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Title 29-A, Chapter 5: VEHICLE REGISTRATION

Subchapter 1: REGISTRATION

Article 1: GENERAL REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS

29-A §351. Registration required 
29-A §352. Minors 
29-A §353. Members of Armed Forces 
29-A §354. Off-road vehicles 

Article 2: CERTIFICATES OF REGISTRATION

29-A §401. Application 
29-A §402. Insurance required prior to registration 
29-A §403. Motor vehicle emission inspection requirement for vehicle registration (REPEALED) 
29-A §404. Carrying of registration 
29-A §405. Expiration dates 
29-A §406. Nontransferability of certificate 
29-A §407. Defaced or missing identification numbers 
29-A §408. Vehicles reported stolen 
29-A §409. Collection of taxes 
29-A §410. Voluntary surrender or cancellation 
29-A §411. Multi-year fleet registration 

Article 3: REGISTRATION PLATES

29-A §451. Issuance and form of registration plates 
29-A §452. Manner of display 
29-A §453. Vanity registration plates 
29-A §454. Commemorative registration plates 
29-A §455. Environmental registration plates 
29-A §456. University of Maine System; special registration plates 
29-A §456-A. Lobster registration plates 
29-A §456-B. Maine Black Bears registration plates 
29-A §456-C. Sportsman registration plates 
29-A §456-D. We Support Our Troops registration plates 
29-A §456-E. Breast cancer support services registration plate 
29-A §456-F. Agriculture education registration plate 
29-A §456-G. Support Animal Welfare registration plate 
29-A §456-H. The Barbara Bush Children's Hospital registration plates 
29-A §456-I. Maine Lighthouse Trust registration plates 
29-A §457. Hobbyist registration plates 
29-A §458. Stock race cars 
29-A §458-A. Modified show vehicle (REPEALED) 
29-A §458-B. Custom vehicles 
29-A §459. Manufacturers, dealers, transporters, body shops, transmission shops and garages; special plates 
29-A §460. State officials 
29-A §460-A. Honorary consul (REPEALED) 
29-A §461. Reservation of same number 
29-A §462. Temporary registration plates (REALLOCATED TO TITLE 29-A, SECTION 954-A) 
29-A §462-A. Temporary registration permit; United States Armed Forces deployments; rules 
29-A §463. Disposition of registration plates 
29-A §464. Unused registration plates 
29-A §465. Loss of registration plates 
29-A §466. Registration Plate Equipment and Production Program 
29-A §467. Moratorium on specialty plates (REPEALED) 
29-A §468. Specialty license plate 
29-A §468-A. Recognition license plates 
29-A §469. Specialty License Plate Fund 
29-A §470. Experimental motor vehicle plates and registration 

Article 4: REGISTRATION PROVISIONS

29-A §501. Fees for registration; motor vehicles 
29-A §502. Transfer and return of registration; prorated registration fees 
29-A §503. Miscellaneous registration fees 
29-A §504. Registration of trucks and truck tractors 
29-A §505. Farm trucks 
29-A §506. Registration fee for motor homes 
29-A §507. Temporary registered gross weight increase 
29-A §508. Truck campers (REPEALED) 
29-A §509. Tractors 
29-A §510. Exemption from registration 
29-A §511. Trailers and semitrailers 
29-A §512. Semipermanent and permanent registration plates for trailers and semitrailers 
29-A §513. Special mobile equipment 
29-A §514. Evasion of registration fees and excise taxes 
29-A §515. Motorcycles and parking control vehicles 
29-A §515-A. Motorcycle registration plates 
29-A §515-B. Purple Heart medal recipients; special motorcycle registration plates 
29-A §516. Stock car 
29-A §517. Government vehicles 
29-A §517-A. Registration exemption for vehicles owned by veterans groups and used exclusively for ceremonial activities 
29-A §517-B. Registration exemption for antique farm tractors used in demonstrations, parades, ceremonies and organized charitable events 
29-A §518. Emergency vehicles 
29-A §519. Registration plates for firefighters 
29-A §519-A. Registration plates for emergency medical services persons 
29-A §520. Special equipment 
29-A §521. Registration; disability registration plates 
29-A §522. Deaf, hard-of-hearing and late-deafened persons (REPEALED) 
29-A §523. Certain veterans 
29-A §524. Other special veterans registration plates 
29-A §524-A. Wabanaki registration plates 
29-A §524-B. Gold star family registration plates 
29-A §525. Fuel tax licensing and reporting 
29-A §526. Surcharge on certain registrations (REPEALED) 

Article 5: INTERNATIONAL REGISTRATION PLAN

29-A §531. Application of the International Registration Plan; apportioned registrations 
29-A §532. Vehicles registered pursuant to the plan 
29-A §533. Use of apportioned excise tax (REPEALED) 
29-A §533-A. Municipal Excise Tax Reimbursement Fund 

Subchapter 2: MOTOR CARRIER REGISTRATION

29-A §551. Multistate agreement and federal programs 
29-A §552. Operating authority license required (REPEALED) 
29-A §553. Identification device (REPEALED) 
29-A §554. Lapse of license (REPEALED) 
29-A §555. Bureau of State Police; enforcement 
29-A §555-A. United States Department of Transportation census number 
29-A §556. Exemptions 
29-A §557. Municipal authority 
29-A §558. Violation of provisions of this subchapter (REPEALED) 
29-A §558-A. Violation of provisions of subchapter 
29-A §558-B. Notification by court to Secretary of State of a failure to appear or noncompliance with court order; resulting suspension 
29-A §559. Agents for service of process (REPEALED) 
29-A §560. Certificate of Chief of State Police; Secretary of State 
29-A §561. Transportation Safety Fund (REPEALED) 
29-A §561-A. Fines and fees 
29-A §562. Motor Carrier Review Board (REPEALED) 
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