An Act To Increase the Time Period for Motor Vehicle Inspections to 2 Years
Maine Legislature, Session 124, LD 0042
Committee: Transportation
Sponsors: WHEELER, BOWMAN, BLANCHARD, BRYANT, CAMPBELL, CASAVANT, HOGAN, KAENRA TH, VALENTINO, GERZOFSKY
Amends: 29-A MRSA §1751, 29-A MRSA §1752

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124th MAINE LEGISLATU 
Legislative Document 
No. 42 
H.P.37 
House of Representatives, January 5,2009 
An Act To Increase the Time Period for Motor Vehicle Inspections 
to 2 Years 
Reference to the Committee on Transportation suggested and ordered printed. 
Presented by Representative WHEELER of Kittery. 
Cosponsored by Senator BOWMAN of York and 
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MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Representatives: BLANCHARD of Old Town, BRYANT of Windham, CAMPBELL of 
Newfield, CASAVANT of Biddeford, HOGAN of Old Orchard Beach, KAENRA TH of South 
Portland, VALENTINO of Saco, Senator: GERZOFSKY of Cumberland. 
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1. 29-A MRSA §1751, sub-§l, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2 and 
affected by Pt. B, §5, is amended to read: 
1. 
Inspection required. 
Except as provided in this chapter or section 2307, 
subsection 1, a motor vehicle required to be registered in this . State must have an aRR-l:I-&I 
inspection every 2 years. A person may have a motor vehicle inspected more frequently. 
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 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 aRR-l:I-&I enhanced inspection every 2 years. 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 §1752, sub-§4, ,s, as amended by PL 2005, c. 314, §7, is 
further amended to read: 
B. Has a partial aRR-l:I-&I biennial inspection of the running gear, steering mechanism, 
brakes, exhaust system and lights; safety glass under section 1915; and tires under 
section 1917; and 
Sec. 4. 29-A MRSA §1752, sub-§7, ,s, as amended by PL 2005, c. 314, §8, is 
further amended to read: 
B. Has a paliial aRR-l:I-&I biennial inspection consisting of the running gear, steering 
mechanism, brakes, exhaust system and lights; safety glass under section 1915; and 
tires under section 1917, subsection 3; and 
Sec. 5. 29-A MRS A §1752, sub-§8, ~C, as amended by PL 2003, c. 125, §2 and 
c. 397, §5, is further amended to read: 
C. Has a paliial aRR-l:I-&I biennial inspection of running gear, steering mechanism, 
brakes and exhaust system and tires under section 1917, subsection 3; 
SUMMARY 
This bill changes the annual inspection requirement for motor vehicles, except for 
commercial vehicles, trailers and semitrailers, to a biennial inspection requirement. This 
bill also changes the annual enhanced inspection requirement for vehicles registered in 
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Cumberland County to a biennial requirement. 
Finally, this bill changes the annual 
paliial inspection requirement for farm trucks, fish trucks and woods tractors to a biennial 
requirement.