 1999, c. 790, Pt. C, §2 (RP) .] 3. Operation restricted. A stock race car may not be operated under its own power on a public way. [ 1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); 1993, c. 683, Pt. B, §5 (AFF) .] SECTION HISTORY 1993, c. 683, §A2 (NEW). 1993, c. 683, §B5 (AFF). 1995, c. 645, §C5 (AMD). 1995, c. 645, §C16 (AFF). 1999, c. 790, §C2 (AMD). 1999, c. 790, §C19 (AFF). §458-A. MODIFIED SHOW VEHICLE (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY 2001, c. 225, §2 (NEW). 2005, c. 314, §4 (RP).
A custom vehicle may be registered in accordance with the provisions of this section. [2005, c. 321, §4 (NEW); 2005, c. 321, §6 (AFF).] 1. Registration fee. The fee for the custom vehicle registration plate is the regular motor vehicle registration fee required by section 501 and the excise tax required by Title 36, section 1482. [ 2005, c. 321, §4 (NEW); 2005, c. 321, §6 (AFF) .] 2. Registration plates. The Secretary of State shall issue a registration certificate and a set of custom vehicle registration plates in a 3-number and 3-letter combination sequence to be used in lieu of regular registration plates. [ 2005, c. 321, §4 (NEW); 2005, c. 321, §6 (AFF) .] 3. Application. An application for registration of a vehicle under this section must be accompanied by an affidavit that includes a statement indicating the year and make that the body of the custom vehicle resembles and that the vehicle is garaged or maintained in the State. [ 2005, c. 321, §4 (NEW); 2005, c. 321, §6 (AFF) .] 4. Registration. The registration must indicate the year and make that the body of the custom vehicle resembles and must indicate the vehicle has been modified. [ 2005, c. 321, §4 (NEW); 2005, c. 321, §6 (AFF) .] 5. Vanity plates. The Secretary of State may issue vanity plates in accordance with section 453 and may not duplicate vanity plates issued in another class of plate. [ 2005, c. 321, §4 (NEW); 2005, c. 321, §6 (AFF) .] 6. Weight limit. A custom vehicle registration plate may be issued for a motor vehicle that does not exceed 10,000 pounds. [ 2011, c. 139, §2 (AMD) .] 7. Inspection. A custom vehicle is subject to the inspection requirements of section 1751, except that the Chief of the State Police may provide certain exemptions for custom vehicles pursuant to section 1769. [ 2011, c. 139, §3 (AMD) .] SECTION HISTORY 2005, c. 321, §4 (NEW). 2005, c. 321, §6 (AFF). 2011, c. 139, §§2, 3 (AMD). §459. MANUFACTURERS, DEALERS, TRANSPORTERS, BODY SHOPS, TRANSMISSION SHOPS AND GARAGES; SPECIAL PLATES 1. Special plates. The Secretary of State may select and issue special distinguishing letters, marks or designs for number plates issued to manufacturers, dealers, holders of transporter registration certificates and owners of body shops, transmission shops or garages. [ 2011, c. 44, §1 (AMD) .] 2. Special vanity plates. A car dealer or an owner of a body shop, transmission shop or garage may apply for special vanity registration plates that may bear letters or combinations of letters and numbers that are approved by the Secretary of State or a designee. A plate may not be duplicated by other licensed vehicle dealers, body shops, transmission shops or garages. These special vanity plates may not be used to supplement existing registration numbers assigned. The Secretary of State shall charge an additional $30 fee per plate issued pursuant to this subsection. [ 2011, c. 44, §1 (AMD) .] SECTION HISTORY 1993, c. 683, §A2 (NEW). 1993, c. 683, §B5 (AFF). 2011, c. 44, §1 (AMD).
