Sec. 391. 12 MRSA §13104, sub-§12-A is enacted to read:

12-A.__Registration certificate; inspection and display.__The following provisions apply to registration certificates and numbers.

A.__A person shall:

(1)__Provide a registration certificate for inspection by any law enforcement officer on demand; and

(2)__Display a registration number assigned to a snowmobile in such form and manner as the commissioner may determine, except that an antique snowmobile is not required to display registration numbers.

B.__The following penalties apply to violations of this subsection.

(1)__A person who violates this subsection commits a civil violation for which a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $500 may be adjudged.

(2)__A person who violates this subsection after having been adjudicated as having committed 3 or more civil violations under this Part within the previous 5-year period commits a Class E crime.

Sec. 392. 12 MRSA §13104, sub-§13, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 414, Pt. A, §2 and affected by Pt. D, §7, is amended to read:

13. Fraudulent acquisition of snowmobile registration. A person may not obtain a snowmobile registration through fraud, misstatement or misrepresentation. A person who violates this subsection commits a Class E crime.

Sec. 393. 12 MRSA §13104, sub-§14 is enacted to read:

14. Report of destroyed, abandoned or permanently removed snowmobile.__A registrant shall notify the commissioner if a snowmobile is destroyed, abandoned or permanently removed from the State.

Sec. 394. 12 MRSA §13105, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 414, Pt. A, §2 and affected by Pt. D, §7, is amended to read:

§13105. Snowmobile registration agents