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containing the information required by Title 29-A, | | section 254, then the lessee, and not the lessor, is | | liable under this subsection. |
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| | | (3) If the motor vehicle is operated using a dealer or | | transporter registration plate and at the time of the | | failure to pay the motor vehicle was under the custody | | or control of a person other than the dealer or | | transporter, and if the dealer or transporter provides | | the authority with the name and address of the person | | who had custody or control over the motor vehicle at | | the time of the failure to pay, then that person and | | not the dealer or transporter is liable under this | | subsection. |
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| | | (4) If a report that the motor vehicle was stolen is | | given to a law enforcement officer or agency before the | | failure to pay occurs or within a reasonable time after | | the registered owner becomes aware of the theft, then | | the registered owner is not liable under this | | subsection. |
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| | | F. Nothing in this subsection may be construed to limit the | | liability of an operator of a motor vehicle for a failure to | | pay an authority toll.__If a person who is liable for a | | failure to pay under this subsection was not the operator of | | the motor vehicle at the time of the failure to pay, that | | person may maintain an action for indemnification against | | the operator to recover all tolls, administrative fees and | | civil penalties paid by that person under this subsection. |
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| | | G. If a registered owner does not dispute a notice of | | liability or pay the tolls, administrative fees and civil | | penalties as required by paragraph C, subparagraph (4), or | | if the registered owner does not pay the tolls, | | administrative fees and civil penalties required by a final | | decision of a violation clerk as provided in paragraphs I | | and J, then the authority shall notify the Secretary of | | State, who shall, in accordance with Title 29-A, section | | 154, subsection 6, suspend the registration certificate and | | plates issued for the vehicle involved in the alleged | | failure to pay. |
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| | | H.__Combinations of vehicles involving a motor vehicle and | | one or more trailers or semitrailers equipped with a total | | of 3 or more axles, including motor vehicles with 6 or more | | tires towing a trailer, but not including motor vehicles | | with 4 tires or fewer towing a trailer, are not subject to | | an administrative fee under this subsection. |
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