CHAPTER 166

H.P. 1065 - L.D. 1457

An Act To Make Technical Amendments to Truck Size and Weight

Laws

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

Sec. 1. 10 MRSA §1182-A, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 521, §28, is amended to read:

§1182-A. Exemption for installation on previously assembled

truck chassis

This chapter does not apply to a person, partnership, firm, association, corporation or trust, resident or nonresident, that manufactures, assembles, distributes, sells, leases, solicits or advertises the sale or lease of a motor vehicle that consists of the installation on a previously assembled truck chassis in excess of 25,000 pounds gross vehicle weight rating, as defined by Title 29-A, section 2351, subsection 3 section 101, subsection 26-B, special bodies or equipment that, when installed, form an integral part of the motor vehicle and constitute a major manufacturing alteration. This exemption applies only to entities that do not franchise in the State.

Sec. 2. 29-A MRSA §101, sub-§8-A is enacted to read:

8-A.__Axle weight.__"Axle weight" means the weight of an axle plus the weight of the load carried by the axle.

Sec. 3. 29-A MRSA §101, sub-§23-A is enacted to read:

23-A.__Final-stage manufacturer.__"Final-stage manufacturer" means a manufacturer who performs manufacturing operations on an