2. Records open to inspection. Records kept pursuant to subsection 1 must be open to A person required to maintain records pursuant to subsection 1 shall allow inspection of those records by any law enforcement officer. A person who violates this subsection commits a Class E crime.__Violation of this subsection is a strict liability crime as defined in Title 17-A, section 34, subsection 4-A.

3. Offense. A person commits a Class E crime if that person fails to maintain, possess or permit an inspection of the record required by subsection 1.

4. Form. If the Secretary of State prescribes a form for the keeping of the record required in subsection 1, the owner must shall use that form. The form must be carried in the vehicle during the period of lease or hire.

Sec. R-2. 29-A MRSA §452, sub-§3, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2 and affected by Pt. B, §5, is amended to read:

3. Proper display. Registration plates must always be properly displayed. The plates, including the numbers, letters and words, must always be plainly visible and legible.

Sec. R-3. 29-A MRSA §452, sub-§4 is enacted to read:

4.__Plainly visible and legible.__Registration plates, including the numbers, letters and words, must always be plainly visible and legible.

Sec. R-4. 29-A MRSA §462, sub-§10, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2 and affected by Pt. B, §5, is repealed and the following enacted in its place:

10.__Prohibition.__A person issued temporary registration plates may not:

A.__Attach a plate to a vehicle that the person did not sell, lease or transfer; or

B.__Provide the plates to another person other than by attachment to a vehicle as authorized by this section.

A person who violates this subsection commits a civil violation.