[ 2001, c. 471, Pt. A, §29 (AMD) .] 2. Additional plates. On request by a United States Senator or by a United States Representative, the Secretary of State, for a fee of $2, shall issue an additional pair of specially designed number plates for a 2nd designated motor vehicle owned or controlled by that member. [ 1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); 1993, c. 683, Pt. B, §5 (AFF) .] 2-A. Motorcycle plates; Legislature. In addition to any plate issued pursuant to subsection 1, the Secretary of State, on payment of taxes required in Title 36 and an additional fee to be established by rule, shall issue a specially designed number plate for one designated motorcycle owned or controlled by each member of the Legislature, each representative of an Indian Tribe at the Legislature, the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives. The bureau shall produce those plates within existing budgeted resources. A specially designed motorcycle plate and its registration certificate may be used in place of the regular plate and registration. Rules adopted pursuant to this subsection are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A. [ 2005, c. 664, Pt. Q, §1 (NEW) .] 3. Period of validity. An official plate is valid only while the member actually serves in the office for which the member is elected. [ 1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); 1993, c. 683, Pt. B, §5 (AFF) .] 4. Design. The Secretary of State shall determine the color, shape, size, lettering and numbering of the official registration plates, except the plates issued to a member of the House of Representatives, other than the Speaker of the House of Representatives, must bear the number of that House District, and plates issued to a member of the Senate, other than the President of the Senate, must bear the number of that Senatorial District. [ 1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); 1993, c. 683, Pt. B, §5 (AFF) .] SECTION HISTORY 1993, c. 683, §A2 (NEW). 1993, c. 683, §B5 (AFF). 1995, c. 482, §B4 (AMD). 1997, c. 58, §1 (AMD). 2001, c. 471, §A29 (AMD). 2005, c. 664, §Q1 (AMD). §460-A. HONORARY CONSUL 1. Honorary consul registration plates authorized. The Secretary of State, on payment of taxes required in Title 36, section 1482, fees required in section 501, subsection 1 and an additional fee equal to the cost of producing the plates, rounded to the nearest dollar, and upon application shall issue one pair of specially designed number plates for one designated motor vehicle owned or controlled by each honorary consul who is a citizen or resident of the United States and authorized by the United States to perform consular duties. The cost of producing the special plates is determined by the bureau. A specially designed plate and its registration certificate may be used in place of the regular plate and registration. [ 2011, c. 356, §4 (NEW) .] 2. Period of validity. Honorary consul plates issued pursuant to subsection 1 are valid only while the owner of the plates is authorized to perform consular duties. [ 2011, c. 356, §4 (NEW) .] 3. Design. The Secretary of State shall determine the color, shape, size, lettering and numbering of the honorary consul registration plates issued pursuant to subsection 1, which must bear the words "Honorary Consul." [ 2011, c. 356, §4 (NEW) .] SECTION HISTORY 2011, c. 356, §4 (NEW). §461. RESERVATION OF SAME NUMBER 1. Plate issue year. In a year in which new registration plates are issued, the Secretary of State shall reserve until July 1st the same registration number for the succeeding registration year for a person who notifies in writing the Secretary of State prior to May 1st of that person's desire to retain that registration number. The fee for retention of the same registration number is $15. The Secretary of State may issue a facsimile plate that is valid for a 90-day period during production of a reserved plate. A facsimile plate must be attached to the rear plate bracket. If a person does not have a vehicle to register on May 1st, a registration number may be held for a maximum of 2 registration years by depositing with the Secretary of State $15 for each year; except that the registered owner of an antique vehicle may reserve the antique registration assigned to that person for 4 years by depositing the sum of $15 for each registration year. These fees are not refundable and may not be applied against the registration fee. All numbers other than those reserved must be released and issued in rotation after July 1st. A person wishing to select a number out of rotation may do so by paying the registration fee and a reserved number fee of $15. A holder of vanity registration plates must pay the sum of $15 to reserve those letters or combination of letters and numbers, which is credited toward the renewal fee. [ 1999, c. 470, §4 (AMD) .]
For a maximum of 2 registration years, a person may reserve the registration number assigned to that person by depositing with the Secretary of State the sum of $15 for each year; except that the registered owner of an antique motor vehicle may reserve the antique registration assigned to that person for 4 years by depositing with the Secretary of State the sum of $15 for each year. A person wishing to select a number out of rotation may do so by paying the registration fee and a reserved number fee of $15. [ 1997, c. 776, §11 (AMD) .] SECTION HISTORY 1993, c. 683, §A2 (NEW). 1993, c. 683, §B5 (AFF). 1995, c. 482, §B5 (AMD). 1995, c. 645, §C6 (AMD). 1995, c. 645, §C16 (AFF). 1997, c. 776, §11 (AMD). 1999, c. 470, §4 (AMD).
