| | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | | Sec. 1. 29-A MRSA §101, sub-§25-A is enacted to read: |
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| | | 25-A.__Golf cart.__"Golf cart" means a motor vehicle that is | | originally designed and manufactured for operation on a golf | | course for sporting or recreational purposes and that is not | | capable of exceeding speeds of 20 miles per hour.__A golf cart | | does not include an ATV as defined in Title 12, section 7851. |
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| | | Sec. 2. 29-A MRSA §101, sub-§41-B is enacted to read: |
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| | | 41-B.__Motorized scooter.__"Motorized scooter" means a toy | | vehicle, as defined in section 2063, subsection 1, that is | | powered by a motor having a maximum piston displacement of less | | than 25 cubic centimeters or an electric driven motor and is | | capable of a maximum speed of no more than 25 miles per hour on a | | flat surface. |
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| | | Sec. 3. 29-A MRSA §501, sub-§2-A, as amended by PL 1999, c. 790, §4 | | and affected by §19, is further amended to read: |
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| | | 2-A. Island vehicles, golf carts and low-speed vehicles. The | | following provisions apply to vehicles operating on islands that | | have no public ways maintained or supported by the State. |
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| | | A. Notwithstanding subsection 1, an automobile may be | | registered for an annual fee of $4. A low-speed vehicle or | | golf cart may be registered for an annual fee of $4. The | | registrant must show evidence of payment of the excise tax | | required by Title 36, section 1482. The municipality may | | collect an additional $4 fee annually to defray the cost of | | removing abandoned vehicles or golf carts. |
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| | | B. A low-speed vehicle or golf cart may be operated on an | | island if the governing body of the municipality allows. A | | low-speed vehicle or golf cart may be operated only on a | | road or street where the posted speed limit is 35 miles per | | hour or less. A low-speed vehicle or golf cart may cross, | | at an intersection, a road or street with a posted speed | | limit of more than 35 miles per hour. |
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| | | C. Any person operating a low-speed vehicle or a golf cart | | on an island must possess a valid driving license in any | | class. |
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| | | Sec. 4. 29-A MRSA §1252, sub-§3, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. A, | | §2 and affected by Pt. B, §5, is amended to read: |
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