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LD 1494 Title Page An Act to Ensure the Documentation of the Transfer of Ownership of Mobile and M... Page 2 of 2
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

 
Sec. 1. 36 MRSA §459 is enacted to read:

 
§459.__Transfer of mobile home and modular construction home

 
When the owner of a mobile home or a modular construction home
that is situated on property that is not owned by the mobile home
or modular construction home owner transfers that mobile home or
modular construction home, a form must be recorded with the
register of deeds in the county where the mobile home or modular
construction home is located.__The form must contain the name of
the grantor; the grantee; address of the grantor and the grantee;
the date of the transfer of ownership; the purchase price of the
mobile home or modular construction home; and the serial number,
make and model of the mobile home or the year of construction of
the modular construction home.__A declaration of value pursuant
to section 4641-D must be filed at the same time the form is
filed with the register of deeds.

 
The Bureau of Revenue Services by rule shall develop a form to
be used for the transfer of a mobile home or a modular
construction home.__Rules adopted pursuant to this section are
routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375,
subchapter II-A.

 
Sec. 2. 36 MRSA §4641-C, first ¶, as amended by PL 1993, c. 398, §4, is
further amended to read:

 
The following deeds and transfers are exempt from the tax
imposed by this chapter:

 
Sec. 3. 36 MRSA §4641-C, sub-§17, as repealed and replaced by PL 1995,
c. 462, Pt. A, §70, is amended to read:

 
17. Deeds to charitable conservation organizations. Deeds
for gifts of land or interests in land granted to bona fide
nonprofit institutions, organizations or charitable trusts under
state law or charter, a similar law or charter of any other state
or the Federal Government that meet the conservation purposes
requirements of Title 33, section 476, subsection 2, paragraph B
without actual consideration for the deeds; and

 
Sec. 4. 36 MRSA §4641-C, sub-§18, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 462, Pt.
A, §71, is amended to read:

 
18. Limited liability company deeds. Deeds to a limited
liability company from a corporation, a general or limited
partnership or another limited liability company, when the
grantor or grantee owns an interest in the limited liability


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