Maine Revised Statutes Title 29-A Sec. 1926 – Nitrous oxide system
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(REALLOCATED FROM TITLE 29-A, SECTION 1925)
(REALLOCATED FROM TITLE 29-A, SECTION 1925)
1. Definitions. As used in this section, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings.
A. “Fill station” means a place that refills nitrous oxide bottles. [PL 2005, c. 31, §1 (NEW).]
B. “Nitrous oxide system” means a device installed in a motor vehicle that allows nitrous oxide to combine with gasoline for the purpose of increasing engine power. [PL 2005, c. 31, §1 (NEW).]
[PL 2005, c. 31, §1 (RPR).]
Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 29-A Sec. 1926
- Motor vehicle: means a self-propelled vehicle not operated exclusively on railroad tracks, but does not include:
A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 29-A Sec. 101Person: means an individual, corporation, firm, partnership, joint venture, association, fiduciary, trust, estate or any other legal or commercial entity. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 29-A Sec. 101 Public way: means a way, owned and maintained by the State, a county or a municipality, over which the general public has a right to pass. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 29-A Sec. 101 Vehicle: means a device for conveyance of persons or property on a way. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 29-A Sec. 101 Way: means the entire width between boundary lines of a road, highway, parkway, street or bridge used for vehicular traffic, whether public or private. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 29-A Sec. 101
2. Use prohibited. Except as provided in subsection 3, a person may not operate a motor vehicle that is equipped with a nitrous oxide system on a public way.
[RR 2003, c. 1, §29 (RAL).]
3. Exceptions. A person may operate a motor vehicle equipped with a nitrous oxide system on a public way if:
A. All canisters of nitrous oxide have been removed from the vehicle; or [RR 2003, c. 1, §29 (RAL).]
B. The motor vehicle is en route to or from a track where the motor vehicle is used for racing, a car show, an off-highway competition or event or a fill station and:
(1) The nitrous oxide system is made inoperative by disconnecting the line feeding nitrous oxide to the engine; or
(2) All containers of nitrous oxide have been removed from the motor vehicle. [PL 2005, c. 31, §2 (AMD).]
[PL 2005, c. 31, §2 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
RR 2003, c. 1, §29 (RAL). PL 2005, c. 31, §§1,2 (AMD).