Maine § 29-A §954 Special dealer licenses and plates

Maine Statutes

§ 29-A §954 — Special dealer licenses and plates

Maine § 29-A §954

Title 29-AMOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC

Ch. 9DEALERS

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Bluebook

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 29-A, § 29-A §954 (2026).

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1.Equipment. Equipment dealer plates and a license may be issued to a person engaged in the manufacturing or buying and selling of:

2.Motorcycle. Motorcycle dealer plates and a license may be issued to a person engaged in the manufacturing or buying and selling of new or used motorcycles.

3.Light trailer. Light trailer dealer plates and a license may be issued to a person engaged in the manufacturing or buying and selling of trailers or semitrailers with an unladen gross weight of 3,000 pounds or less.

4.Trailer. Heavy trailer dealer plates and a license may be issued to a person engaged in the manufacturing or buying and selling of mobile homes or of trailers or semitrailers with an unladen weight of more than 3,000 pounds. Mobile home dealers are exempt from the requirements of this

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1.
Equipment.
Equipment dealer plates and a license may be issued to a person engaged in the manufacturing or buying and selling of:
2.
Motorcycle.
Motorcycle dealer plates and a license may be issued to a person engaged in the manufacturing or buying and selling of new or used motorcycles.
3.
Light trailer.
Light trailer dealer plates and a license may be issued to a person engaged in the manufacturing or buying and selling of trailers or semitrailers with an unladen gross weight of 3,000 pounds or less.
4.
Trailer.
Heavy trailer dealer plates and a license may be issued to a person engaged in the manufacturing or buying and selling of mobile homes or of trailers or semitrailers with an unladen weight of more than 3,000 pounds. Mobile home dealers are exempt from the requirements of this section.
5.
Transporter.
A garage owner, towing business, body shop, finance company, bank, motor vehicle auction business, motor vehicle rental company, recycler or repossession company licensed by the Department of Professional and Financial Regulation, Bureau of Consumer Credit Protection or any public or nonprofit organization as described in section 951, subsection 4 may be issued transporter plates and a license to transport a vehicle owned by or in the custody of that owner or business.
6.
Trailer transit plate.
A business that delivers or services mobile homes or tiny homes, leases or transports storage trailers or transports light trailers, modular homes or frames for transporting modular homes may apply for a trailer transit license and plate. The transit plate may not be loaned, used in place of registration plates on another vehicle, used for personal reasons or used on the towing vehicle. Issuance of a trailer transit license and plate does not exempt the holder from compliance with any state law or municipal ordinance governing the movement of mobile homes, tiny homes, storage trailers, modular homes or frames for transporting modular homes or light trailers over the highways of this State and does not exempt the holder from required permits or certificates prior to moving the vehicles. Trailer transit plates issued pursuant to this subsection may be used only subject to the following conditions.
7.
Expiration date.
A trailer transit plate under subsection 6 expires annually on the last day of the month of March.

Legislative History

PL 1993, c. 683, §A2 (NEW). PL 1993, c. 683, §B5 (AFF). PL 1995, c. 309, §26 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 309, §29 (AFF). PL 1995, c. 645, §B13 (AMD). PL 1997, c. 437, §25 (AMD). PL 1997, c. 776, §30 (AMD). PL 2001, c. 671, §19 (AMD). PL 2005, c. 577, §13 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 273, Pt. B, §5 (REV). PL 2007, c. 273, Pt. B, §7 (AFF). PL 2007, c. 306, §7 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 695, Pt. A, §47 (AFF). PL 2011, c. 556, §8 (AMD). PL 2019, c. 397, §15 (AMD). PL 2019, c. 650, §11 (AMD). PL 2023, c. 634, §14 (AMD).