| An Act To Create Experimental Motor Vehicle Plates and |
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | Sec. 1. 29-A MRSA §470 is enacted to read: |
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| §470.__Experimental motor vehicle plates and registration |
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| | 1.__Definition.__"Experimental motor vehicle" means any motor | vehicle in the developmental stage that has not yet reached | production. |
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| | 2.__Inspection and equipment.__An experimental motor vehicle | is exempt from inspection requirements under section 1751 but | must comply with the equipment standards of chapter 17 to include | at a minimum: body components, an exhaust system, reflectors, | running gear, tires, a horn, lights, directional signals, brakes, | a steering mechanism, windshield wipers, safety seat belts and | rearview mirrors. |
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| | 3.__Experimental motor vehicle inventor registration.__A | person in the business of developing experimental motor vehicles | shall register with the Secretary of State as an experimental | motor vehicle inventor. The Secretary of State shall develop and | implement an application process, including but not limited to | name, address and description and photographs of the experimental | motor vehicle in development. |
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| | 4.__Experimental motor vehicle plate.__The Secretary of State | shall issue a registration plate for an experimental motor | vehicle to a registered experimental motor vehicle inventor. This |
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