An Act to Modify Provisions of Law Governing Parking
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 2137
Committee: Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services
Sponsors: NANGLE
Amends: 10 MRSA §1500-L

Legislative Document
No. 2137
S.P. 836
In Senate, January 7, 2026
An Act to Modify Provisions of Law Governing Parking 
Enforcement on Property Accessible to the Public
(EMERGENCY)
Approved for introduction by a majority of the Legislative Council pursuant to Joint Rule 
203.
Reference to the Committee on Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services 
suggested and ordered printed.
DAREK M. GRANT
Secretary of the Senate
Presented by Senator NANGLE of Cumberland.
Emergency preamble.  Whereas, acts and resolves of the Legislature do not 
become effective until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted as emergencies; and
Whereas, Public Law 2025, chapter 350 created unintended financial burdens on 
municipalities such as Westbrook, which now faces tens of thousands of dollars in signage 
costs; and
Whereas, the law also permits delayed mailed notices of parking violations, depriving 
vehicle owners of timely awareness of alleged violations; and
Whereas, immediate clarification is necessary to ensure fair enforcement practices 
and to prevent unnecessary costs to municipalities and the public; and
Whereas, in the judgment of the Legislature, these facts create an emergency within 
the meaning of the Constitution of Maine and require the following legislation as 
immediately necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and safety; now, 
therefore,
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  10 MRSA §1500-LL, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 2025, c. 350, §1 and 
reallocated by RR 2025, c. 1, Pt. A, §20, is amended to read:
1.  Fine, fee or charge amount must be reasonable and conspicuously posted.  The 
amount of any fine, fee or charge to any person for the violation of any parking rule 
applicable to property accessible to the public for the parking of motor vehicles must be 
reasonable and must be conspicuously and prominently posted within the property so that 
it is visible at any entrance and exit of a parking lot or parking structure within the property 
by a person entering and exiting in a motor vehicle.
Sec. 2.  10 MRSA §1500-LL, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 2025, c. 350, §1 and 
reallocated by RR 2025, c. 1, Pt. A, §20, is amended to read:
2.  Written notice of violation required.  Written notice of a violation of any parking 
rule applicable to property accessible to the public for the parking of motor vehicles, 
including the failure to pay an amount of money to park a motor vehicle, must be provided 
to the registered owner of the motor vehicle affixed in a conspicuous place on the motor 
vehicle at the time of the violation. At a minimum, the written notice must include the 
following information:
A.  The date and time of the violation;
B.  The nature of the violation, including the parking rule violated;
C.  The amount of the fine, fee or charge for the violation and the payment due date for 
the fine, fee or charge for the violation, which must be at least 10 business days after 
the date of the written notice of the violation;
D.  Payment instructions; and
E.  Contact information for the person or entity responsible for collecting the fine, fee 
or charge for the violation.; and
F.  The motor vehicle's license plate number, state of registration and registration type.
Emergency clause.  In view of the emergency cited in the preamble, this legislation 
takes effect when approved.
SUMMARY
This bill amends recently enacted provisions pertaining to parking enforcement 
practices by eliminating the requirement that signs indicating parking fees be posted at 
every entrance and exit of every parking lot or parking structure accessible to the public.  
The bill also requires that a written notice of a parking fine be affixed to a vehicle in a 
conspicuous place at the time of the violation.  The bill also requires that the written notice 
include the vehicle's license plate number, state and registration type.