| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | Sec. 1. 22 MRSA §5327-A is enacted to read: |
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| §5327-A.__Domestic Violence Prevention Fund |
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| | 1.__Fund established.__The Domestic__Violence Prevention Fund, | referred to in this section as the "fund," is established within | the division as a dedicated nonlapsing fund. |
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| | 2.__Purpose.__The commissioner shall use the fund to provide | grants to programs that are dedicated to the prevention of | domestic violence. |
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| | Sec. 2. 29-A MRSA §456-A is enacted to read: |
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| §456-A.__Domestic violence prevention registration plate |
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| | 1.__Domestic violence prevention plate.__The Secretary of | State, upon receiving an application and evidence of payment of | the excise tax required by Title 36, section 1482, the | registration fee required by section 501 and the administrative | fee and voluntary contribution provided for in subsection 2, | shall issue a registration certificate and a set of domestic | violence prevention registration plates to be used in lieu of | regular registration plates.__These plates must bear | identification numbers and letters. |
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| | 2.__Administrative fee and contribution to the Domestic | Violence Prevention Fund.__Domestic violence prevention special | registration plates are not required for registration of a motor | vehicle.__A person may contribute to the Domestic Violence | Prevention Fund by applying for the special registration plates | and submitting, in addition to the regular motor vehicle | registration fee, a sum of $20 credited as follows: |
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| A.__Fourteen dollars to the Domestic Violence Prevention | Fund established in Title 22, section 5327-A; and |
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| B.__Six dollars to the Highway Fund to reimburse the | Secretary of State for costs associated with the production | and issuance of the plates. |
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| | 3.__Design. The Secretary of State shall determine a design | for the domestic violence prevention plates.__If the design | accommodates the use of numbers and letters as provided in | section 453, the Secretary of State shall issue upon request | domestic violence prevention plates that are also vanity plates.__ | Domestic violence prevention plates are issued in accordance with | the provisions of this section and section 453. |
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