An Act To Make Changes to the Motorcycle Inspection Sticker Requirements
Sec. 1. 29-A MRSA §405, sub-§1, as amended by PL 2005, c. 577, §9, is further amended to read:
Sec. 2. 29-A MRSA §1758, sub-§3, as enacted by PL 2009, c. 624, §2 and affected by §4, is amended to read:
The official inspection sticker must be located so that it is completely and clearly visible from the rear of the motorcycle and may not be affixed to the registration plate. If the registration plate is reassigned to another motorcycle pursuant to section 463, subsection 4, the certificate of inspection and the official inspection sticker expire upon reassignment.
Sec. 3. PL 2009, c. 624, §4 is amended to read:
Sec. 4. Effective date. Those sections of this Act that amend the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 29-A, section 1758 take effect January March 1, 2012.
Sec. 4. Motorcycle registration plates; registration sticker; direction to the Secretary of State. Before March 1, 2012, the Secretary of State shall design and issue one registration sticker for motorcycle registration plates to be used in lieu of issuing new motorcycle registration plates each calendar year as provided in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 29-A, section 451, subsection 3. This registration sticker must clearly indicate both the year and month of registration expiration.
Sec. 5. Proof of inspection. Before March 1, 2013, if a motorcycle meets the inspection standard under the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 29-A, section 1751, either a valid certificate of inspection or an official inspection sticker for the motorcycle is acceptable proof of inspection for purposes of Title 29-A, section 1758, subsecton 3.
Sec. 6. Registration transition. Motorcycle registrations issued after the effective date of this Act expire on March 31, 2012. Registration fees required by the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 29-A, section 515, subsection 1 and payment of excise tax under Title 36, section 1482 must be prorated accordingly.
A motorcycle registration that is renewed on or after March 1, 2012 has a registration period from April 1st to March 31st of the next calendar year. No portion of the fee is refundable, but, beginning March 1, 2012, credit toward the registration fee and excise tax must be given and registration fees required by Title 29-A, section 515, subsection 1 and payment of excise tax under Title 36, section 1482 must be prorated accordingly.
Sec. 7. Effective date. Those sections of this Act that amend the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 29-A, section 405, subsection 1 and section 1758, subsection 3 take effect March 1, 2012.