| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | Sec. 1. 29-A MRSA §521, sub-§§2 and 5, as repealed and replaced by PL | 1995, c. 482, Pt. A, §4, are amended to read: |
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| | 2. Disability registration plates. Disability registration | plates must bear the International Symbol of Access, which must | be in a color that contrasts with the background and is the same | size as the letters or numbers on the plate. The Secretary of | State may issue a set of disability registration plates to the | following: |
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| A. A person with a disability; |
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| B. A vehicle owner who is a spouse, parent or legal | guardian of a person with a disability when the person with | a disability is a resident of this State, a member of the | relative's or guardian's household and dependent on the | vehicle owner as the primary means of transportation; or |
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| C. An organization or agency in this State that transports | persons with disabilities. |
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| | 5. Application; issuance. An application for a disability | plate or placard must be accompanied by the certificate of a | physician attesting to that person's physical disability as | defined in subsection 1. The Secretary of State shall issue to | an eligible applicant one set of disability plates and one | windshield placard or one windshield placard and a 2nd placard | placards upon request. Proof of a disability must be submitted | every 4 years on a form prescribed by the Secretary of State, | except, when the Secretary of State determines the disability to | be permanent, the time may be extended. When the applicant's | need for the disability placard terminates or the applicant dies, | the plate or placard must be immediately returned to the | Secretary of State. |
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| | This bill allows the Secretary of State to issue more than one | set of disability registration plates to a qualified applicant. |
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