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Code of Maine Rules › 29 - DEPARTMENT OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE › 250 - BUREAU OF MOTOR VEHICLES › Bureau of Motor Vehicles › Chapter 157 - THE ADMINISTRATION OF OVER DIMENSION AND OVERWEIGHT PERMITS › Section 250-157-16 - PILOT VEHICLES

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
1.
Pilot
				  Vehicle Thresholds
A. TABLE 1 details
				  the pilot vehicle and police escort requirements for a single vehicle and load
				  or a vehicle combination and load where the object moved is not a mobile or
				  modular home:
TABLE 1
Number of Pilots/Escorts
Permit Type
Width
Length
Height
1 Pilot Vehicle
Maine Only
Greater than 12 feet and less than 16 feet
Greater than 80 feet and less than 125 feet
Multi-State
Greater than or equal to 12 feet
Greater than or equal to 80 feet
2 Pilot Vehicles
Maine Only
Night time moves of timber harvesting equipment not
								exceeding 11 feet 6 inches (See Section
								18 )
Night time moves of timber harvesting equipment not
								exceeding 75 feet (See Section
								18 )
1 Pilot Vehicle + 1 Police Escort
Maine Only
Greater than or equal to 16 feet and less than 20
								feet
Greater than or equal to 125 feet and less than 150
								feet
2 Police Escorts
Maine Only
Greater than or equal to 20 feet
Greater than or equal to 150 feet
1 Pole Car
Maine Only
Greater than 16 feet
B.
				  TABLE 2 details the pilot vehicle and police escort requirements for a vehicle
				  combination and load where the object moved is a manufactured, modular, mobile
				  or pre-fabricated home:
TABLE 2
Number of Pilots/Escorts
Permit Type
Width
(At the Base)
Length
Height
1 Pilot Vehicle
Maine Only
Greater than 12 feet and less than or equal to 14
								feet 6 inches
Greater than 80 feet and less than 125 feet
Multi-State
Greater than or equal to 12 feet
Greater than or equal to 80 feet
2 Pilot Vehicles
Maine Only
Greater than 14 feet 6 inches and less than 16
								feet
1 Pilot Vehicle + 1 Police Escort
Maine Only
(1) Base greater than or equal to 16 feet and less
								than 20 feet, or (2) Eaves greater than or equal to 16 feet 9 inches
Greater than or equal to 125 feet and less than 150
								feet
2 Police Escorts
Maine Only
Greater than or equal to 20 feet
Greater than or equal to 150 feet
1 Pole Car
Maine Only
Greater than 16 feet
(See Section
								21 for special conditions for mobile
								and modular homes)
C.
				  The Secretary, acting upon the advice of the Commissioner, may require pilot
				  vehicles for lesser dimensions as well as require additional pilots, or may
				  waive or modify the necessity of requiring pilot vehicles.
D. The Chief of the Maine State Police, a
				  member of the department holding the rank of Lieutenant or higher or their
				  designee, may at their discretion, waive the requirement for a second police
				  escort or require additional police escorts to safely complete the move. The
				  Maine State Police may not reduce the police escort requirements below what is
				  listed in Title 29-A section 2382 subsection 9- A.
Code of Maine Rules › 29 - DEPARTMENT OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE › 250 - BUREAU OF MOTOR VEHICLES › Bureau of Motor Vehicles › Chapter 157 - THE ADMINISTRATION OF OVER DIMENSION AND OVERWEIGHT PERMITS › Section 250-157-17 - POLICE ESCORTS

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
1. Police escorts
				  are required when a vehicle or combination of vehicles and load exceeds:
A. 125 feet or more in length, or
B. 16 feet or more in width.
Code of Maine Rules › 29 - DEPARTMENT OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE › 250 - BUREAU OF MOTOR VEHICLES › Bureau of Motor Vehicles › Chapter 157 - THE ADMINISTRATION OF OVER DIMENSION AND OVERWEIGHT PERMITS › Section 250-157-18 - NIGHT MOVES AND STATE POLICE ONLY MOVES

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
1.
On the Interstate System
A. Only
				  the Maine State Police may provide police escorts on the Interstate Highway
				  System.
Code of Maine Rules › 29 - DEPARTMENT OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE › 250 - BUREAU OF MOTOR VEHICLES › Bureau of Motor Vehicles › Chapter 157 - THE ADMINISTRATION OF OVER DIMENSION AND OVERWEIGHT PERMITS › Section 250-157-19 - MAINE TURNPIKE AUTHORITY

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
1. Travel on
				  the Maine Turnpike is governed by Rules and Regulations adopted by the Maine
				  Turnpike Authority, including but not limited to rules with respect to size and
				  weight limitations. There also are restrictions on time of travel and some
				  overlimit vehicles may be allowed to move at night. The Maine Turnpike may
				  require pilot vehicles and State Police escorts at lesser dimensions and
				  weights than required by this rule.
2. Overlimit loads are not allowed on the
				  Maine Turnpike when speeds are reduced to 45 miles per hour. If an overlimit
				  load is on the Turnpike when speeds are reduced, the vehicle must exit the
				  Turnpike at the earliest possible point, and await the return to normal posted
				  speeds.
3. Many bridge clearances
				  on the Maine Turnpike are at 13 feet 6 inches.
4. The Secretary's issuance of a permit
				  listing the Maine Turnpike as a route does not relieve the permittee of the
				  obligation to also obtain a Turnpike-issued permit. The Turnpike requires a
				  permit fee in addition to the fare normally charged for the class of vehicle
				  involved.
Code of Maine Rules › 29 - DEPARTMENT OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE › 250 - BUREAU OF MOTOR VEHICLES › Bureau of Motor Vehicles › Chapter 157 - THE ADMINISTRATION OF OVER DIMENSION AND OVERWEIGHT PERMITS › Section 250-157-20 - REGIONAL AGREEMENTS: INTERSTATE / INTERNATIONAL MOVES

