§465. Loss of registration plates
1. Loss of registration plates. If a registration plate is lost or the number becomes mutilated or illegible, the owner or person in control of the vehicle shall immediately place a temporary substitute number plate bearing the registration number on the vehicle.
[PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. B, §5 (AFF).]
2. Conformity with registration plate required. A temporary plate must conform to the registration plate and be displayed as nearly as possible as a regular registration plate.
[PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. B, §5 (AFF).]
3. Report. Within 24 hours after loss or mutilation of registration plates, a person shall notify the Secretary of State and apply for new registration plates.
[PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. B, §5 (AFF).]
4. Reissue. If satisfied as to the truth of the facts stated in the application, the Secretary of State shall supply new registration plates on payment of a fee of $5 for each plate.
[PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. B, §5 (AFF).]
5. One of a set. Whenever one of a set of registration plates is lost and a new set is issued, the remaining plate must be returned to the Secretary of State.
[PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. B, §5 (AFF).]
6. Registration plate lost in transit. If registration plates are lost in transit and the applicant certifies in an affidavit that the plates have not been received, and that if they are received the applicant will return them, the Secretary of State after investigation may furnish the applicant with a 2nd set of plates without additional charge.
[PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. B, §5 (AFF).]
7. Applicability. This section does not apply to dealers and transporters.
[PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. B, §5 (AFF).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1993, c. 683, §A2 (NEW). PL 1993, c. 683, §B5 (AFF).
Structure Maine Revised Statutes
TITLE 29-A: MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
Chapter 5: VEHICLE REGISTRATION
Article 3: REGISTRATION PLATES
29-A §451. Issuance and form of registration plates
29-A §453. Vanity registration plates
29-A §454. Commemorative registration plates
29-A §455. Environmental registration plates
29-A §456. University of Maine System; special registration plates
29-A §456-A. Lobster registration plates
29-A §456-B. Maine Black Bears registration plates
29-A §456-C. Sportsman registration plates
29-A §456-D. We Support Our Troops registration plates
29-A §456-E. Breast cancer support services registration plate
29-A §456-F. Agriculture education registration plate
29-A §456-G. Support Animal Welfare registration plate
29-A §456-H. The Barbara Bush Children's Hospital registration plates
29-A §456-I. Maine Lighthouse Trust registration plates
29-A §457. Hobbyist registration plates
29-A §458-A. Modified show vehicle (REPEALED)
29-A §461. Reservation of same number
29-A §462. Temporary registration plates
29-A §462-A. Temporary registration permit; United States Armed Forces deployments; rules
29-A §463. Disposition of registration plates
29-A §464. Unused registration plates
29-A §465. Loss of registration plates
29-A §466. Registration Plate Equipment and Production Program
29-A §467. Moratorium on specialty plates (REPEALED)
29-A §468-A. Recognition license plates
29-A §469. Specialty License Plate Fund
29-A §470. Experimental motor vehicle plates and registration