An Act To Reduce Motor Vehicle Inspection Costs
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 0437
Committee Amendment CA_A_S121 (Senate)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" A." to S.P. 141, L.D. 437, Bill, "An Act To 
Reduce Motor Vehicle Inspection Costs" 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
'An Act Relating to Inspection Requirements for New Motor Vehicles' 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and before the 
summary and inse1ting the following: 
'Sec. 1. 29-A MRSA § 1754, sub-§ I-A is enacted to read: 
I-A. New motor vehicles exempt from inspection. A new motor vehicle owned by 
a new vehicle dealer, as defined in section 851, subsection 9, with a dealer plate is 
exempt from motor vehicle inspection requirements under section 1751 only if the motor 
vehicle is operated in a manner consistent with section 1002, subsection 1, paragraphs A 
and E. For purposes of this subsection, "new motor vehicle" means a motor vehicle of 
the current model year or model year immediately preceding the current model year that 
has not been previously registered or titled. 
This subsection does not allow the operation of unsafe motor vehicles on a public way. 
Sec. 2. 29-A MRS A §1766, sub-§3, as amended by PL 2001, c. 234, §3, 1S 
further amended to read: 
3. Fee. Stickers Except as provided in subsection 3-A, stickers are furnished by the 
Chief of the State Police at $2.50 each. 
Sec. 3. 29-A MRS A §1766, sub-§3-A is enacted to read: 
3-A. Fee for new vehicle dealers. Stickers furnished to a new vehicle dealer, as 
defined in section 851, subsection 9, by the Chief of the State Police are $3.50 each.' 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" A" to S.P. 141, LD. 437 
SUMMARY 
This amendment replaces the bill and provides that a new motor vehicle owned by a 
new vehicle dealer with a dealer plate is exempt from motor vehicle inspection 
requirements only if the vehicle is operated for purposes directly connected with the 
business of buying, selling, testing, adjusting, servicing, demonstrating or exchanging the 
vehicle or for use by customers for not more than 7 days to demonstrate the vehicle. 
The amendment defines "new motor vehicle" as a motor vehicle of the current model 
year or model year immediately preceding the current model year that has not been 
previously registered or titled. 
This amendment also increases the cost of inspection stickers for new vehicle dealers 
by $1, from $2.50 to $3.50 per sticker. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Revised: 0511 5111 wac 
LD437 
LR 1402(02) 
An Act To Reduce Motor Vehicle Inspection Costs 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" 5-1'2.1 
Committee: Transportation 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
No net fiscal impact 
Correctional and Judicial Impact Statements 
Decreases the number of traffic infractions. 
A reduction in fines will decrease General Fund revenue by minor amounts. 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
This legislation proposes to exempt from motor vehicle inspection requirements new motor vehicles with dealer 
plates. It also increases motor vehicle inspection sticker fees purchased by new motor vehicle dealers by $1. It is 
expected that the loss of Highway Fund revenue from exempting these vehicles will be offset by the increase in 
Highway Fund revenue from the sticker fee increase. 
This legislation could potentially lead to a loss of federal highway and air grant funding. Any loss would depend upon 
whether or not the change in inspection requirements increased emissions and/or whether the state was able to 
mitigate this increase with new emission reduction strategies. 
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