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LD 316 Title Page An Act To Repeal the Excise Tax on Motor Vehicles BY REQUEST Page 2 of 2
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

 
Sec. 1. 29-A MRSA §409, sub-§5, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. A,
§2 and affected by Pt. B, §5, is amended to read:

 
5. Other taxes. A motor vehicle, mobile home, camp trailer
or truck camper may not be registered until the excise tax or
personal property tax or real estate tax has been paid in
accordance with Title 36, sections 551, 602, 1482 and 1484.

 
Sec. 2. 29-A MRSA §531, sub-§6, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 440, §1 and
affected by §5, is repealed.

 
Sec. 3. 29-A MRSA §533-A, as amended by PL 2001, c. 361, §15, is
repealed.

 
Sec. 4. 29-A MRSA §654, sub-§1, ¶B-1, as amended by PL 2001, c. 671,
§13, is further amended to read:

 
B-1. Beginning January 1, 2002, the manufacturer's
suggested retail price pursuant to Title 36, section 1482,
subsection 4, paragraph A minus the destination charge must
be included on the certificate of title application for a
new vehicle. For a used vehicle sold in this State after
January 1, 2002 or sold in another state or country, the
manufacturer's suggested retail price must be included on
the certificate of title application if it appears on the
original certificate of title issued by the State.

 
Sec. 5. 29-A MRSA §658, sub-§1, ¶E-1, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 18, §3,
is amended to read:

 
E-1. Beginning January 1, 2002, the manufacturer's
suggested retail price pursuant to Title 36, section 1482,
subsection 4, paragraph A minus the destination charge must
be included on the certificate of title. For a used vehicle
sold in this State after January 1, 2002 or sold in another
state or country, the manufacturer's suggested retail price
must be included on the certificate of title if it is
included on the original certificate of title; or

 
Sec. 6. 36 MRSA §1482, sub-§1, ¶C, as amended by PL 2001, c. 671, §32,
is repealed.

 
Sec. 7. 36 MRSA §1482, sub-§2, as amended by PL 1991, c. 846, §16, is
further amended to read:

 
2. Tax 1/2 during certain periods. The excise tax levied in
this section shall be is 1/2 of the sum named in subsection 1
from November 1st to the last day of February, except for:.


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