[ 1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); 1993, c. 683, Pt. B, §5 (AFF) .] 2. Payment of fee for temporary registration plate. The fee for a temporary registration plate is $1 per plate. A purchaser may operate the motor vehicle or trailer with a temporary registration plate for a period of 14 consecutive days without payment of a regular fee. If the purchaser is a nonresident member of the Armed Services, the purchaser may operate a motor vehicle or trailer for a period of 20 consecutive days without payment of a regular fee. At the end of this initial period, a resident who is unable to comply with the requirements of chapter 7 or a nonresident who has applied for but has not yet received a registration certificate from a home state may request the Secretary of State to extend this period without charge for an additional 20 days. [ 1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); 1993, c. 683, Pt. B, §5 (AFF) .] 3. Trucks. A temporary registration plate may not be used on a loaded truck without a written permit from the Secretary of State. [ 1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); 1993, c. 683, Pt. B, §5 (AFF) .] 4. Mobile homes. A temporary registration plate may not be used on a house trailer or mobile home unless the operator of the vehicle possesses the written certificate from the tax collector required by section 1002, subsection 9. [ 1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); 1993, c. 683, Pt. B, §5 (AFF) .] 5. Motorcycle. A temporary registration plate for a motorcycle must be the same size as the regular motorcycle plate. [ 1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); 1993, c. 683, Pt. B, §5 (AFF) .] 6. Notice of date of expiration. A person attaching a temporary registration plate to a vehicle sold or exchanged by that person, shall mark on the plate the date of expiration and immediately notify the Secretary of State of the sale or exchange, giving the name and address of the purchaser, the number of the temporary plate and other information as the Secretary of State may require. The date may not be less than one inch in height and must be written with indelible or waterproof ink. [ 1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); 1993, c. 683, Pt. B, §5 (AFF) .] 7. Temporary registration certificate. When a temporary registration plate is attached to a vehicle, the Secretary of State must furnish the purchaser a certificate of temporary registration. [ 1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); 1993, c. 683, Pt. B, §5 (AFF) .] 8. Trailer transit plate. A business that delivers or services mobile homes, leases or transports storage trailers or transports light trailers, modular homes or frames for transporting modular homes may apply for a trailer transit license and plate. The transit plate may not be loaned, used in place of registration plates on another vehicle, used for personal reasons or used on the towing vehicle. Issuance of a trailer transit license and plate does not exempt the holder from compliance with any state law or municipal ordinance governing the movement of mobile homes, storage trailers, modular homes or frames for transporting modular homes or light trailers over the highways of this State and does not exempt the holder from required permits or certificates prior to moving the vehicles. Trailer transit plates issued pursuant to this subsection may only be used subject to the following conditions. A. A storage trailer must be empty during transportation. [2001, c. 149, §1 (NEW).] B. A light trailer may be transported with a load appropriate for the light trailer, provided that the load is owned by or in the custody of the transporting business. [2001, c. 149, §1 (NEW).] C. A light trailer may be transported with a trailer transit plate only if the business owner or an employee of the business accompanies the vehicle transporting the light trailer. [2001, c. 149, §1 (NEW).] Fees for trailer transit licenses and plates are established in section 852. Trailer transit licenses are exempt from section 951, subsection 6. For purposes of this subsection, "business" means a corporation, firm, partnership, joint venture, sole proprietorship or other commercial entity. For the purposes of this subsection, "modular home" has the same meaning as in Title 30-A, section 4358, subsection 1, paragraph A, subparagraph (2). [ 2003, c. 132, §1 (AMD) .]
[ 1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); 1993, c. 683, Pt. B, §5 (AFF) .] 10. Prohibition. A person issued temporary registration plates may not: A. Attach a plate to a vehicle that the person did not sell, lease or transfer; or [2003, c. 452, Pt. Q, §4 (NEW); 2003, c. 452, Pt. X, §2 (AFF).] B. Provide the plates to another person other than by attachment to a vehicle as authorized by this section. [2003, c. 452, Pt. Q, §4 (NEW); 2003, c. 452, Pt. X, §2 (AFF).] A person who violates this subsection commits a traffic infraction. [ 2003, c. 452, Pt. Q, §4 (RPR); 2003, c. 452, Pt. X, §2 (AFF) .]
[ 2003, c. 452, Pt. Q, §5 (NEW); 2003, c. 452, Pt. X, §2 (AFF) .] SECTION HISTORY 1993, c. 683, §A2 (NEW). 1993, c. 683, §B5 (AFF). 2001, c. 149, §1 (AMD). 2003, c. 132, §1 (AMD). 2003, c. 452, §§Q4,5 (AMD). 2003, c. 452, §X2 (AFF). Directory: statutes -> 29-A statutes -> Title 12: conservation chapter 611: salmon commission table of Contents Part marine resources statutes -> Article 1 in general 35 1 101. Local contributions; disposition statutes -> §90-B. Address confidentiality program definitions 29-A -> §523. Certain veterans amputee or blind veterans 29-A -> §524-B. Gold star family registration plates eligibility 29-A -> Maine Revised Statutes Title 29-A: motor vehicles and traffic table of Contents Chapter general provisions 3 Chapter secretary of state 28 Download 0.8 Mb. Share with your friends:
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