Title 29-A, Title 29-A

1. Lobster 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 or section 504 and the contribution provided for in subsection …

1. Maine Black Bears 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 or section 504 and the contribution provided for in s…

1. Sportsman registration plates. The Secretary of State, upon receiving an application and evidence of payment of the registration fee required by section 501 or section 504 and the excise tax required by Title 36, section 1482, shall issue a registration certificate and a set o…

The Secretary of State shall issue registration plates, referred to in this section as "We Support Our Troops plates," to support Maine troops and their families in accordance with this section and section 468, except that the provisions of section 468, subsection 7 do not apply.…

1. Breast cancer support services 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 or section 504 and the contribution prov…

1. Agriculture education 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, section 504, subsection 1 or section 505 and the…

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 or section 504 and the contribution provided for…

1. The Barbara Bush Children's Hospital registration 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 or 504 and the contri…

1. Maine Lighthouse Trust registration 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 or 504 and the contribution provide…

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,…

1. Stock race car plates authorized. The Secretary of State may issue a registration plate for stock race cars. 2. Fee. 3. Operation restricted. A stock race car may not be operated under its own power on a public way.

A custom vehicle may be registered in accordance with the provisions of this section. [PL 2005, c. 321, §4 (NEW); PL 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 5…

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. 2. Special…

1. State official registration plates authorized. The Secretary of State, on payment of taxes required in section 409, fees required in section 501, subsections 1 and 2‑A and an additional fee equal to the cost of producing the plates, rounded to the nearest dollar, and upon appl…

1. Plate issue year. In a year in which new registration plates are issued, the Secretary of State shall reserve for one year the same registration number for the succeeding registration year for a person who notifies in writing the Secretary of State of that person's desire to r…

Upon application to the Secretary of State and evidence of insurance as required by section 402, the Secretary of State may issue a temporary registration permit to a member of the United States Armed Forces authorizing that member to operate a motor vehicle or trailer for a peri…

1. Property of State. Registration plates issued by the Secretary of State continue to be the property of the State. 1-A. Discontinued registration plates. Notwithstanding subsection 1, a general issue registration plate that is of a design no longer issued by the Secretary of St…

An owner that returns registration plates with an affidavit stating that those plates have never been used must be refunded the registration fee paid if: [PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. B, §5 (AFF).] 1. Time limit. The plates are returned within 120 days o…

1. Loss of registration plates. If a registration plate is lost or the number becomes mutilated or illegible, the owner or person in control of the vehicle shall immediately place a temporary substitute number plate bearing the registration number on the vehicle. 2. Conformity wi…

The Registration Plate Equipment and Production Program is established as a program within the Highway Fund. One dollar from each registration fee paid in accordance with section 457, 458, 501, 504, 505, 509, 513, 515 or 520 must be paid into the Highway Fund and allocated to the…

The Secretary of State may not issue a specialty license plate until the sponsor has met all of the requirements of this section and the proposed specialty license plate legislation as required in subsection 7 is reviewed by the joint standing committee of the Legislature having …

The Secretary of State may not issue a recognition license plate until the sponsor has met all of the requirements of this section and the proposed recognition license plate legislation as required by subsection 8 is reviewed by the joint standing committee of the Legislature hav…

1. Fund created. The Specialty License Plate Fund is established as a dedicated nonlapsing fund. The fund is administered by the Secretary of State. 2. Purpose. Except as specified under section 468‑A, subsection 3, all money credited to the Specialty License Plate Fund must be u…

1. Definition. "Experimental motor vehicle" means any motor vehicle in the developmental stage that has not yet reached production. 2. Inspection and equipment. An experimental motor vehicle is exempt from inspection requirements under section 1751 but must comply with the equipm…

The annual fees for the registration of motor vehicles must accompany the application for registration and are as follows. [PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. B, §5 (AFF).] 1. Automobiles; pickup trucks. The fee for an automobile, a pickup truck registered for…

1. Transferring registration. A person who transfers the ownership or discontinues the use of a registered motor vehicle, trailer or semitrailer and applies for registration of another motor vehicle, trailer or semitrailer in the same registration year may use the same number pla…

