SP0416
LD 1225
Session - 128th Maine Legislature
C "A", Filing Number S-134, Sponsored by
LR 2173
Item 2
Bill Tracking, Additional Documents Chamber Status

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

‘An Act Regarding Motor Vehicle Inspections for New Motor Vehicles’

Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and before the summary and inserting the following:

Sec. 1. 29-A MRSA §1751, sub-§1-A  is enacted to read:

1-A New motor vehicles; one 2-year inspection.   A new motor vehicle that has had an inspection under this section is not required to have another inspection until 2 years from the last day of the month in which it was initially registered. For purposes of this subsection, "new motor vehicle" means a motor vehicle that has not been previously titled and registered and does not include a commercial motor vehicle, trailer or semitrailer.

Sec. 2. 29-A MRSA §1751, sub-§2-A,  as enacted by PL 1997, c. 786, §1, is amended to read:

2-A. Enhanced inspection.   Beginning January 1, 1999, a motor vehicle that is required to be registered in Cumberland County and that is subject to inspection pursuant to subsection 1 must have an annual enhanced inspection , except that a motor vehicle that is required to be registered in Cumberland County and that is subject to inspection pursuant to subsection 1-A may have one 2-year inspection. The following equipment is subject to inspection:
A. Equipment subject to inspection pursuant to subsection 2;
B. The fuel tank cap on 1974 and subsequent models of gasoline-powered vehicles; and
C. The on-board diagnostic system on 1996 and subsequent models.

A motor vehicle that is not required to be registered in Cumberland County may have an enhanced inspection under this subsection.

Sec. 3. 29-A MRSA §1766, sub-§3,  as amended by PL 2011, c. 191, §2, is further amended to read:

3. Fee.   Except as provided in subsection subsections 3-A and 3-B, stickers are furnished by the Chief of the State Police at $2.50 each.

Sec. 4. 29-A MRSA §1766, sub-§3-B  is enacted to read:

3-B Fee for new motor vehicles.   Stickers furnished by the Chief of the State Police for a 2-year inspection of a new motor vehicle under section 1751, subsection 1-A are $7 each.

summary

This amendment, which is the minority report of the committee, replaces the bill and changes the title. It provides that a new motor vehicle that has had an inspection is not required to have another inspection until 2 years from the last day of the month in which it was initially registered. The amendment also provides that the inspection sticker fee for the one-time 2-year inspection of a new motor vehicle is $7. After this time period has passed, the motor vehicle is required to have an annual motor vehicle safety inspection.


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