5.__Fee.__The Secretary of State shall charge an annual fee of $20 for each plate issued under this section.

6.__Insurance.__The Secretary of State may not issue an experimental motor vehicle registration plate until the applicant has procured and filed with the Secretary of State a certificate showing that the applicant is covered by an automobile bodily injury and property damage liability insurance policy providing coverage against any legal liability when injury, death or damage results from or has been caused by the operation of any vehicle bearing an experimental motor vehicle registration plate.

7.__Limitations on use.__A person may not operate an experimental motor vehicle on a public way with a posted speed limit that exceeds the capability of that vehicle to achieve and safely maintain that speed. Experimental motor vehicles are prohibited from operation on the interstate highway system and Maine Turnpike at all times. A person may operate an experimental motor vehicle only in daylight hours.

8.__Rulemaking.__The Secretary of State shall adopt rules to establish the application criteria and process by which a person may qualify to receive an experimental motor vehicle registration plate. Rules adopted pursuant to this subsection are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2- A.

9.__Violations.__The operation of any motor vehicle registered under this section that is not in compliance with this section is a traffic infraction.

Sec. 2. 29-A MRSA §1752, sub-§8, śC, as repealed and replaced by PL 1997, c. 437, §42, is amended to read:

C. Has a partial annual inspection of running gear, steering mechanism, brakes and exhaust system and tires under section 1917, subsection 3; and

Sec. 3. 29-A MRSA §1752, sub-§9, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2 and affected by Pt. B, §5, is amended to read:

9. Registered in this State. A motor vehicle registered in this State displaying a valid certificate of inspection from