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
1.
New England Transportation
				  Consortium (NETC)
A. Maine, New
				  Hampshire, Massachusetts, Vermont, and Rhode Island have formed the New England
				  Transportation Consortium (NETC). One of the efforts of the NETC was to develop
				  procedures for issuing multi-state permits for non-divisible overdimensional
				  and non-divisible overweight combination vehicles engaged in interstate travel
				  within the five states. Maine BMV issues permits only for New Hampshire
				  pursuant to a bilateral agreement.
B. Under these procedures, multi-state
				  permits may be obtained only for combination vehicles and loads not exceeding
				  the following limits:
(1) 108,000 lbs. on
				  five axles;
(2) 120,000 lbs. on six
				  or more axles;
(3) 90 feet overall
				  length;
(4) 13 feet 6 inches
				  overall height; and
(5) 14 feet in
				  width with an additional 6 inches of eavewidth on mobile or modular home
				  components only providing the greater overhang is on the right hand shoulder of
				  the highway.
(See the Department of the Secretary of State Rule Chapter
					 155 for more information)
Code of Maine Rules › 29 - DEPARTMENT OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE › 250 - BUREAU OF MOTOR VEHICLES › Bureau of Motor Vehicles › Chapter 157 - THE ADMINISTRATION OF OVER DIMENSION AND OVERWEIGHT PERMITS › Section 250-157-21 - MOBILE AND MODULAR HOME MOVEMENT SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
1. Mobile homes and semitrailers used to haul
				  modular homes must be registered before a permit is granted. Mobile homes must
				  have a dealer or transit plate affixed to the back of the home.
2. Before a permit is granted to transport a
				  mobile home the applicant must provide the Overlimit Permit Unit with:
A. the registration information for the
				  mobile home (dealer or transit plate number); and
B. the required mobile home identification
				  information which is the year, make, color, and serial number.
Code of Maine Rules › 29 - DEPARTMENT OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE › 250 - BUREAU OF MOTOR VEHICLES › Bureau of Motor Vehicles › Chapter 158 - ADMINISTRATION OF TRAILER TRANSIT PLATES › Section 250-158-A - DEFINITIONS

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
In the regulation of users of trailer transit plates, the
					 following words, terms and phrases shall be defined as follows:
1. The term "Secretary" shall mean the Maine
				  Secretary of State.
2. The term
				  "mover" shall mean any individual, firm, co-partnership, corporation,
				  association or company, or lessees, trustees or receivers thereof, operating or
				  causing the operation of storage trailers, light trailers, and mobile
				  homes.
3. The term "temporarily in
				  the custody of the licensee" shall mean a mobile home, or storage trailer, or
				  light trailer which is not owned by the mover but is entrusted to the mover for
				  movement. In the case of storage trailers, the owner may be deemed to be
				  "temporarily in the custody" if the storage trailer is leased to another party
				  for thirty (30) days or more, and the storage trailer is not generally in the
				  owner's direct control. The term "application" shall mean original application
				  and renewal application for trailer transit plates.
1. The term "application" shall mean original
				  application and renewal application for trailer transit plates.
2. The term "highway" shall mean all public
				  ways, roads, including the Maine Turnpike, streets, avenues, alleys,
				  boulevards, parks, squares, ferries, and bridges and approaches here to within
				  the State.
3. The term "trailer
				  transit" shall mean a mobile home, or storage trailer, or light trailer
				  temporarily in the custody of the licensee.
4. The term "mobile home" shall mean a
				  vehicle owned by a manufacturer, dealer, or consumer being moved from point to
				  point or site to site. Mobile home in this context shall include travel
				  trailers, fifth wheel travel trailers, park trailers, office trailers, portable
				  classroom trailers, but not folding camper trailers.
5. The term "storage trailer" shall mean an
				  empty trailer or semitrailer which is moved infrequently over the highways to
				  and from its business location and sites for stationary storage use.
6. The term "license" shall mean a document
				  of the Secretary's design that specifies the location of the place of business
				  by the trailer transit mover for posting the place or business of the
				  mover.
7. The term "registration
				  certificate" shall mean a document that specifies the location of the place of
				  business occupied by the trailer transit mover which shall be carried in the
				  power unit.
8. The term "light
				  trailer" shall mean a trailer or semitrailer with an unladen weight of 3,000
				  pounds or less, provided that the load is owned by or in the custody of the
				  transporting business.
Code of Maine Rules › 29 - DEPARTMENT OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE › 250 - BUREAU OF MOTOR VEHICLES › Bureau of Motor Vehicles › Chapter 158 - ADMINISTRATION OF TRAILER TRANSIT PLATES › Section 250-158-B - COMMUNICATIONS

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
1. All written communication and documents
				  should be addressed to the Secretary of State, Bureau of Motor Vehicles, Dealer
				  and Agent Services,29 State House Station, Augusta, Maine 04333. All
				  communications and documents are deemed to be officially received only when
				  delivered at the offices of the Secretary of State in Augusta, Maine.
2. Every license holder in addressing
				  communications to the Secretary must use the name shown upon the holder's
				  license.
3. Telephone number is
				  (207) 624-9000 Extension 52143.
Code of Maine Rules › 29 - DEPARTMENT OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE › 250 - BUREAU OF MOTOR VEHICLES › Bureau of Motor Vehicles › Chapter 158 - ADMINISTRATION OF TRAILER TRANSIT PLATES › Section 250-158-C - ADDRESS, CHANGE OF

