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The Secretary of State may issue a set of special veterans | | registration plates in the name of a company if the company is | | owned solely by a veteran who qualifies for a veteran plate under | | this section. The qualifying veteran must be the primary driver of | | the company vehicle. |
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| | | The surviving spouse of a special veteran plate recipient issued | | plates in accordance with this subsection may retain and display | | the special veteran plates as long as the surviving spouse | | remains unmarried. Upon remarriage, the surviving spouse may not | | use the special veteran plates on a motor vehicle, but may retain | | them as a keepsake. Upon the death of the surviving spouse, the | | family may retain the special veteran plates, but may not use | | them on a motor vehicle. |
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| | | The Secretary of State may issue a special disability | | registration plate for veterans in accordance with section 521, | | subsections 1, 5, 7 and 9.__The special disability registration | | plate for veterans must bear the International Symbol of Access. |
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| | | Sec. 5. 29-A MRSA §533-A, sub-§3, ¶A, as amended by PL 2001, c. 361, | | §15, is further amended to read: |
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| | | A. Between July 1st and October 31st, the Secretary of | | State shall disburse to a participating municipality a sum | | equal to the difference in the amount of excise tax that | | would have been collected by that municipality in the prior | | fiscal year on each commercial motor vehicle under Title 36, | | section 1482, subsection 1, paragraph C, subparagraph (3) | | using the manufacturer's suggested retail price from the | | amount of that excise tax actually collected by that | | municipality in the prior fiscal year based on the actual | | purchase price. The reimbursement is limited to vehicles | | less than 6 years old, determined by the model year. The | | Secretary of State shall provide supporting documentation to | | a municipality regarding the disbursement that municipality | | receives under this section. |
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| | | Sec. 6. 36 MRSA §1482, sub-§1, ¶C, as amended by PL 2001, c. 671, §32, | | is further amended to read: |
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| | | C. For the privilege of operating a motor vehicle or camper | | trailer on the public ways, each motor vehicle, other than a | | stock race car, or each camper trailer to be so operated is | | subject to excise tax as follows, except as specified in | | subparagraph (3): a sum equal to 24 mills on each dollar of the | | maker's list price for the first or current year of model, 17 1/2 | | mills for the 2nd year, 13 1/2 mills for the 3rd year, 10 mills | | for the 4th year, 6 1/2 mills for the 5th |
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