§520. Special equipment
1. Registration fee. The annual registration fee for special equipment, based on gross weight, is $10 for equipment weighing one to 2,000 pounds; $15 for 2,001 to 5,000 pounds; and $20 for over 5,000 pounds.
Registrations under this section may be issued for 2 years for a fee twice that of the annual registration fee.
[PL 2009, c. 598, §4 (AMD).]
2. Exception. Registration is not required when special equipment is used solely:
A. On that part of a public way adjoining the premises of the owner; or [PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. B, §5 (AFF).]
B. For farm purposes, and public way use is limited to travel from or to:
(1) The premises where the equipment is kept;
(2) A farm lot and between farm lots used for farm purposes by the owner; or
(3) A filling station or garage for fuel or repairs. [PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. B, §5 (AFF).]
[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). PL 1995, c. 645, §C14 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 645, §C16 (AFF). PL 1999, c. 790, §C17 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 790, §C19 (AFF). PL 2009, c. 598, §4 (AMD).
Structure Maine Revised Statutes
TITLE 29-A: MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
Chapter 5: VEHICLE 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 §506. Registration fee for motor homes
29-A §507. Temporary registered gross weight increase
29-A §508. Truck campers (REPEALED)
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 §517. Government vehicles
29-A §519. Registration plates for firefighters
29-A §519-A. Registration plates for emergency medical services persons
29-A §521. Registration; disability registration plates
29-A §522. Deaf, hard-of-hearing and late-deafened persons (REPEALED)
29-A §524. Other special veterans registration plates
29-A §524-A. Wabanaki registration plates
29-A §524-B. Gold star family registration plates