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A change in the address of the principal place of business
					 of any carrier must be immediately reported to the Secretary of State.
Code of Maine Rules › 29 - DEPARTMENT OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE › 250 - BUREAU OF MOTOR VEHICLES › Bureau of Motor Vehicles › Chapter 158 - ADMINISTRATION OF TRAILER TRANSIT PLATES › Section 250-158-D - REMITTANCE

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
1. Remittances to the Secretary may be by
				  credit card, or money order or bank draft, payable to the Secretary of State or
				  the Treasurer of the State of Maine. Personal checks will be accepted subject
				  to collection. Canadian checks should be drawn on a United States
				  Bank.
2. Remittances in currency or
				  coin are wholly at the risk of the remitter. The Secretary assumes no
				  responsibility for loss of currency or coin sent by mail.
3. All remittances must be paid in United
				  States Currency.
Code of Maine Rules › 29 - DEPARTMENT OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE › 250 - BUREAU OF MOTOR VEHICLES › Bureau of Motor Vehicles › Chapter 158 - ADMINISTRATION OF TRAILER TRANSIT PLATES › Section 250-158-E - APPLICATIONS

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Original applications and renewal applications for licenses
					 shall be made upon forms respectively prescribed and furnished by the
					 Secretary.
Code of Maine Rules › 29 - DEPARTMENT OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE › 250 - BUREAU OF MOTOR VEHICLES › Bureau of Motor Vehicles › Chapter 158 - ADMINISTRATION OF TRAILER TRANSIT PLATES › Section 250-158-F - THE FOLLOWING FEES PROVIDED BY TITLE 29-A, M.R.S.A., SECTION 852 MUST BE PAID IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS THEREOF

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
1.
Original application
$150.00
2.
Renewal application
$150.00
3.
Plate
$ 20.00
Code of Maine Rules › 29 - DEPARTMENT OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE › 250 - BUREAU OF MOTOR VEHICLES › Bureau of Motor Vehicles › Chapter 158 - ADMINISTRATION OF TRAILER TRANSIT PLATES › Section 250-158-G - LICENSE AND REGISTRATION

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
The license shall be displayed in a prominent location at
					 the place of business of the mobile home, or storage or light trailer mover.
					 The registration certificate shall be carried in the power unit when moving
					 mobile homes, or storage or light trailers.
Code of Maine Rules › 29 - DEPARTMENT OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE › 250 - BUREAU OF MOTOR VEHICLES › Bureau of Motor Vehicles › Chapter 158 - ADMINISTRATION OF TRAILER TRANSIT PLATES › Section 250-158-H - PLATE DISPLAY

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
While on the highways the plate shall be displayed at the
					 rear of the storage trailer, mobile home or light trailer and the validation
					 sticker shall be displayed on the lower right side of the plate.
Code of Maine Rules › 29 - DEPARTMENT OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE › 250 - BUREAU OF MOTOR VEHICLES › Bureau of Motor Vehicles › Chapter 158 - ADMINISTRATION OF TRAILER TRANSIT PLATES › Section 250-158-I - ISSUING PERIOD

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
The licensing period for trailer transit plates shall be
					 from January 1 through December 31. Application for additional plates applied
					 for during the period between the first day of September and the last day of
					 December in any year will pay half the normal plate fee. It shall be lawful to
					 use and display on mobile home, storage and light trailers the number plates
					 issued for the next succeeding year on or after December 1st.
Code of Maine Rules › 29 - DEPARTMENT OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE › 250 - BUREAU OF MOTOR VEHICLES › Bureau of Motor Vehicles › Chapter 158 - ADMINISTRATION OF TRAILER TRANSIT PLATES › Section 250-158-J - MISUSE

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Only residents as defined in Title 29-A Section 101(62) may
					 participate in the program. Any violations of
					  29-A M.R.S.A.
					 Section462 or of these rules could result in
					 the cancellation of the license and registration certificate(s).
Code of Maine Rules › 29 - DEPARTMENT OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE › 250 - BUREAU OF MOTOR VEHICLES › Bureau of Motor Vehicles › Chapter 158 - ADMINISTRATION OF TRAILER TRANSIT PLATES › Section 250-158-L - PROPERTY TAX PAYMENTS

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Mobile home movers must provide us with proof, if not
					 exempted, that the property taxes and sewage fees have been paid. This may be
					 done by facsimile or other reasonable means.
Code of Maine Rules › 29 - DEPARTMENT OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE › 250 - BUREAU OF MOTOR VEHICLES › Bureau of Motor Vehicles › Chapter 159 - RULES GOVERNING THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE PERMANENT, SEMIPERMANENT SEMITRAILER REGISTRATION PROGRAMS › Section 250-159-A - DEFINITIONS

