CHAPTER 253
H.P. 1072 - L.D. 1467
An Act To Repeal the Provision of Law Requiring Permits for 53-foot Trailers
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 29-A MRSA §511, sub-§1, ¶¶B and C, as amended by PL 1999, c. 790, Pt. C, §13 and affected by §19, are further amended to read:
B. The fee is $18 $20 for a camp trailer exceeding 2,000 pounds.
C. The fee is $18 $20 for a semitrailer exceeding 2,000 pounds.
Sec. 2. 29-A MRSA §512, sub-§1, ¶B, as amended by PL 1997, c. 683, Pt. A, §17 and c. 776, §15, is further amended to read:
B. The fee is $10 $12 for each semitrailer, and the fee is $5 for each trailer of not more than 2,000 pounds gross vehicle weight.
Fees for the first 3 years of a registration may not be refunded. Fees for the 4th and subsequent years may be refunded prior to the start of the registration year provided that the registration plate and certificate are returned to the Secretary of State. After the start of the registration year, fees for the current year may be refunded if the plate and certificate are returned within 120 days and the Secretary of State is satisfied that the credentials were not used during the registration period.
Sec. 3. 29-A MRSA §512, sub-§2, ¶A, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2 and affected by Pt. B, §5, is amended to read:
A. The fee for each registration is $10 $12 per year or portion of a year. The Secretary of State shall establish a procedure to bill each registrant using semipermanent semitrailer registrations once annually except the billing at the time of purchase of a full 20-year registration must be for a 3-year period. Fees for the first 3 years are nonrefundable. A fee for a registration of less than 20 years must be prorated accordingly. If any registrant fails to remit the payment in a timely manner, the Secretary of State shall suspend all registrations issued to that registrant pursuant to this subsection.
Sec. 4. 29-A MRSA §2390, sub-§1, ¶J, as amended by PL 2001, c. 267, §13 and affected by §16, is further amended by repealing subparagraph (11).
Sec. 5. Effective date. This Act takes effect January 1, 2004.
Effective January 1, 2004.
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