An Act To Increase Agent Fees for Registration of Certain Recreational Vehicles
Maine Legislature, Session 126, LD 0467
Committee: Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
Sponsors: CASAVANT, CHIPMAN, HARLOW, ROCHELO, DUTREMBLE
Amends: 12 MRSA §13051, 12 MRSA §13105, 12 MRSA §13156

Legislative Document 
No. 467 
H.P. 317 
House of Representatives, February 14, 2013 
An Act To Increase Agent Fees for Registration of Certain 
Recreational Vehicles 
Reference to the Committee on Inland Fisheries and Wildlife suggested and ordered 
printed. 
MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Presented by Representative CASAVANT of Biddeford. 
Cosponsored by Representatives: CHIPMAN of Portland, DeCHANT of Bath, HARLOW of 
Portland, ROCHELO of Biddeford, Senator: DUTREMBLE of York. 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  12 MRSA §13051, sub-§2, ¶B, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 414, Pt. A, §2 
and affected by c. 614, §9, is amended to read: 
B.  Agents may charge a service fee of $1 not to exceed $3 for each renewal 
registration issued and $2 a service fee not to exceed $4 for each registration covered 
by sections 13002 to 13005.  This In a municipality in which an agent is authorized to 
issue registrations or renewals of registrations for applicants from another 
municipality or from an unorganized territory, the agent may charge those applicants 
a service fee of $1 in addition to the fees authorized by this subsection for each 
registration or renewal.  These service fee is fees are retained by the agent.  The 
commissioner shall charge a $1 service fee for each registration issued by department 
employees. 
Sec. 2.  12 MRSA §13105, sub-§1, ¶B, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 414, Pt. A, §2 
and affected by c. 614, §9, is amended to read: 
B.  Agents may charge a service fee of not more than $1 to exceed $3 for each 
snowmobile renewal registration issued and $2 a service fee not to exceed $4 for each 
registration covered by sections 13002 to 13005. This In a municipality in which an 
agent is authorized to issue registrations or renewals of registrations for applicants 
from another municipality or from an unorganized territory, the agent may charge 
those applicants a service fee of $1 in addition to the fees authorized by this 
subsection for each registration or renewal.  These service fee is fees are retained by 
the agent. 
Sec. 3.  12 MRSA §13156, sub-§3, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 414, Pt. A, §2 and 
affected by c. 614, §9, is amended to read: 
3.  Service fees.  An agent may charge a service fee of $1 not to exceed $3 for each 
ATV renewal registration issued and $2 a service fee not to exceed $4 for each 
registration covered by sections 13002 to 13005.  This In a municipality in which an 
agent is authorized to issue registrations or renewals of registrations for applicants from 
another municipality or from an unorganized territory, the agent may charge those 
applicants a service fee of $1 in addition to the fees authorized by this subsection for each 
registration or renewal.  These service fee is fees are retained by the agent. 
SUMMARY 
This bill increases the watercraft, snowmobile and ATV registration service fees that 
may be assessed, collected and retained by agents.  The service fee for the renewal of a 
registration is increased from $1 up to a maximum of $3 and from $2 up to a maximum of 
$4 for the issuance of a new registration.  Agents are also allowed to charge an extra $1 
for registrations or renewals issued for residents of other communities or unorganized 
territories.