Maine Revised Statutes Title 29-A Sec. 652 – Exempted vehicles
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A certificate of title or a certificate of salvage is not required for: [PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. B, §5 (AFF).]
1. United States‘ vehicle. A vehicle owned by the Federal Government, unless it is registered in this State or, at the discretion of the Secretary of State, a vehicle owned by the Federal Government that is loaned to the State, a municipality or a veterans’ organization;
[PL 1997, c. 100, §1 (AMD).]
Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 29-A Sec. 652
- Dealer: means a person engaged in the business of buying, selling, exchanging or offering to negotiate, negotiating or advertising the sale of, a vehicle and who has:
A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 29-A Sec. 602highway: means a public way. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 29-A Sec. 101 Identification number: means the vehicle identification number and any other identifying numbers or letters on a vehicle designated by a manufacturer, the Secretary of State or equivalent authority in another state. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 29-A Sec. 602 License: includes , but is not limited to, a nonresident operating privilege and the privilege of a person to apply for or obtain a license or permit to operate a motor vehicle. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 29-A Sec. 101 Low-speed vehicle: means a 4-wheeled motor vehicle that is able to attain a speed of at least 20 miles per hour but not more than 25 miles per hour and is less than 3,000 pounds in unloaded weight. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 29-A Sec. 101 Moped: means a motorized device designed to travel with only 2 or 3 10-inch or larger diameter wheels in contact with the ground and that:
A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 29-A Sec. 101Motorcycle: means a motor vehicle that has a seat or a saddle for the use of the rider and is designed to travel with only 2 or 3 10-inch or larger diameter wheels in ground contact and has a motor with a cylinder capacity of more than 50 cubic centimeters or an electric motor with a capacity of not less than 1,500 watts. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 29-A Sec. 101 Municipality: includes cities, towns and plantations, except that "municipality" does not include plantations in Title 10, chapter 110, subchapter IV; or Title 30?A, Part 2. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72 Nonresident: means a person whose legal residence is not in the State. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 29-A Sec. 101 Off-road vehicle: means a motor vehicle that, because of the vehicle's design, configuration, original manufacture or original intended use, does not meet the inspection standards of chapter 15, the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards, the United States Environmental Protection Agency's pollutant requirements or the National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration's crash testing standards and that is not a moped or motorcycle. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 29-A Sec. 101 Owner: includes , but is not limited to, a person entitled to use and possess a vehicle subject to a security interest in another person, but excludes a lessee under a lease not intended as security. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 29-A Sec. 602 Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land. Recycler: means a person engaged in the business of purchasing or acquiring in any manner vehicles or vehicle parts for the purpose of:
A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 29-A Sec. 602Resident: means a person who has declared or established residency in this State or has been domiciled in this State for a period of at least 30 days, except for persons in compliance with section 109, subsection 1. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 29-A Sec. 101 Salvage vehicle: means a vehicle that, by reason of its condition or circumstance, is declared a total loss by an insurer or owner or is transferred to a recycler or salvage dealer, or a vehicle for which a certificate of salvage has been issued. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 29-A Sec. 602 Scrap processor: means a person that is engaged in the business of scrapping salvage vehicles for the basic material in them but that is not engaged in the business of selling parts or rebuilding or repairing salvage vehicles. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 29-A Sec. 602 Special equipment: means equipment that is drawn by a motor vehicle and that is not designed or used to convey property other than hand tools or parts used in connection with the operation of that equipment, including, but not limited to, air compressors, conveyors, cement mixers, wood splitting or sawing machines, sprayers, compactors, pumps, drills and brush chippers. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 29-A Sec. 101 Special mobile equipment: includes , but is not limited to, road construction or maintenance machinery, ditch-digging apparatus, stone crushers, air compressors, power shovels, cranes, graders, rollers, trucks used only to plow snow and for other duties pertaining to winter maintenance, including sanding and salting, well drillers and wood-sawing equipment or similar types of equipment. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 29-A Sec. 101 State: means a state, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico or a province of the Dominion of Canada. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 29-A Sec. 602 Tiny home: means a living space permanently constructed on a frame or chassis and designed for use as permanent living quarters that:
A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 29-A Sec. 101Traffic: means pedestrians, ridden or herded animals, vehicles, bicycles and other conveyances either singly or together using public way for travel. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 29-A Sec. 101 Trailer: means a vehicle without motive power, designed to carry persons or property and to be drawn by a motor vehicle, not operated on railroad tracks, and so constructed that no part of its weight rests upon the towing vehicle. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 29-A Sec. 101 United States: includes territories and the District of Columbia. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72 Vehicle: means a vehicle, as defined in section 101, or the body or chassis of any vehicle that is to be dismantled, scrapped or rebuilt. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 29-A Sec. 602 Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72
2. Manufacturer’s or dealer‘s vehicle. A vehicle owned by a manufacturer or dealer and held for sale, even though incidentally moved on the highway or used for purposes of testing or demonstration, or a vehicle used by a manufacturer solely for testing;
[PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. B, §5 (AFF).]
2-A. Public; nonprofit organization. Any public or nonprofit organization as described in section 951, subsection 4;
[PL 2001, c. 671, §12 (NEW).]
3. Nonresident‘s vehicle. A vehicle owned by a nonresident and not required to be registered in this State, unless it is registered in this State;
[PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. B, §5 (AFF).]