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
1. The term "registrant" means any person,
				  firm, corporation, partnership, company, trustee, lessee or receivers owning or
				  controlling a semitrailer being registered pursuant to
				  29-A
				  MRSA §512.
2. The term "semitrailer" means any vehicle
				  without motive power designed for being drawn by a motor vehicle, where some
				  part of the weight of the vehicle and its load rests upon or is carried by the
				  vehicle.
3. The term "Secretary"
				  shall mean the Maine Secretary of State or any Deputy Secretary of
				  State.
4. The term "certificate"
				  means a registration document issued by the Secretary of State identifying the
				  vehicle and the registrant.
5. The
				  term "plate" means a unique external identification device assigned to a
				  specific vehicle.
6. The term
				  "Agent" means any Maine resident acting on behalf of any person, firm,
				  corporation, partnership, company, trustee, lessee or receivers owning or
				  controlling a semitrailer being registered pursuant to
				  29-A
				  MRSA §512.
7. The term "Non-Governmental Agent" means
				  any person appointed by the Secretary of State to issue original registrations,
				  to renew registrations, and to transfer registrations from one vehicle to
				  another.
8. The term "permanent
				  registration" means a long-term trailer registration certificate and plate with
				  an expiration date of December 31st, 25 years from the year of issue. The fee
				  for each registration shall be eighty dollars ($80.00) payable at time of
				  issue.
Code of Maine Rules › 29 - DEPARTMENT OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE › 250 - BUREAU OF MOTOR VEHICLES › Bureau of Motor Vehicles › Chapter 159 - RULES GOVERNING THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE PERMANENT, SEMIPERMANENT SEMITRAILER REGISTRATION PROGRAMS › Section 250-159-B - GENERAL INFORMATION

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Pursuant to
					 29-A
					 MRSA§512 the Secretary of State, Bureau
					 of Motor Vehicles has a semipermanent semitrailer registration program. It is a
					 requirement that the person, partnership, or corporation participating in this
					 program be a Maine resident, have a place of business in Maine, or have a
					 designated agent or representative residing in Maine.
The Secretary of State offers three types of semipermanent
					 trailer registration programs: a five to 12 year long term program; a 20 year
					 semi-permanent program and a 25 year permanent plate program.
Initial registration. Semitrailers must be registered for
					 at least five years. Exceptions are made only to allow registrants to maintain
					 a common expiration date for an existing fleet. In no case shall a
					 semipermanent semitrailer registration be issued for fewer than three (3)
					 years.
Renewals: Registrations which have expired may be renewed
					 for three to twelve years at the long term rate of $12/year. Generally, when a
					 registration is renewed a new registration number will be issued. However, the
					 Secretary of State may authorize a registrant to continue to use the same plate
					 number.
Pursuant to
					 29-A
					 MRSA §512 Sub-section 2 the Secretary of
					 State, Bureau of Motor Vehicles will issue semipermanent semitrailer
					 registrations valid for periods up to 20 years to qualified applicants. The fee
					 for each registration is twelve dollars ($12.00) per year. A registration
					 certificate and registration plate will be issued to each semitrailer
					 registered.
Title fee for 25-year permanent plate is 18dollars
					 ($18.00).
All trailer applications may be processed by a
					 non-governmental agent.
Code of Maine Rules › 29 - DEPARTMENT OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE › 250 - BUREAU OF MOTOR VEHICLES › Bureau of Motor Vehicles › Chapter 159 - RULES GOVERNING THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE PERMANENT, SEMIPERMANENT SEMITRAILER REGISTRATION PROGRAMS › Section 250-159-C - COMMUNICATIONS

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
All written communications and documents should be
					 addressed to the Secretary of State, Bureau of Motor Vehicles, Trailer Unit,
					 #29 State House Station, Augusta, Maine 04333. All communications and documents
					 are deemed to be officially received when delivered at the offices of the
					 Secretary of State in Augusta, Maine. Telephone number is: (207) 624-9000 Ext.
					 52151. Fax number is (207) 624-9312. E-mail: trailerunit.bmv@maine.gov
					 .
Code of Maine Rules › 29 - DEPARTMENT OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE › 250 - BUREAU OF MOTOR VEHICLES › Bureau of Motor Vehicles › Chapter 159 - RULES GOVERNING THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE PERMANENT, SEMIPERMANENT SEMITRAILER REGISTRATION PROGRAMS › Section 250-159-D - CHANGE OF ADDRESS

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A registrant must report any change of address of a
					 principal place of business to the Secretary of State within 30
					 days.
Code of Maine Rules › 29 - DEPARTMENT OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE › 250 - BUREAU OF MOTOR VEHICLES › Bureau of Motor Vehicles › Chapter 159 - RULES GOVERNING THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE PERMANENT, SEMIPERMANENT SEMITRAILER REGISTRATION PROGRAMS › Section 250-159-E - REMITTANCES

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Remittances to the Secretary of State may be made by money
					 order, bank draft, or credit card payable to the Secretary of State or the
					 Treasurer of the State of Maine. Personal checks are accepted subject to
					 collection.
Remittances in currency are wholly at the risk of the
					 remitter. The Secretary assumes no responsibility for loss of currency sent by
					 mail.
All remittances must be in United States
					 funds.
Code of Maine Rules › 29 - DEPARTMENT OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE › 250 - BUREAU OF MOTOR VEHICLES › Bureau of Motor Vehicles › Chapter 159 - RULES GOVERNING THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE PERMANENT, SEMIPERMANENT SEMITRAILER REGISTRATION PROGRAMS › Section 250-159-F - REGISTRATION YEAR

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
The registration year is March 1 to the last day of
					 February. The expiration date for the 25-year permanent plate program will be
					 December 31, 25 years from the year of issue.
Code of Maine Rules › 29 - DEPARTMENT OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE › 250 - BUREAU OF MOTOR VEHICLES › Bureau of Motor Vehicles › Chapter 159 - RULES GOVERNING THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE PERMANENT, SEMIPERMANENT SEMITRAILER REGISTRATION PROGRAMS › Section 250-159-G - MINIMUM FLEET SIZE

