| | | 4.__Failure sticker.__The owner of a motor vehicle issued a | | failure sticker pursuant to section 1758 has one month from the | | date of issue of the sticker within which to have the vehicle | | reinspected. |
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| | | Sec. 3. 29-A MRSA §1766, as amended by PL 1997, c. 786, §6 and | | affected by §14, is further amended to read: |
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| | | §1766. Inspection and failure stickers and inspection materials |
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| | | 1. Stickers and materials remain property of State. | | Inspection and failure stickers and materials issued to | | inspection stations by the Chief of the State Police remain the | | property of the State. |
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| | | 2. Stock of stickers. The Chief of the State Police shall | | make available to inspection stations a sufficient quantity of | inspection and failure stickers. An inspection station must | | shall stock a sufficient number of inspection and failure | | stickers to meet all demands. The inspection and failure | | stickers must be made of a material and quality of adhesive | | prescribed by the Chief of the State Police. Failure stickers | | must be red and contain a notice that repairs to the vehicle are | | necessary and that the owner of the vehicle has one month to | | effect these repairs.__The failure sticker must contain space for | | the date of issue and expiration, the inspection mechanic's | | signature and the identification number of the issuing inspection | | station. |
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| | | 3. Fee. Stickers | | Chief of the State Police at $1.50 each. Failure stickers are | | furnished by the Chief of the State Police at no charge. |
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| | | 4. Statement of intent to hire a certified mechanic. If a | | station is disqualified by the loss of a certified mechanic, the | | owner shall, within 5 working days, return all stickers to the | | Chief of the State Police. |
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| | | The owner may file a statement of intent to hire a certified | | inspection mechanic within 14 working days, in which case the | | Chief of the State Police shall hold the returned stickers for | | the licensee. |
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| | | If a statement of intent is not filed, returned stickers may be | | reissued. |
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| | | 5. Return or refund of unused stickers. Within 20 working | | days of the end of a calendar year or the suspension, revocation | | or termination of an inspection license, unused or expired | | inspection stickers must be returned to the Chief of the State | | Police and the purchase price refunded or exchanged for current |
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