4. Vehicles used in interstate or intrastate transportation. A vehicle regularly engaged in interstate or intrastate transportation of persons or property, for which a current certificate of title has been issued in another state;
[PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. B, §5 (AFF).]
4-A. Semitrailers. Semitrailers that qualify to be registered under section 512 with an unladen weight in excess of 3,000 pounds and that are used for interstate or intrastate transportation and for which a current certificate of title has been issued in another state;
[PL 2001, c. 361, §21 (AMD).]
5. Self-propelled wheelchair. A self-propelled wheelchair;
[PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. B, §5 (AFF).]
6. Trailers under 3,000 pounds. A trailer with an unladen weight of 3,000 pounds or less;
[PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. B, §5 (AFF).]
7. Motorcycle or moped of less than 300 cubic centimeters. A motorcycle or a moped with an engine displacement of less than 300 cubic centimeters;
[PL 2005, c. 577, §11 (AMD).]
8. Resident‘s vehicle registered in another state. A vehicle owned by a resident but registered in another state;
[PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. B, §5 (AFF).]
9. Manufactured housing. Manufactured housing that is:
A. Sold before October 1, 2007; [PL 2007, c. 466, Pt. A, §48 (AMD); PL 2007, c. 466, Pt. A, §49 (AFF).]
B. Model year 2006 or older; [PL 2005, c. 678, §7 (NEW); PL 2005, c. 678, §13 (AFF).]
C. Multisectional; [PL 2005, c. 678, §7 (NEW); PL 2005, c. 678, §13 (AFF).]
D. Defined in section 101, subsection 32?B, paragraph B; or [PL 2005, c. 678, §7 (NEW); PL 2005, c. 678, §13 (AFF).]
E. Permanently affixed to real property that is owned by the owner of the manufactured housing within 30 days of the date of sale. [PL 2013, c. 125, §3 (AMD).]
[PL 2013, c. 125, §3 (AMD).]
9-A. Tiny homes. A tiny home that is:
A. Sold before January 1, 2020; or [PL 2019, c. 650, §5 (NEW).]
B. Model year 2019 or older; [PL 2019, c. 650, §5 (NEW).]
[PL 2019, c. 650, §5 (NEW).]
10. Certain driver education vehicles. A vehicle loaned by a dealer to a municipality or a private secondary school for use in driver education in a secondary school;
[PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. B, §5 (AFF).]
11. Special mobile equipment. Special mobile equipment;
[PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. B, §5 (AFF).]
12. Special equipment. Special equipment;
[PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. B, §5 (AFF).]
13. Vehicles more than 25 years old. Vehicles more than 25 years old, except when the Secretary of State determines it is in the best interest of the State and the applicant to issue a title to a vehicle more than 25 years old;
[PL 2023, c. 402, §1 (AMD).]
14. Salvage vehicle. A salvage vehicle with a certificate of salvage or other comparable document from another state;
[PL 2003, c. 490, Pt. D, §3 (AMD).]
15. Other vehicles. A vehicle required to be registered under section 109, subsection 3 for which a current certificate of title has been issued in another state;
[PL 2009, c. 598, §26 (AMD).]
16. Low-speed vehicle. A low-speed vehicle loaned by a dealer to a municipality;
[PL 2015, c. 88, §1 (AMD).]
17. Off-road vehicle. An off-road vehicle; and
[PL 2015, c. 88, §2 (AMD).]
18. Vehicle model year at least 20 years old. A vehicle that is at least 20 years old according to its model year at the time of sale or transfer of ownership to a recycler, salvage vehicle dealer or scrap processor if:
A. The recycler, salvage vehicle dealer or scrap processor obtains the seller’s name and the address of the seller’s residence from a government-issued photograph identification document or credential and maintains the seller’s name and address and vehicle identification number of the scrapped vehicle for a period of at least 5 years; and [PL 2019, c. 397, §13 (AMD).]
B. The recycler, salvage vehicle dealer or scrap processor accurately reports the destruction of the vehicle to the Secretary of State within 30 days in a manner prescribed by the Secretary of State. [PL 2019, c. 397, §13 (AMD).]
Violation of this subsection is a traffic infraction.
This subsection applies only to vehicles that are scrapped. For purposes of this subsection, a government-issued photograph identification document or credential includes, but is not limited to, a current and valid United States passport, military identification, driver’s license or nondriver identification card.
[PL 2019, c. 397, §13 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1993, c. 683, §A2 (NEW). PL 1993, c. 683, §B5 (AFF). PL 1995, c. 250, §1 (AMD). PL 1997, c. 100, §1 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 470, §§8,9 (AMD). PL 2001, c. 361, §21 (AMD). PL 2001, c. 671, §12 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 490, §§D3,4 (AMD). PL 2005, c. 577, §11 (AMD). PL 2005, c. 678, §7 (AMD). PL 2005, c. 678, §13 (AFF). PL 2007, c. 466, Pt. A, §48 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 466, Pt. A, §49 (AFF). PL 2009, c. 435, §10 (AMD). PL 2009, c. 598, §§26-28 (AMD). PL 2013, c. 125, §3 (AMD). PL 2015, c. 88, §§1-3 (AMD). PL 2019, c. 141, §1 (AMD). PL 2019, c. 397, §13 (AMD). PL 2019, c. 650, §5 (AMD). PL 2023, c. 402, §1 (AMD).