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
1. In the 5 to 12
				  year program there is no minimum fleet size.
2. In the twenty year program each registrant
				  must register at least 1000 semitrailers in at least one registration year.
				  Failure to maintain at least 1000 active registrations may result in the
				  cancellation of the registrant's registrations.
3. To be eligible for the 25 year permanent
				  registration program, a registrant must maintain a total of at least 30,000
				  registrations in any program under
				  29-A
				  MRSA§512. The 30,000 registration total
				  is additive among the programs.
Title fee for 25-year permanent plate is eighteen dollars
					 ($18.00).
Code of Maine Rules › 29 - DEPARTMENT OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE › 250 - BUREAU OF MOTOR VEHICLES › Bureau of Motor Vehicles › Chapter 159 - RULES GOVERNING THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE PERMANENT, SEMIPERMANENT SEMITRAILER REGISTRATION PROGRAMS › Section 250-159-J - REFUNDS

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
The first three years' fees may not be refunded. A refund
					 will be issued for the unused portion of a registration (full year increments
					 only). All requests for refunds must be submitted in writing. Both plate and
					 certificate must be returned. If the plate is not returned a lost plate
					 statement must be submitted and a fee of five dollars ($5.00) per plate will be
					 deducted. If a registration certificate is not returned a two dollar ($2.00)
					 per registration certificate is charged. If both the plate and certificate are
					 not returned, a refund will be issued only if the registrant pays the lost
					 plate and lost certificate fee, and submits a statement that the credentials
					 have been lost.
All requests for refunds and accompanying documentation
					 must be submitted in numerical sequence by plate number within expiration year,
					 e.g. all 2018 registrations listed, then 2019 registrations, etc. No portion of
					 the fee paid for the 25-year permanent registration may be refunded.
A registrant may not reregister a vehicle in the permanent
					 registration program if any portion of the previous registration was
					 refunded.
Code of Maine Rules › 29 - DEPARTMENT OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE › 250 - BUREAU OF MOTOR VEHICLES › Bureau of Motor Vehicles › Chapter 159 - RULES GOVERNING THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE PERMANENT, SEMIPERMANENT SEMITRAILER REGISTRATION PROGRAMS › Section 250-159-K - TRANSFERS

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
The same documentation required for an application for new
					 registration is required for a transfer, and the old registration certificate
					 must be returned. If no certificate is returned the two dollar $2.00 duplicate
					 certificate fee must be charged.
The file will be checked to determine that the original
					 registration is valid. Once it has been determined that the registration is
					 valid, the application will be processed as a new registration. Once the
					 registration has been validated the plates may be transferred to the new
					 unit.
Active registrations may be transferred for a fee of eight
					 ($8.00) dollars. Registrations may not be transferred between registrants. For
					 the 25 year program a registrant may transfer an unexpired registration to a
					 semitrailer not previously registered to the registrant in this state. The fee
					 is twenty dollars ($20.00).
Code of Maine Rules › 29 - DEPARTMENT OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE › 250 - BUREAU OF MOTOR VEHICLES › Bureau of Motor Vehicles › Chapter 159 - RULES GOVERNING THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE PERMANENT, SEMIPERMANENT SEMITRAILER REGISTRATION PROGRAMS › Section 250-159-L - DOCUMENTATION TO ACCOMPANY NEW REGISTRATION APPLICATION

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
1. For semitrailers required to be titled the
				  application for registration must be accompanied by an application for title, a
				  Manufacturers Statement of Origin (MSO) or a valid title from another state
				  showing the name of the registrant. If the title does not show the registrant's
				  name then a Maine application for title must be filed. If a title from another
				  state is presented the number on the registration application must be listed.
				  Each agent must keep a copy of each title on file. The Bureau may verify the
				  copy of the title during normal business hours.
NOTE
: Photocopy of title or title number is
					 acceptable.
If title is not required because of the age of the
					 semitrailer the registrant must provide the Bureau with the current or previous
					 registration, or a copy of the bill of sale showing the transfer to the
					 applicant.
NOTE
: Semitrailers with a model year of 1995
					 or newer must be titled.
A completed Sales/Use Tax form must also accompany the
					 application. Even if no sales tax is due, a completed form must be filed. If
					 sales tax is due it will be collected at time of registration.
2.
NEW REGISTRATION
				  APPLICATION
The application for registration accompanied by proper fee
					 checked for the following information:
Semitrailer Information
a. Make
b. Year
c. Style
d. Vehicle Identification Number
e. Name and address (Agent address if
				  applicable)
f. Signature (As
				  applicable)
If all required information is provided a clerk in the
					 Trailer Unit will assign a plate number and validate the application. The white
					 application must be retained for the files and the validated certificate will
					 be issued. Plates will be provided according to Bureau of Motor Vehicles
					 procedures.
Applications with missing information will be returned to
					 the applicant or agent.
The signature requirement may be waived on the 25-year
					 permanent plate.
Code of Maine Rules › 29 - DEPARTMENT OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE › 250 - BUREAU OF MOTOR VEHICLES › Bureau of Motor Vehicles › Chapter 159 - RULES GOVERNING THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE PERMANENT, SEMIPERMANENT SEMITRAILER REGISTRATION PROGRAMS › Section 250-159-M - CANCELLATION OF REGISTRATION

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A registration may be canceled at any time by returning
					 the registration plate and certificate to the Secretary of State. The
					 registrant remains responsible for all uncanceled registrations. When a
					 registration is canceled, no fees may be refunded. In order to cancel
					 registration listed on the annual bill, the registrant must submit a list of
					 registrations to be canceled with the annual payment. The canceled registration
					 plates and certificates must be returned or the registrant must file a
					 statement that such were lost and must pay the lost document fees. The
					 registrant may deduct canceled registrations from their bill. (Note: this does
					 not apply to registrants for which a refund is being
					 requested.)
Code of Maine Rules › 29 - DEPARTMENT OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE › 250 - BUREAU OF MOTOR VEHICLES › Bureau of Motor Vehicles › Chapter 159 - RULES GOVERNING THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE PERMANENT, SEMIPERMANENT SEMITRAILER REGISTRATION PROGRAMS › Section 250-159-N - DUPLICATES

