An Act To Strengthen and Clarify Maine's Motor Vehicle Laws
Sec. 1. 29-A MRSA §1752, sub-§6, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2 and affected by Pt. B, §5, is amended to read:
Sec. 2. 29-A MRSA §1753, sub-§1, 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 §1753, sub-§4, ¶D, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2 and affected by Pt. B, §5, is amended to read:
Sec. 4. 29-A MRSA §1753, sub-§4, ¶E, 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 §1753, sub-§4, ¶F is enacted to read:
Sec. 6. 29-A MRSA §1756, sub-§5, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2 and affected by Pt. B, §5, is repealed.
Sec. 7. 29-A MRSA §1757, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2 and affected by Pt. B, §5, is repealed.
Sec. 8. 29-A MRSA §1762, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2 and affected by Pt. B, §5, is amended to read:
Sec. 9. 29-A MRSA §1762, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2 and affected by Pt. B, §5, is repealed.
Sec. 10. 29-A MRSA §1762, sub-§2-A is enacted to read:
Sec. 11. 29-A MRSA §1762, sub-§4, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2 and affected by Pt. B, §5, is amended to read:
Sec. 12. 29-A MRSA §1762, sub-§7, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 65, Pt. A, §101 and affected by §153 and Pt. C, §15, is amended to read:
Sec. 13. 29-A MRSA §1763, first ¶, as amended by PL 2003, c. 633, §3, is further amended to read:
Notwithstanding Title 5, section 10003, a State Police officer or employee of the State Police designated as a motor vehicle inspector may immediately suspend or revoke the license issued to any official inspection station or the inspection mechanic certificate issued to any inspecting mechanic for a violation of this chapter or the rules promulgated adopted pursuant to section 1769. The penalty for a first offense is a license suspension for a period of up to 6 months. The penalty for a 2nd or subsequent offense is a license suspension for a period of up to one year or license revocation.
Sec. 14. 29-A MRSA §1764, sub-§2, ¶A, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2 and affected by Pt. B, §5, is repealed.
Sec. 15. 29-A MRSA §1916, sub-§1, ¶C, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2 and affected by Pt. B, §5, is further amended to read:
Sec. 16. 29-A MRSA §1916, sub-§2, ¶C, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2 and affected by Pt. B, §5, is repealed.
Sec. 17. 29-A MRSA §1916, sub-§3, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2 and affected by Pt. B, §5, is further amended to read:
The Chief of the State Police may authorize a person to examine window glazing and tint material to determine compliance with this subsection. A person who, for compensation, installs tinted replacement windows or window-tinting materials authorized under this subsection may issue a certificate for a motor vehicle that complies with the light transmittance standards and shall ensure compliance and issue a certificate for a vehicle on which that person has installed the tinted window or tinting material.
Upon request, the Bureau of State Police shall provide light transmittance certificates to persons who, for compensation, install tinted replacement windows or window-tinting materials a person authorized to issue a certificate under this subsection. Light transmittance certificates provided by the Bureau of State Police to installers in accordance with this subsection remain the property of the State.
An installer A person authorized to issue a certificate under this subsection who is adjudicated of a violation of this section or files an answer of "not contested" to a summons for a violation of this section shall return all unissued light transmittance certificates to the Bureau of State Police within 10 days of adjudication or of filing the answer. The Bureau of State Police may not provide that installer with light transmittance certificates for a period of 6 months after the date of adjudication or filing an answer of "not contested."
Sec. 18. 29-A MRSA §1917, sub-§4, ¶B, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2 and affected by Pt. B, §5, is further amended to read:
Sec. 19. 29-A MRSA §1920, as amended by PL 2005, c. 276, §2, is repealed.
Sec. 20. 29-A MRSA §2054, sub-§1, ¶E-1 is enacted to read:
Sec. 21. 29-A MRSA §2057, sub-§10, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2 and affected by Pt. B, §5, is amended to read:
Sec. 22. 29-A MRSA §2057, sub-§10-A is enacted to read:
Sec. 23. 29-A MRSA §2251, sub-§1, as amended by PL 1999, c. 61, §1, is further amended to read:
summary
This bill amends the motor vehicle laws to:
1. Add mopeds to the list of vehicles exempt from motor vehicle inspections;
2. Detail the circumstances under which a trailer or semitrailer must be inspected;
3. Repeal certain inspection requirements;
4. Provide that official inspection stations must comply with rules of the Chief of the State Police;
5. Provide when inspection station licenses expire;
6. Clarify that inspection station license appeal hearings may be conducted by a designee of the Chief of the State Police;
7. Clarify penalties with respect to violations by inspection stations or inspection mechanics;
8. Amend the laws regarding reflective and tinted glass;
9. Amend the laws regarding tire tread depths;
10. Repeal a provision applicable to vehicle frame height;
11. Create a definition for "fire department vehicle";
12. Establish a traffic infraction for failure to yield; and
13. Clarify "apparent property damage" in the definition of "reportable accident."