An Act To Amend the Motor Vehicle Laws
Sec. 1. 29-A MRSA §101, sub-§6-B is enacted to read:
(1) Safety belts for all passengers;
(2) A roll bar or enclosed cab;
(3) A steering wheel or tiller; and
(4) Brakes on at least 2 main wheels.
The manufacturer's certificate of origin must state that the vehicle meets the federal specifications for a motorcycle.
This subsection is repealed 90 days after the adjournment of the First Regular Session of the 126th Legislature.
Sec. 2. 29-A MRSA §202, as amended by PL 2001, c. 671, §2, is further amended to read:
§ 202. Appointment of agents for the issuance of noncommercial driver's license renewals, nondriver identification card renewals and duplicates
The Secretary of State may appoint agents authorized solely to issue renewals of operator's licenses and to issue noncommercial driver's license renewals, nondriver identification card renewals and duplicates of those documents who are stationed at convenient locations in the State. Agents may charge an applicant a fee over the required operator's license fee fees for each renewal or duplicate issued. The agent retains the additional fee and forwards all other fees to the Secretary of State. The Secretary of State shall determine by rule the fee to be charged by an agent under this section. Rules adopted pursuant to this section are routine technical rules pursuant to Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter II-A 2-A.
Renewal agents Agents appointed pursuant to this section are not authorized to issue registrations or , initial operator's noncommercial driver's licenses or initial nondriver identification cards.
Sec. 3. 29-A MRSA §501, sub-§12-A is enacted to read:
This subsection is repealed 90 days after the adjournment of the First Regular Session of the 126th Legislature.
Sec. 4. 29-A MRSA §1354, sub-§1, ¶E, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 505, §15 and affected by §22 and amended by PL 2003, c. 545, §5, is repealed.
Sec. 5. 29-A MRSA §1354, sub-§1, ¶F, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 505, §15 and affected by §22, is amended to read:
Sec. 6. 29-A MRSA §1354, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 505, §15 and affected by §22, is amended to read:
Sec. 7. 29-A MRSA §1354, sub-§3, as amended by PL 1997, c. 776, §39, is further amended to read:
The following vehicles are not required to have dual controls and an identification sign listing the name of the school and a student driver sign:
(1) A vehicle that is being used to instruct a person with a disability and is specially equipped for use by a person with a disability; and
(2) A vehicle that is being used to instruct a person in possession of a valid Maine driver's license or instruction permit when the vehicle is not provided by the driver education school.
Sec. 8. 29-A MRSA §1354, sub-§4, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 505, §15 and affected by §22, is amended to read:
Sec. 9. 29-A MRSA §1354, sub-§5-A, as amended by PL 2011, c. 442, §§1 and 2, is further amended to read:
Sec. 10. 29-A MRSA §1354, sub-§6, ¶A, as amended by PL 2003, c. 652, Pt. B, §7 and affected by §8, is further amended to read:
Sec. 11. 29-A MRSA §1354, sub-§6, ¶C, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 505, §15 and affected by §22, is amended to read:
Sec. 12. 29-A MRSA §1354, sub-§6, ¶G, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 505, §15 and affected by §22, is amended to read:
Sec. 13. 29-A MRSA §1354, sub-§7, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 505, §15 and affected by §22 and amended by PL 1999, c. 547, Pt. B, §78 and affected by §80, is further amended to read:
Sec. 14. 29-A MRSA §1354, sub-§8, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 505, §15 and affected by §22, is amended to read:
Sec. 15. 29-A MRSA §2382, sub-§5, as repealed and replaced by PL 2011, c. 356, §23, is amended to read:
Sec. 16. 36 MRSA §1482, sub-§1, ¶C, as amended by PL 2001, c. 671, §32, is further amended to read:
(1) On new registrations of automobiles, trucks and truck tractors, the excise tax payment must be made prior to registration and is for a one-year period from the date of registration.
(2) Vehicles registered under the International Registration Plan are subject to an excise tax determined on a monthly proration basis if their registration period is less than 12 months.
(3) For commercial vehicles manufactured in model year 1996 and after, the amount of excise tax due for trucks or truck tractors registered for more than 26,000 pounds and for Class A special mobile equipment, as defined in Title 29-A, section 101, subsection 70, is based on the purchase price in the original year of title rather than on the list price. Verification of purchase price for the application of excise tax is determined by the initial bill of sale or the state sales tax document provided at point of purchase. The initial bill of sale is that issued by the dealer to the initial purchaser of a new vehicle.
(4) When a person registers a truck or truck tractor with a registered weight of more than 26,000 pounds or Class A special mobile equipment, as defined in Title 29-A, section 101, subsection 70, the amount of excise tax due from that person is based on:
(a) For the first 6 years, the purchase price of that truck, truck tractor or Class A special mobile equipment in the original year of title; and
(b) For the 7th and subsequent years, the list price of that truck, truck tractor or Class A special mobile equipment.
Verification of purchase price for the application of excise tax is determined by the initial bill of sale or the state sales tax document provided at point of purchase. The initial bill of sale is that issued by the dealer to the initial purchaser of a new vehicle.
For motor vehicles being registered pursuant to Title 29-A, section 405, subsection 1, paragraph C, the excise tax must be prorated for the number of months in the registration.
summary
This bill:
1. Changes the repeal date for autocycle registrations to coincide with changes made in Public Law 2011, chapter 356;
2. Current law allows the Secretary of State to appoint agents to issue renewals of operator's licenses. This bill allows appointed agents to renew nondriver identification cards in addition to noncommercial driver's licenses and to issue duplicates of those documents;
3. Removes obsolete language referencing "driver education teachers";
4. Requires the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Commissioner of Transportation, to establish by rule the fees for vehicles covered by long-term overlimit permits; and
5. Limits to the first 6 years of registration the basing of the excise tax on the purchase price, rather than the list price, of a truck or a truck tractor weighing more than 26,000 pounds or Class A special mobile equipment.