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D.__Described in section 101, subsection 32-B, paragraph B.

 
Sec. 5. 29-A MRSA §654, sub-§5 is enacted to read:

 
5.__Manufactured housing.__The following provisions govern
applications for a certificate of title for manufactured housing.

 
A.__An application for new single-unit manufactured housing
must be submitted to the Secretary of State by the retail
seller.__If the manufactured housing is purchased new out of
state, the application must be submitted by the lienholder
or the owner.__The application must be accompanied by the
manufacturer's certificate of origin.

 
B.__An application for used single-unit manufactured housing
must be submitted by the retail seller.__In the absence of a
retail seller located in this State, the application must be
submitted by the lienholder.__In the absence of a retail
seller and a lienholder, the application must be submitted
by the owner.__The application must be accompanied by the
previous State of Maine certificate of title.

 
Sec. 6. 29-A MRSA §667, sub-§7 is enacted to read:

 
7.__Exemption.__Certificates of title issued for manufactured
housing are exempt from this section.

 
Sec. 7. 29-A MRSA §705, sub-§3, as amended by PL 2003, c. 295, §1, is
further amended to read:

 
3. Assumed release of lien. The Except for liens on
manufactured housing, the Secretary of State, at the Secretary of
State's discretion, may assume that any lien with a lien date
more than 66 months old has been satisfied as provided in this
subsection. The Secretary of State shall provide notice to he
lienholder by both regular mail and certified mail, return
receipt requested, that the lien will be assumed to be satisfied
unless the lienholder objects in writing within 30 days of either
receipt of the notice, as evidenced by the return receipt, or 45
days of mailing by the Secretary of State in the event the
lienholder refuses delivery of the notice by certified mail. The
notice must identify the vehicle by year, make, model and vehicle
identification number and must include the date of the lien and
the name of the owner as of the date of the lien.

 
Sec. 8. Effective date. This Act takes effect January 1, 2007.


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