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A registrant may request a duplicate registration
					 certificate. The fee for a duplicate is two dollars ($2.00).
Code of Maine Rules › 29 - DEPARTMENT OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE › 250 - BUREAU OF MOTOR VEHICLES › Bureau of Motor Vehicles › Chapter 159 - RULES GOVERNING THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE PERMANENT, SEMIPERMANENT SEMITRAILER REGISTRATION PROGRAMS › Section 250-159-O - LOST PLATES

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A registrant may request a replacement plate. The fee for
					 a replacement plate is five dollars ($5.00). A registration plate may be
					 reported as lost or stolen by executing a notarized lost plate statement. The
					 statement and registration certificate must be returned to the Secretary of
					 State. If not available, the two dollar ($2.00) duplicate fee must be charged
					 on the same unit. The plate number is checked to verify that it is still valid
					 and active if valid, a new plate number will be assigned. The registrant may
					 request a replacement registration certificate and registration plate. The fee
					 for a replacement plate will be five dollars ($5.00) which will be in addition
					 to any other fees. Plates reported as lost will no longer be valid.
The registrant must request replacement plates for lost
					 25-year permanent plates. A cardboard plate will be used until lost plate is
					 replaced.
Code of Maine Rules › 29 - DEPARTMENT OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE › 250 - BUREAU OF MOTOR VEHICLES › Bureau of Motor Vehicles › Chapter 159 - RULES GOVERNING THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE PERMANENT, SEMIPERMANENT SEMITRAILER REGISTRATION PROGRAMS › Section 250-159-P - RESIDENT AGENTS

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Non-resident registrants must designate a resident agent
					 to serve as the registrant's legal representative. A resident agent must be a
					 resident of Maine, and maintain a physical Maine address and telephone
					 number.
The non-resident registrant must file the above
					 information on the resident agent with the Secretary of State. The filing will
					 remain valid unless superseded by another filing, or canceled by the agent.
					 Resident agents must provide at least 30 days notice of cancellation to the
					 Secretary of State.
A resident agent may act on behalf of a registrant with
					 respect to semipermanent and 25 year permanent trailer registration.
Failure to maintain a resident agent as required may
					 result in all registrations issued being suspended.
Resident registrants may designate a resident agent.
					 Resident registrants using a resident agent must also file the required agent
					 information.
An entity licensed by the Bureau of Corporations,
					 Elections and Commissions to do business in this state is a resident of this
					 state for the purpose of this rule.
Code of Maine Rules › 29 - DEPARTMENT OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE › 250 - BUREAU OF MOTOR VEHICLES › Bureau of Motor Vehicles › Chapter 159 - RULES GOVERNING THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE PERMANENT, SEMIPERMANENT SEMITRAILER REGISTRATION PROGRAMS › Section 250-159-R - EXPIRATION

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
While registrations issued pursuant to
					 29-A
					 MRSA§512 sub-section 2 will generally be
					 for twenty year periods, registrants may request registrations for a shorter
					 period only to consolidate fleet registrations. In no case will a registration
					 be issued for fewer than three years.
Code of Maine Rules › 29 - DEPARTMENT OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE › 250 - BUREAU OF MOTOR VEHICLES › Bureau of Motor Vehicles › Chapter 159 - RULES GOVERNING THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE PERMANENT, SEMIPERMANENT SEMITRAILER REGISTRATION PROGRAMS › Section 250-159-S - TRANSITION/RENEWAL

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
The Secretary of State may prepare preprinted registration
					 certificates for any qualified registrant renewing registrations previously
					 issued pursuant to
					 29-A
					 MRSA§512.
The Secretary of State may issue unassigned registration
					 plates equal to up to twenty percent of the registrant's expiring
					 registrations. The registrant will assign registration plates to a specific
					 unit. The registrant must enter the new registration plate number on the
					 registration certificate within 10 days of display in order to receive any
					 additional unassigned plates.
Code of Maine Rules › 29 - DEPARTMENT OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE › 250 - BUREAU OF MOTOR VEHICLES › Bureau of Motor Vehicles › Chapter 159 - RULES GOVERNING THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE PERMANENT, SEMIPERMANENT SEMITRAILER REGISTRATION PROGRAMS › Section 250-159-T - EXTENSIONS

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Extensions may be allowed to extend an Active registration
					 for at least three (3) years, but not more than the current twelve (12) year
					 plate.
Extensions are restricted to full payment 12 year
					 registration program.
Annual Trailer registrations may not be extended into the
					 Long Term Trailer registration program.
Code of Maine Rules › 29 - DEPARTMENT OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE › 250 - BUREAU OF MOTOR VEHICLES › Bureau of Motor Vehicles › Chapter 159 - RULES GOVERNING THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE PERMANENT, SEMIPERMANENT SEMITRAILER REGISTRATION PROGRAMS › Section 250-159-U - MUNICIPAL FISCAL IMPACT

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
This rule will have no fiscal impact on
					 municipalities.
Code of Maine Rules › 29 - DEPARTMENT OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE › 250 - BUREAU OF MOTOR VEHICLES › Bureau of Motor Vehicles › Chapter 162 - THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL REGISTRATION PLAN › Section 250-162-1 - DEFINITIONS

