SP0013, LD 21, item 2, ‘An Act To Amend the Motor Vehicle Laws Governing Requisite Tire Size and Frame Height’

Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following:

‘An Act To Amend the Motor Vehicle Laws Governing Requisite Tire Size and Frame Height’

Amend the bill by adding after section 1 the following:

‘Sec. 2. 29-A MRSA §1920, sub-§1, as amended by PL 2005, c. 276, §2, is further amended to read:

1. Minimum and maximum frame end heights. A motor vehicle may not be operated on a public way or receive a certificate of inspection with a frame end height of less than 10 inches or with the frame end height lower than the vehicle was originally manufactured if originally manufactured to be less than 10 inches. A motor vehicle may not be operated on a public way or receive a certificate of inspection with a maximum frame end height based on the manufacturer's gross vehicle weight rating that is greater than:

B. For a vehicle of 4,500 pounds and less, 24 inches in the front and 26 inches in the rear;

C. For a vehicle of 4,501 pounds to 7,500 pounds, 27 inches in the front and 29 inches in the rear; and

D. For a vehicle of 7,501 pounds to 10,000 pounds, 28 inches in the front and 30 inches in the rear . ; and

E. For a vehicle of 10,001 pounds to 11,500 pounds, 29 inches in the front and 31 inches in the rear.

Measurements must be taken from a level surface to the bottom of the frame end. For the purposes of this subsection, "frame end" means the point at which the frame rail terminates at the bumper assembly.’

summary

This amendment provides that a motor vehicle of 10,001 pounds to 11,500 pounds, based on the manufacturer’s gross vehicle weight rating, may not be operated on a public way or receive a certificate of inspection with a maximum frame end height that is greater than 29 inches in the front and 31 inches in the rear.

SP0013 LD 21	Session - 126th Maine Legislature C "A", Filing Number S-4, Sponsored by		LR 399 Item 2
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