An Act To Increase Agent Fees for Registration of Certain Recreational Vehicles
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §13051, sub-§2, ¶B, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 414, Pt. A, §2 and affected by c. 614, §9, is amended to read:
B. Agents may charge a service fee of $1 not to exceed $3 for each renewal registration issued and $2 a service fee not to exceed $4 for each registration covered by sections 13002 to 13005. This In a municipality in which an agent is authorized to issue registrations or renewals of registrations for applicants from another municipality or from an unorganized territory, the agent may charge those applicants a service fee of $1 in addition to the fees authorized by this subsection for each registration or renewal. These service fee is fees are retained by the agent. The commissioner shall charge a $1 service fee for each registration issued by department employees.
Sec. 2. 12 MRSA §13105, sub-§1, ¶B, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 414, Pt. A, §2 and affected by c. 614, §9, is amended to read:
B. Agents may charge a service fee of not more than $1 to exceed $3 for each snowmobile renewal registration issued and $2 a service fee not to exceed $4 for each registration covered by sections 13002 to 13005. This In a municipality in which an agent is authorized to issue registrations or renewals of registrations for applicants from another municipality or from an unorganized territory, the agent may charge those applicants a service fee of $1 in addition to the fees authorized by this subsection for each registration or renewal. These service fee is fees are retained by the agent.
Sec. 3. 12 MRSA §13156, sub-§3, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 414, Pt. A, §2 and affected by c. 614, §9, is amended to read:
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This bill increases the watercraft, snowmobile and ATV registration service fees that may be assessed, collected and retained by agents. The service fee for the renewal of a registration is increased from $1 up to a maximum of $3 and from $2 up to a maximum of $4 for the issuance of a new registration. Agents are also allowed to charge an extra $1 for registrations or renewals issued for residents of other communities or unorganized territories.