Fees for certain replacement plates, registration validation devices and new registration plates are as follows. [PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. B, §5 (AFF).] 1. Replacements. Replacement registration plates are furnished to replace lost or mutilated plate…

1. Truck or truck tractor. For a truck or truck tractor equipped with pneumatic tires, the following annual registration fee schedule applies. A. For gross weight from 0 to 6,000 pounds, the fee is $35. Beginning July 1, 2009 and ending June 30, 2025, $10 of the fee must be trans…

1. Definition. For purposes of this section, "farm truck" means a truck equipped with axles other than dolly axles under section 1902, subsection 4, or a farm truck towing a trailer or semitrailer when that truck is used primarily for transportation of agricultural commodities, s…

The annual fee for registration of motor homes is the same as for farm trucks. [PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. B, §5 (AFF).] The Secretary of State may select and issue a special distinguishing letter, mark or design for registration plates issued to motor…

When a truck is properly base registered in this State, the registrant may increase the registered gross vehicle weight of the truck upon application and payment of the proper fee. Temporary registered gross weight increases may be issued by the Bureau of Motor Vehicles, the Bure…

1. Tractors. The annual fee for the registration of a tractor must accompany an application for registration and is as follows. Tractors equipped with: A. Pneumatic tires, 25¢ per horsepower and 25¢ per 100 pounds of weight; [PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1993, c. 683, Pt.…

1. Tractors used for farming. Registration or a license is not required for a tractor or trailer used solely for farming purposes when operated to or from: A. The premises where kept; [PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. B, §5 (AFF).] B. A farm lot and between …

1. Registration fees; trailers and semitrailers. The following annual registration fee applies to trailers, semitrailers and camp trailers. A. The fee is $10.50 for a: (1) Trailer, camp trailer or semitrailer not exceeding 2,000 pounds gross vehicle weight; or (3) Mobile home. [P…

The Secretary of State may establish an 8-year and 12-year semipermanent registration plate program for trailers and semitrailers and a 20-year semipermanent registration plate program and a 25-year permanent registration program for semitrailers and under these programs may issu…

1. Definition. For the purpose of this section, "special mobile equipment" does not include a vehicle that may be used for the conveyance of property except: A. Conveying hand tools or parts used in connection with the operation of that equipment; or [PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2 (…

A person required to register a vehicle in this State who instead registers the vehicle in another state or province or who fails to register a vehicle in this State is guilty of evasion of registration fees and excise taxes. Violation of this section is a traffic infraction puni…

The annual fee for registering: [PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. B, §5 (AFF).] 1. Motorcycle. A motorcycle or a parking control vehicle is $21; and 2. Moped. A moped is $9.

Motorcycle registration plates must bear the words "Ride Safe." Motorcycle registration plates issued prior to January 1, 1998 may be replaced, upon a registrant's request, by plates issued under this section. The registrant shall surrender the original plates and pay a one-time …

The Secretary of State, on application and upon evidence of payment of the excise tax required by Title 36, section 1482, shall issue a registration certificate and a Purple Heart motorcycle registration plate, to be used in lieu of a regular registration plate, to a person who i…

The annual fee for registering a stock race car is $7.

1. Exemption. The following vehicles are exempt from registration fees, but must be registered and are subject to inspection requirements: A. Vehicles owned by the State; [PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. B, §5 (AFF).] B. Vehicles owned by a county; [PL 1993…

Vehicles owned by an organized veterans group and used exclusively for ceremonial activities, including parades, are exempt from registration requirements and registration fees. These vehicles must be inspected pursuant to chapter 15, subchapter I. For purposes of this section, "…

Farm tractors or farm equipment at least 25 years old, as determined by the model year, are exempt from registration requirements and registration fees when used for demonstrations, ceremonies, parades or organized charitable events.

Emergency vehicles registered in another jurisdiction and operating in this State as a result of a declared emergency are exempt from further registration requirements.

1. Authority to issue special registration plate. Upon application by an active firefighter whose status is certified by the fire chief, assistant fire chief or acting fire chief appointed or elected pursuant to Title 30-A, section 3153, the Secretary of State shall issue a speci…