An Act To Exempt Classic Auto Dealers from Dealer Plate Restrictions LR2319(02)
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1677
Committee Amendment CA_A_S382 (Senate)
Amends: 29-A MRSA §903

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "IT to S.P. 609, L.D. 1677, Bill, "An 
Act To Exempt Classic Auto Dealers from Dealer Plate Restrictions" 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting 
the following: 
I An 
Act 
To 
Amend 
the 
Laws 
Concerning 
Automobile 
Dealer 
Registration Plates' 
Further amend the bill by striking out all of section 1 and 
inserting in its place the following: 
'Sec. 1. 29-A MRSA §903, sub-§3, as amended by PL 2003, c. 
496, §l, is further amended to read: 
3. 
Plate reduction. 
Upon renewal of a dealer license, the 
number of plates allowed a 
motor vehicle dealer who fails to 
selIT-~h~e~~h-~e~ail-sa~esT a minimum of one vehicle per month or 
vehicles within a 
12-month period must be reduced to one 
dealer plate, and the motor vehicle dealer may not be issued a 
dealer plate under section 1002, subsection 1, paragraph B. 
Upon 
a 
2nd application for 
renewal 
of 
a 
dealer license, 
a 
motor 
vehicle dealer must be denied renewal if the Secretary of State 
determines that the dealer sold fewer than 4 vehiclesT--t.·fl .. £€>'I:I.~h 
Fet;aj,.]"--6a±eST in the previous license year, at which time all 
dealer credentials issued previously must 
be returned to the 
Secretary of State. 
A motor vehicle dealer who is denied a license renewal under this 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
':."i: 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT .. A· to S.P. 609, L.D. 1677 
subsection may not reapply until the license has been expired at 
least one year. 
A motor vehicle dealer who holds 
a 
vehicle auction business 
license under section 1051 is exempt from this subsection. 
A motor vehicle dealer who engages primarily in the sale of 
classic 
vehicles, 
emergency 
vehicles 
or 
industrial 
or 
farm 
eguipment is exempt from this subsection.' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment changes the title of the bill to accurately 
reflect its new provisions. 
This amendment changes the minimum sales requirement of 12 
vehicles in order to obtain a renewal of a dealer license by 
removing the restriction to retail sales only. 
This amendment 
also exempts dealers engaged primarily in the sale of emergency 
vehicles or industrial or farm equipment as well as classic 
vehicles, the last of which the bill proposed for exemption, from 
the minimum sales requirement. 
FISCA.L ;\OTE REQCl REO 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Net Cost (Savings) 
Highway Fund 
Revenue 
Highway Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Approved: 02110/04 frac:.. 
Office of Fiscal and Program Review 
LD 1677 
An Act To Exempt Classic Auto Dealers from Dealer Plate Restrictions 
LR2319(02) 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment /l\ 
Committee: Transportation 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
2003-04 
$0 
$0 
2004-05 
($5,825) 
$5,825 
Projections 
2005-06 
($5,825) 
$5,825 
Projections 
2006-07 
($5,825) 
$5,825 
The changes in dealer plate restrictions will result in minor revenue increases to the Highway Fund for fiscal year 
2003-04 and an annual increase of $5,825 beginning in fiscal year 2004-05. 
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