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
1. ADDITIONAL FLEET VEHICLES: vehicles
				  acquired by the registrant after the commencement of the registration year and
				  added to the proportionally registered fleet.
2. AGREEMENT: the International Registration
				  Plan ("the Plan"), or other reciprocal arrangements, or understandings between
				  or among jurisdictions.
3.
				  ALLOCATION: a system of registering a fleet that operates in more than one
				  member jurisdiction under which the vehicles are fully registered in individual
				  member jurisdictions in proportion to a measure of the presence of travel of
				  the fleet in each one, and under which the vehicles so registered are granted
				  reciprocity in all the member jurisdictions in which any of the vehicles of the
				  fleet is registered.
4. ALLOCATED
				  VEHICLE: a fleet of rental cars or rental trucks not otherwise required to be
				  in the IRP in which a portion of the fleet registrations are assigned to each
				  jurisdiction based on the percentage of revenue earned in the
				  jurisdiction.
5. APM: the IRP Audit
				  Procedures Manual.
6. APPLICANT: a
				  person in whose name an application is filed for registration under the
				  Plan.
7. APPLICATION: see Uniform
				  Application.
8. APPORTIONABLE FEE:
				  any periodic recurring fee or tax required for registering vehicles, such as
				  registration, license, or weight fees.
9. APPORTIONABLE VEHICLE: any power unit that
				  is used or intended for use in two or more member jurisdictions and that is
				  used for the transportation of persons for hire or designed, used, or
				  maintained primarily for the transportation of property, and:
A. has two axles and a gross vehicle weight
				  (GVW) or registered gross vehicle weight in excess of 26,000 pounds (11,793.401
				  kilograms), or
B. has three or more
				  axles, regardless of weight, or
C.
				  is used in combination, when the gross vehicle weight of such a combination
				  exceeds 26,000 pounds (11,793.401 kilograms).
A recreational vehicle, a vehicle displaying restricted
					 plates, or a government-owned vehicle, are not apportionable vehicles; except
					 that a truck or truck tractor, or the power unit in a combination of vehicles
					 having a GVW of 26,000 pounds (11,793.401 kilograms) or less, never the less,
					 may be registered under the Plan at the option of the
					 registrant.
Code of Maine Rules › 29 - DEPARTMENT OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE › 250 - BUREAU OF MOTOR VEHICLES › Bureau of Motor Vehicles › Chapter 162 - THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL REGISTRATION PLAN › Section 250-162-2 - SYNOPSIS

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
This rule establishes and defines Maine's participation in
					 the International Registration Plan (IRP). The IRP is a registration prorate
					 agreement that provides for the proportional registration of commercial motor
					 vehicles used in interstate operation.
The IRP is an agreement among member states and provinces.
					 The agreement is administered by IRP Inc., and is governed by a Board of
					 Directors consisting of representatives from member jurisdictions.
The IRP provides for base jurisdiction registration; a
					 single registration plate and registration cab card for each vehicle; and the
					 payment of proportional registration fees based on the percentage of miles the
					 registrant operated in each member jurisdiction. The registrant is permitted to
					 operate in intrastate as well as in interstate commerce in each member
					 jurisdiction.
Since each registrant pays a proportional share of each
					 member jurisdiction's registration fee, registration bills will be different
					 for each registrant. Each member jurisdiction transmits the appropriate revenue
					 to the other member jurisdictions.
Mileage reporting and fee calculations are done on a fleet
					 basis. A fleet is one or more apportionable vehicles sharing a common
					 operational profile.
Code of Maine Rules › 29 - DEPARTMENT OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE › 250 - BUREAU OF MOTOR VEHICLES › Bureau of Motor Vehicles › Chapter 162 - THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL REGISTRATION PLAN › Section 250-162-3 - COMMUNICATIONS

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
1. All written communications and documents
				  should be addressed to the "Bureau of Motor Vehicles, Motor Carrier Services -
				  IRP Unit, 29 State House Station, Augusta, Maine, 04333-0029."
2. All communications and documents are
				  deemed to be officially received when delivered to the IRP Unit at the Bureau
				  of Motor Vehicles' Main Office in Augusta, Maine.
3. The contact information for the IRP Unit
				  is as follows:
A. Telephone: (207) 624-9000
				  ext. 52135
B. Fax: (207) 624-9086
				  or (207) 624-9062
C. E-mail:
				  meirp@maine.gov
D. Online
				  information:
https://www.maine.gov/sos/bmv/commercial/index.html
Code of Maine Rules › 29 - DEPARTMENT OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE › 250 - BUREAU OF MOTOR VEHICLES › Bureau of Motor Vehicles › Chapter 162 - THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL REGISTRATION PLAN › Section 250-162-4 - REMITTANCES

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
1. Remittances must be in the form of a money
				  order, bank draft, or credit card authorization (please see restrictions
				  below). Money orders and checks should be made payable to the Maine Secretary
				  of State.
2. Personal checks will
				  be accepted subject to collection.
3. Credit card payments:
A. Base jurisdiction fees (apportioned fees
				  due to the State of Maine):
(1) the Bureau
				  accepts payment by American Express, Discover, Master Card, or VISA.
Code of Maine Rules › 29 - DEPARTMENT OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE › 250 - BUREAU OF MOTOR VEHICLES › Bureau of Motor Vehicles › Chapter 162 - THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL REGISTRATION PLAN › Section 250-162-5 - LEGAL NAME AND ADDRESS

