An Act To Implement the Recommendations of the Motor Vehicle Inspection Working Group
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 2032
Amends: 29-A MRSA §1751, 29-A MRSA §1751-A

Legislative Document
No. 2032
S.P. 742
In Senate, March 24, 2022
An Act To Implement the Recommendations of the Motor Vehicle 
Inspection Working Group
Reported by Senator DIAMOND of Cumberland for the Joint Standing Committee on 
Transportation pursuant to Joint Order 2021, S.P. 734.
DAREK M. GRANT
Secretary of the Senate
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  29-A MRSA §1751, sub-§3-A, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 234, §2, is 
amended to read:
3-A.  Inspection fees.  An inspection station may charge the following fees: a fee of 
up to $25 for an inspection performed under this section.
A.  For inspections performed under subsection 2, the fee may not be more than $12.50;
B.  For inspections of pre-1996 model vehicles performed under subsection 2‑A, the 
fee may not be more than $15.50; and
C.  For inspections of 1996 and subsequent model vehicles performed under subsection 
2‑A, the fee may not be more than $18.50.
The inspection fee is payable whether the vehicle passes inspection or not.
Sec. 2.  29-A MRSA §1751-A is enacted to read:
§1751-A.  Electronic inspection program
The Chief of the State Police may make available, but may not require the use of, an 
electronic inspection program for the purpose of inspections performed under this chapter. 
For the purposes of this section, "electronic inspection program" means a program, 
designated by the Chief of the State Police by rule, that uses electronically generated data 
as part of an inspection and permits the creation and exchange of an electronic record for 
maintaining inspection information.
1. Implementation. The Chief of the State Police may contract with a private entity to 
implement an electronic inspection program.
2. Phased approach. The Chief of the State Police may develop by rule an approach 
to phase in the implementation of an electronic inspection program throughout the State.
3. Fee. The Chief of the State Police may designate by rule a fee that an inspection 
station must pay to the State for each inspection performed using an electronic inspection 
program. A fee required under this subsection may not be more than the cost to the State 
of using the program to perform an inspection.
4. Rules. The Chief of the State Police shall adopt rules to implement this section. 
Rules adopted pursuant to this subsection are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, 
chapter 375, subchapter 2-A.
SUMMARY
This bill makes the following changes to Maine's motor vehicle inspection program 
based on the recommendations of the motor vehicle inspection working group.
1.  It sets the fee for all noncommercial motor vehicle inspections at up to $25.
2.  It allows the Chief of the State Police to make available, but does not authorize the 
chief to require the use of, an electronic inspection program for the purpose of performing 
motor vehicle inspections.
3.  It defines "electronic inspection program" as a program that uses electronically 
generated data as part of an inspection and permits the creation and exchange of an 
electronic record for maintaining inspection information.
4.  It allows the Chief of the State Police to require an inspection station to pay a fee 
for each inspection performed using an electronic inspection program. The fee may not be 
more than the cost to the State of using the program to perform an inspection.
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
(See attached)
Approved: 03/11/22
LD 2032
LR 2668(01)
Fiscal Detail and Notes
Additional costs to the Department of Public Safety associated with reviewing bids and rulemaking can be absorbed 
within existing budgeted resources. The department is expected to have minor cost savings related to the cost of 
inspection stickers and postage not requiring any change to the budget.
Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
Minor cost increase - Highway Fund
Minor savings - Highway Fund
An Act To Implement the Recommendations of the Motor Vehicle Inspection Working Group
Fiscal Note for Original Bill
Committee: Transportation
LR2668(01) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1