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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: |
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| | 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.: |
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| 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 |
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| B.__A Class E crime if more than 150 days have elapsed since | establishing residency. |
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| | Sec. 6. 29-A MRSA §410, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 482, Pt. A, §3, | is amended to read: |
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| §410. Voluntary surrender or cancellation |
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| | 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. |
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| | Sec. 7. 29-A MRSA §521, sub-§9-A, as amended by PL 2003, c. 633, §2, | is further amended to read: |
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| | 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. |
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| | 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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