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132nd MAINE LEGISLATURE
FIRST REGULAR SESSION-2025
Legislative Document No. 2S.P. 11 In Senate, January 8, 2025
An Act to Allow Military Vehicles Purchased for Civilian Use to Be
Registered and Operated on Maine Roads
Reference to the Committee on Transportation suggested and ordered printed.
DAREK M. GRANT
Secretary of the Senate
Presented by Senator LIBBY of Cumberland.
Cosponsored by Representative POMERLEAU of Standish. Page 1 - 132LR0252(01)
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2 is enacted to read:
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4 built for and used by the United States Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Space Force
5 or Coast Guard and has been lawfully purchased by a person for civilian use.
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8 A demilitarized vehicle may be registered in accordance with the provisions of this
9 section.
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11 vehicle registration fee required by section 501, subsection 1 and the excise tax required
12 by Title 36, section 1482.
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14 a set of demilitarized vehicle registration plates in a 3-number and 3-letter combination
15 sequence to be displayed on the demilitarized vehicle in lieu of regular registration plates.
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17 section must be accompanied by evidence of the transfer of title from the Federal
18 Government to the registrant and an affidavit that the demilitarized vehicle is garaged or
19 maintained in the State.
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21 vehicle.
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23 vehicles in accordance with section 453 and may not duplicate vanity plates issued in
24 another class of plate.
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26 automobile that does not exceed 10,000 pounds.
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28 section 1751, except that the Chief of the State Police may provide certain exemptions
29 pursuant to section 1769.
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31 This bill allows military vehicles that are lawfully purchased for civilian use to be
32 registered and operated on Maine roads.
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