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| | | An Act To Create Experimental Motor Vehicle Plates and |
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| | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | | Sec. 1. 29-A MRSA §470 is enacted to read: |
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| | | §470.__Experimental motor vehicle plates and registration |
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| | | 1.__Definition.__"Experimental motor vehicle" means any motor | | vehicle in the developmental stage that has not yet reached | | production. |
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| | | 2.__Inspection and equipment.__An experimental motor vehicle | | is exempt from inspection requirements under section 1751 but | | must comply with the equipment standards of chapter 17 to include | | at a minimum: body components, an exhaust system, reflectors, | | running gear, tires, a horn, lights, directional signals, brakes, | | a steering mechanism, windshield wipers, safety seat belts and | | rearview mirrors. |
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| | | 3.__Experimental motor vehicle inventor registration.__A | | person in the business of developing experimental motor vehicles | | shall register with the Secretary of State as an experimental | | motor vehicle inventor. The Secretary of State shall develop and | | implement an application process, including but not limited to | | name, address and description and photographs of the experimental | | motor vehicle in development. |
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| | | 4.__Experimental motor vehicle plate.__The Secretary of State | | shall issue a registration plate for an experimental motor | | vehicle to a registered experimental motor vehicle inventor. This |
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