An Act To A1low Retired Firefiqhters To Retain Their Firefiqhter License Plates Further amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and before the summary and inserting in its place the following: Sec. 1. 29·A MRSA §519, as amended by PL 1999, c. 470, §5, is further amended to read: §5l9. Reqistration plates for firefiqhters 1. Authority to issue special reqistration plate. Upon application by an active firefighter whose status is certified by the fire chief, assistant fire chief or acting fire chief appointed or elected pursuant to Title 30-A, section 3153, the Secretary of State shall issue a special firefighter registration plate. 2. Reqistration plate desiqn. The Secretary of State may design a numerical registration plate. 3. Use of reqistration plate. The registration plate may be used aBly on ~ one motor vehicle with a registered gross weight of not more than 9,000 pounds. Page l-LR0201(2) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 0360
Committee Amendment CA_A_H131 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 273, L.D. 360, Bill, "An 
Act To Create a Retired Firefighter License Plate" 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting 
the following: 
'An Act To A1low Retired Firefiqhters To Retain Their Firefiqhter 
License Plates' 
Further amend the bill by striking out everything after the 
enacting clause and before the summary and inserting in its place 
the following: 
'Sec. 1. 29·A MRSA §519, as amended by PL 1999, c. 470, §5, 
is further amended to read: 
§5l9. Reqistration plates for firefiqhters 
1. 
Authority to issue special reqistration plate. 
Upon 
application by an active firefighter whose status is certified by 
the 
fire 
chief, 
assistant 
fire 
chief 
or 
acting 
fire 
chief 
appointed or elected pursuant to Title 30-A, section 3153, the 
Secretary of State shall issue a special firefighter registration 
plate. 
2. 
Reqistration plate desiqn. 
The Secretary of State may 
design a numerical registration plate. 
3. 
Use of reqistration plate. 
The registration plate may 
be used aBly on ~ 
one motor vehicle with a registered gross 
weight of not more than 9,000 pounds. 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 273, L.D. 360 
4. 
Fee for registration plate. 
An additional one-time fee 
of $5 is charged for a set of firefighter registration plates. 
5. 
Recall of registration plate. 
~~ Except as provided in 
subsection 
6. 
when 
a 
firefighter 
ceases 
to 
be 
an 
active 
firefighter, the fire chief shall notify the Secretary of State 
and the Secretary of State shall recall the registration plate. 
6. 
Retired firefighter; retention of registration plate. 
Upon approval by the fire chief. assistant fire chief or acting 
fire chief, 
a 
retired firefighter 
may 
continue 
to 
use 
the 
registration plates issued under this section. 
Upon the death of 
the firefighter. the family of the firefighter may retain the 
registration plates but may not use them on a vehicle. 
7. 
Firefighter vanity plates. 
Effective March I. 2006 the 
Secretary of State shall issue firefighter registration plates 
that are also vanity plates. 
Firefighter registration vanity 
plates are issued in accordance with section 453. 
Firefighter 
registration vanity plates m~ not duplicate vanity registration 
plates in any other class of plate.' 
SUMMARY 
This 
amendment 
replaces 
the 
bill. 
It 
allows 
retired 
firefighters to retain their firefighter registration plates with 
approval from the fire chief, assistant fire chief or acting fire 
chief. 
Upon the death of the firefighter, the family of the 
firefighter may retain the registration plate but may not use it 
on a vehicle. 
The amendment also allows the Secretary of State 
to issue firefighter vanity registration plates. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Net Cost (Savings) 
Highway Fund 
"Q.,evenue 
Highway Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Approved: 04/01/05 ;tvac::.. 
LD360 
LR 0201(02) 
An Act To Create a Retired Firefighter License Plate 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment 'A' 
Committee: Transportation 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
2005-06 
($1,200) 
$1,200 
2006-07 
($4,800) 
$4,800 
Projections 
2007-08 
($4,800) 
$4,800 
Projections 
2008-09 
($4,800) 
$4,800 
The authorization of firefighter vanity motor vehicle registration plates will result in increased Highway Fund 
revenues in the ainounts of$1,200 and $4,800 in fiscal years 2005-06 and 2006-07, respectively. 
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