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Sec. 5. 29-A MRSA §351, sub-§1-A, as amended by PL 1999, c. 68, §1, is
further amended to read:

 
1-A. Residents required to register. An owner of a vehicle
who becomes a resident of this State shall register that vehicle
in this State within 30 days of establishing residency. A person
who operates or allows a vehicle that is not registered in
accordance with this subsection to remain on a public way commits
a traffic infraction pursuant to subsection 1, paragraph A.:

 
A.__A traffic infraction for which a fine of not more than
$50 may be adjudged if more than 30 days but less than 150
days has elapsed since establishing residency; or

 
B.__A Class E crime if more than 150 days have elapsed since
establishing residency.

 
Sec. 6. 29-A MRSA §410, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 482, Pt. A, §3,
is amended to read:

 
§410. Voluntary surrender or cancellation

 
A registrant may voluntarily surrender vehicle registration.
The Secretary of State shall record that the registration has
been cancelled. The Secretary of State may require the return of
any certificate of registration or registration plate issued to
the registrant for the vehicle. The registrant may activate the
registration at any time prior to the original expiration of the
registration. The fee for reactivation is $10.

 
Sec. 7. 29-A MRSA §521, sub-§9-A, as amended by PL 2003, c. 633, §2,
is further amended to read:

 
9-A. Enforcement of disability parking restrictions. A law
enforcement officer may enforce disability parking restrictions.
The State Police shall enforce disability parking restrictions at
service facilities established on the Maine Turnpike and on the
interstate highway system in the State. A person commits a
traffic infraction if that person parks in a parking space or
access aisle designated and clearly marked for persons with
physical disabilities and has not been issued or is not
transporting a person who has been issued a disability
registration plate or a removable windshield placard pursuant to
this section or section 523 or a disability registration plate or
placard issued by another state.

 
Sec. 8. 29-A MRSA §523, sub-§5, ¶¶P and Q, as enacted by PL 2001, c.
453, §2 and affected by §4, are amended to read:


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