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
1. Identification
				  Numbers will be used to identify and track all applicants and registrants. Such
				  numbers may include an applicant's or registrant's Social Security Number
				  (SSN), Federal Employer Identification Number (FEIN), USDOT Number (see Section
				  6 ), or Motor Carrier Number (MC
				  Number). The Social Security Number may be used for an individual applicant or
				  registrant.
2. Applicants must
				  provide their full legal name as filed with the United States Department of
				  Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA). If the
				  applicant is an individual, the applicant must provide their full name and date
				  of birth. The legal name of the applicant as provided on the Schedule A will
				  appear on the registration cab card.
3. The legal name as listed on the Uniform
				  Application must be consistent with the legal name provided on other
				  applications for motor carrier credentials as well as with any applicable
				  corporate filing. The applicant may be required to rectify any legal name
				  discrepancies before an apportioned registration will be issued.
4. Applicants must provide a phone number and
				  a full address including a street and street number if applicable. If the
				  address is a rural route, the applicant must include a box number.
5. An application without sufficient name,
				  address, or contact information may be returned to the applicant.
6. Registrants must report any change of
				  address to the IRP Unit within 30 days (see Section 6).
Code of Maine Rules › 29 - DEPARTMENT OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE › 250 - BUREAU OF MOTOR VEHICLES › Bureau of Motor Vehicles › Chapter 162 - THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL REGISTRATION PLAN › Section 250-162-6 - NAME AND ADDRESS CHANGES

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
1.
Name
				  Change
A. Any name change will require
				  a written signed statement requesting the change and submission of proof of
				  insurance and an updated MCS-150 reflecting the registrant's new name. New cab
				  cards will be issued for all the registrant's vehicles at a fee of five dollars
				  ($5.00) per cab card.
B. A
				  registrant may change their name from an individual to a newly formed
				  corporation provided the individual is the sole owner of the new
				  corporation.
C. If the name change
				  is from a corporation to an individual or another corporation, a sale is deemed
				  to have occurred and a new registration is required on each vehicle. A
				  registrant may submit documentation to show that a name change did not involve
				  a sale.
Code of Maine Rules › 29 - DEPARTMENT OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE › 250 - BUREAU OF MOTOR VEHICLES › Bureau of Motor Vehicles › Chapter 162 - THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL REGISTRATION PLAN › Section 250-162-7 - PREREQUISITES TO APPORTIONED REGISTRATION

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
1.
USDOT Number
A. Motor carrier
				  applicants for an IRP registration are required to submit their USDOT Number as
				  part of their original application.
B. If the applicant is not a motor carrier
				  then the applicant must submit the USDOT Number(s) for all motor carriers
				  assuming responsibility for the safety of any of the vehicles in the
				  applicant's fleet.
C.
				  Owner-operators registering as a part of a motor carrier fleet must use their
				  motor carrier's USDOT Number.
D. If
				  a motor carrier is providing liability insurance coverage for the
				  owner-operator (i.e. the motor carrier is the carrier responsible for safety),
				  that carrier's USDOT Number must be provided.
E. The IRP Unit must be notified anytime an
				  owner-operator changes carriers. The owner-operator must provide the IRP Unit
				  with the USDOT Number of that new carrier and a lease indicating that the new
				  carrier is taking responsibility for safety. A new registration cab card will
				  be issued.
F. The USDOT Number of
				  the carrier responsible for safety, with some exceptions, will be printed and
				  bar-coded on each IRP cab card.
G.
				  A FMCSA Motor Carrier Identification Report (MCS-150) must be updated as
				  required by FMCSA for all USDOT Numbers on an original, renewal, or supplement
				  application. In general, MCS-150's must be updated
				  biennially.
Code of Maine Rules › 29 - DEPARTMENT OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE › 250 - BUREAU OF MOTOR VEHICLES › Bureau of Motor Vehicles › Chapter 162 - THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL REGISTRATION PLAN › Section 250-162-8 - RECIPROCITY

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
1. Registrants properly based in a
				  jurisdiction not a member of the IRP, and operating vehicles that do not meet
				  the definition of an apportionable vehicle may operate in the State of Maine in
				  interstate commerce only without registering their vehicle in the State. The
				  registrant's base jurisdiction must grant similar registration reciprocity
				  rights to the operation of vehicles registered in this state.
2.
Reciprocity for Trailing Equipment
				  (IRP Plan §515 )
A. A trailer,
				  semi-trailer, or auxiliary axle that is properly registered in any jurisdiction
				  is granted full and free reciprocity for both inter-jurisdictional movement and
				  intra-jurisdictional movement in Maine.
B. When registration fees are paid for the
				  registration of an apportionable vehicle, full and free reciprocity is granted
				  to all trailers, semi-trailers, and auxiliary axles used in combination with
				  that apportionable vehicle.
Code of Maine Rules › 29 - DEPARTMENT OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE › 250 - BUREAU OF MOTOR VEHICLES › Bureau of Motor Vehicles › Chapter 162 - THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL REGISTRATION PLAN › Section 250-162-9 - APPORTIONABLE VEHICLES (see Section 1 - Definitions)

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
1. Apportionable vehicles must be registered
				  in the IRP.
2. A vehicle is
				  determined to be apportionable according to the use and characteristics of the
				  power unit or the power unit used in combination.
3. The intent of the applicant or registrant
				  to operate a vehicle in two or more member jurisdictions is to be considered as
				  an objective fact, determined from all the circumstances of the particular
				  case.
4. The fact that a vehicle is
				  not used in more than one jurisdiction for an entire registration year and for
				  six additional months gives rise to the presumption that the registrant did not
				  intend to operate in more than one member jurisdiction. The registrant may
				  present information to overcome such presumption.