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validation stickers assigned by the commissioner and | authorized by this chapter must be are displayed on each side | of the bow of the boat in the following manner: |
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| (1) The identification numbers must be painted or | permanently attached to the bow and be of a color that | is in contrast to the color of the background so as to | provide the highest degree of visibility, i.e., dark | numbers on a light background or vice versa, and be | plainly visible; |
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| (2) The identification number must be displayed in 3 | parts. The prefix, which is the initial letters ME, | designating the State of Maine, must be separated by a | hyphen or space equal to the width of a letter, other | than the letter "I," from the numerals that follow it. | The suffix, which consists of the ending letter or | letters which appear after the numerals, must be | likewise separated from the numerals; |
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| (3) The identification number must be displayed to read | from left to right, of good proportion, with vertical | block character capital letters and Arabic numerals, | all of which must be not less than 3 inches in height | and maintained in a legible condition at all times; |
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| (4) No number other than the assigned boat number may be | displayed on the bow of such a motorboat; and |
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| (5) The validation sticker, as issued by the division, | must be displayed approximately 3 inches behind the | last letter of the identification number and on a level | with the number on both sides of the bow viz.: ME-123- | A. |
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| C. The owner of a certificate of number terminated or | invalidated under subsection 13 shall return it within 10 | days of the termination or invalidation. |
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| D. The owner of a watercraft that has been issued a | certificate of number shall notify the commissioner in | writing within 10 days of: |
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| (1) The transfer of all or any part of the owner's | interest, other than the creation of a security | interest, in the watercraft covered by the certificate; |
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| (2) The permanent removal of the watercraft from the | State; |
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