An Act Regarding Street Rods and Custom Vehicles
Sec. 1. 29-A MRSA §101, sub-§19-A, as enacted by PL 2005, c. 321, §1 and affected by §6, is repealed and the following enacted in its place:
(1) At least 25 years old;
(2) Maintained primarily for use in exhibitions, club activities, parades and other functions of public interest; and
(3) Not used as its owner's primary mode of transportation of passengers or goods; or
(1) Was manufactured to resemble a motor vehicle that is at least 25 years old;
(2) Has been altered from the manufacturer's original design or has a body constructed from nonoriginal material;
(3) Is maintained primarily for use in exhibitions, club activities, parades and other functions of public interest; and
(4) Is not used as its owner's primary mode of transportation of passengers or goods.
Sec. 2. 29-A MRSA §101, sub-§76, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2 and affected by Pt. B, §5, is amended to read:
Sec. 3. 29-A MRSA §457, sub-§1, as amended by PL 2005, c. 321, §2 and affected by §6, is further amended to read:
Sec. 4. 29-A MRSA §457, sub-§3, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2 and affected by Pt. B, §5, is amended to read:
Sec. 5. 29-A MRSA §457, sub-§7, as amended by PL 1999, c. 790, Pt. C, §1 and affected by §19, is further amended to read:
Sec. 6. 29-A MRSA §458-B, as enacted by PL 2005, c. 321, §4 and affected by §6, is repealed.
Sec. 7. 29-A MRSA §1752, sub-§3, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2 and affected by Pt. B, §5, is amended to read:
summary
This bill amends the definitions of "custom vehicle" and "street rod" in the laws governing motor vehicles to provide that a custom vehicle or street rod be maintained primarily for use in exhibitions, club activities, parades and other functions of public interest and not used as its owner's primary mode of transportation of passengers or goods. It amends the definition of "custom vehicle" to provide that such a vehicle be at least 25 years old or manufactured to resemble a motor vehicle that is at least 25 years old rather than at least 30 years old or manufactured to resemble a motor vehicle that is at least 30 years old as under current law and to eliminate the requirement that such a vehicle be of a model year after 1948 or manufactured to resemble a motor vehicle of a model year after 1948. It provides that only a motor vehicle that is maintained primarily for use in exhibitions, club activities, parades and other functions of public interest and is not used as its owner's primary mode of transportation of passengers or goods may be registered pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 29-A, section 457. It provides that an owner of a custom vehicle may use contemporary plates on that vehicle. It eliminates an alternative method of registering custom vehicles and clarifies that custom vehicles, horseless carriages, street rods and antique motorcycles are exempt from motor vehicle inspection requirements.