Maine Revised Statutes
Article 4: REGISTRATION PROVISIONS
29-A §519. Registration plates for firefighters

§519. Registration plates for firefighters
1.  Authority to issue special registration plate.  Upon application by an active firefighter whose status is certified by the fire chief, assistant fire chief or acting fire chief appointed or elected pursuant to Title 30-A, section 3153, the Secretary of State shall issue a special firefighter registration plate.  
[PL 2005, c. 80, §1 (AMD).]
2.  Registration plate design.  The Secretary of State may design a numerical registration plate.  
[PL 1999, c. 470, §5 (AMD).]
3.  Use of registration plate.  The registration plate may be used on only one motor vehicle with a registered gross weight of not more than 10,000 pounds.  
[PL 2007, c. 383, §12 (AMD).]
4.  Fee for registration plate.  An additional one-time fee of $5 is charged for a set of firefighter registration plates.  
[PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. B, §5 (AFF).]
5.  Recall of registration plate.  Except as provided in subsection 6, when a firefighter ceases to be an active firefighter, the fire chief shall notify the Secretary of State and the Secretary of State shall recall the registration plate.  
[PL 2005, c. 80, §1 (AMD).]
6.  Retired firefighter; retention of registration plate.  Upon approval by the fire chief, assistant fire chief or acting fire chief, a retired firefighter may continue to use the registration plates issued under this section. Upon the death of the firefighter, the family of the firefighter may retain the registration plates but may not use them on a vehicle.  
[PL 2005, c. 80, §1 (NEW).]
7.  Firefighter vanity plates.  Effective March 1, 2006 the Secretary of State shall issue firefighter registration plates that are also vanity plates. Firefighter registration vanity plates are issued in accordance with section 453. Firefighter registration vanity plates may not duplicate vanity registration plates in any other class of plate.  
[PL 2005, c. 80, §1 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1993, c. 683, §A2 (NEW). PL 1993, c. 683, §B5 (AFF). PL 1999, c. 470, §5 (AMD). PL 2005, c. 80, §1 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 383, §12 (AMD).

Structure Maine Revised Statutes

Maine Revised Statutes

TITLE 29-A: MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC

Chapter 5: VEHICLE REGISTRATION

Subchapter 1: REGISTRATION

Article 4: REGISTRATION PROVISIONS

29-A §501. Fees for registration; motor vehicles

29-A §502. Transfer and return of registration; prorated registration fees

29-A §503. Miscellaneous registration fees

29-A §504. Registration of trucks and truck tractors

29-A §505. Farm trucks

29-A §506. Registration fee for motor homes

29-A §507. Temporary registered gross weight increase

29-A §508. Truck campers (REPEALED)

29-A §509. Tractors

29-A §510. Exemption from registration

29-A §511. Trailers and semitrailers

29-A §512. Semipermanent and permanent registration plates for trailers and semitrailers

29-A §513. Special mobile equipment

29-A §514. Evasion of registration fees and excise taxes

29-A §515. Motorcycles and parking control vehicles

29-A §515-A. Motorcycle registration plates

29-A §515-B. Purple Heart medal recipients; special motorcycle registration plates

29-A §516. Stock car

29-A §517. Government vehicles

29-A §517-A. Registration exemption for vehicles owned by veterans groups and used exclusively for ceremonial activities

29-A §517-B. Registration exemption for antique farm tractors used in demonstrations, parades, ceremonies and organized charitable events

29-A §518. Emergency vehicles

29-A §519. Registration plates for firefighters

29-A §519-A. Registration plates for emergency medical services persons

29-A §520. Special equipment

29-A §521. Registration; disability registration plates

29-A §522. Deaf, hard-of-hearing and late-deafened persons (REPEALED)

29-A §523. Certain veterans

29-A §524. Other special veterans registration plates

29-A §524-A. Wabanaki registration plates

29-A §524-B. Gold star family registration plates

29-A §525. Fuel tax licensing and reporting

29-A §526. Surcharge on certain registrations (REPEALED)