Sec. 1. 29-A MRSA §§1757 and 1758, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2 and affected by Pt. B, §5, are amended to read:

§1757. Standard for rejection for nonfunctioning equipment;

issue of defect report

A motor vehicle must be rejected for violation of the inspection standard for equipment if any equipment described in section 1751, subsection 2 does not function sufficiently for the safety of the general public or is loose and not securely attached to the vehicle. The owner of the motor vehicle must be given a defect report that contains the following:

1.__Name.__The customer's name;

2.__Vehicle registration number and vehicle identification number.__The vehicle registration number and vehicle identification number of the vehicle failing inspection;

3.__Items.__All items that fail inspection;

4.__Repair procedures.__Proposed repair procedures to correct the defect; and

5.__Estimate.__An estimate, at the discretion of the station, of the cost to correct the defect.

§1758. Issuance of sticker; placement on vehicle

1. Windshield placement. If a motor vehicle meets the inspection standard, an official inspection sticker must be placed in the lower left-hand corner of the windshield or in the center of the windshield in back of the rearview mirror. If the motor vehicle does not meet the inspection standard, a failure sticker containing the date of issue, the date of expiration, the certified mechanic's signature and the inspection station's identification number must be placed in the lower left-hand corner of the windshield or in the center of the windshield in back of the rearview mirror.

2. Without windshield. If the vehicle is not normally equipped with a windshield, the certificate of inspection or failure sticker must be kept with the registration certificate of the vehicle.

Sec. 2. 29-A MRSA §1759, sub-§4 is enacted to read: