An Act To Increase the Time Period for Motor Vehicle Inspections to 2 Years
Maine Legislature, Session 124, LD 0042
Committee Amendment CA_A_H27 (House)
Amends: 29-A MRSA §1751

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "4,, to H.P. 37, L.D. 42, Bill, "An Act To Increase 
the Time Period for Motor Vehicle Inspections to 2 Years" 
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-§l-A is enacted to read: 
I-A. Exception; new motor vehicles. Notwithstanding subsection 1, except for a 
commercial motor vehicle, trailer or semitrailer, 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. 
Sec. 2. Report. The Department of Public Safety, Bureau of State Police, shall 
undertake a comprehensive review of the depaJiment's current motor vehicle inspection 
rules, including, but not limited to, an examination of the application process for 
inspection station licensees, the responsibilities of inspection technicians and stations and 
the safety inspection standards and criteria for the inspection of motor vehicles, 
motorcycles, commercial vehicles, school buses and trailers. 
The depaliment shall 
submit a repOli with findings and recommendations to the Joint Standing Committee on 
TranspOliation no later than January 30, 2010. 
After reviewing the repOli, the Joint 
Standing Committee on Transportation may submit legislation to the Second Regular 
Session of the 124th Legislature concerning the subject matter of the report.' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment, which is the minority report of the Joint Standing Committee on 
TranspOliation, replaces the bill and provides that a new motor vehicle, but not including 
a commercial vehicle, trailer or semitrailer, 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 directs the Department of Public Safety, Bureau 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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COMMITIEE AMENDMENT ·A" to H.P. 37, L.D. 42 
of State Police to undertake a comprehensive review of current motor vehicle inspection 
rules. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
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124thMAINE LEGISLATURE 
LD42 
LR 187(02) 
An Act To Increase the Time Period for Motor Vehi~le Inspections to 2 Years 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fl.md 
Highway Fund 
"Revenue 
General Fund 
Highway Fund 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment ''If' 
, Committee: Transportation 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
2009-10 
$93,652 
$0 
2010-11 
$124,870 
$1 i2,500 
Projections 
2011-12 
$124,870 
$112,500 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
($93,652) 
$0 
($i4,078) 
($124,870) 
($112,500) 
($18,770) 
($124,870) 
($112,500) 
($18,770) 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Projections 
2012-13' 
$124,870 
$112,500 
($124,870) 
($112,500) 
($18,770) 
The Judicial Branch will experience a decrease in General Fund fine revenue due to a decrease in traffic violations. 
The General Fund loss is estimated to be $93,652 in fiscal year 2009-10 and $124,870 in fiscal year 2010-11. The 
corresponding decrease in O~her Special Revenue Funds revenue from fine surcharges is estimated to be $14,078 in 
fiscal year 2009-10 and $18,770 in fiscal year 2010-11. 
This bill changes the annual inspection requirement for new motor vehicles which have had an inspection, and will 
decrease Highway Fund revenues to the Department of Public Safety for motor vehicle inspection stickers by 
$112,500 beginning in fiscal year 2010-1 L These vehicles are not required to have another inspection until two years 
from the 'last day ofthe month in which they were initially registered. It is assumed that all vehicles inspected in fiscal 
year 2008-09 would need to be inspected in fiscal year 2009-10 since these vehicles would have one-ye~r stickers. 
Based upon this assumption, there will be no fiscal impact in fiscal year 2009-10. The impact in fiscal year 2010-11 
assumes new motor vehicles inspected in 20 1 0 would not need to be inspect~d. The loss of revenue for fiscal year 
2011-12 assumes new motor vehicles inspected in 2010 would not need to be inspected.· 
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