An Act To Amend the Laws Governing Municipal Recreational Vehicle Registration Agent Fees
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §13051, sub-§2, ¶B, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 414, Pt. A, §2 and affected by c. 614, §9, is amended to read:
B. Agents may charge a service fee of $1 $3 for each renewal registration issued and $2 $4 for each registration covered by sections 13002 to 13005. This service fee is retained by the agent. The commissioner shall charge a $1 service fee for each registration issued by department employees.
Sec. 2. 12 MRSA §13105, sub-§1, ¶B, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 414, Pt. A, §2 and affected by c. 614, §9, is amended to read:
B. Agents may charge a service fee of not more than $1 $3 for each snowmobile renewal registration issued and $2 $4 for each registration covered by sections 13002 to 13005. This service fee is retained by the agent.
Sec. 3. 12 MRSA §13156, sub-§3, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 414, Pt. A, §2 and affected by c. 614, §9, is amended to read:
3. Service fees. An agent may charge a service fee of $1 $3 for each ATV renewal registration issued and $2 $4 for each registration covered by sections 13002 to 13005. This service fee is retained by the agent.
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This bill increases the watercraft, snowmobile and ATV registration service fees that may be assessed, collected and retained by municipalities from $1 to $3 and from $2 to $4 for the issuance of new registrations.