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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
1. Recycler. “Recycler” means a person engaged in the business of purchasing or acquiring in any manner vehicles or vehicle parts for the purpose of:
A. Reselling the vehicle as salvage or scrap;
B. Rebuilding or repairing salvage vehicles for the purpose of resale;
C. Selling or storing the vehicle's parts or basic materials;
D. Displaying or storing salvage vehicles;
E. Acting as a scrap processor; or
F. Advertising in any form that an individual or business engages in any of the activities in paragraphs A to E.
A person may not engage in business as a recycler without a recycler license issued under this subchapter.
2. Insurance salvage pool. A person may not engage in business as an insurance salvage pool without a license issued under section 1051.
3. Dealer registration. A person licensed under this section who displays, sells, exchanges, offers to negotiate, negotiates or advertises the sale of rebuilt or repaired salvage vehicles must comply with chapter 9, subchapter III. 1
4. Repealed. Laws 1999, c. 470, § 17, eff. June 10, 1999.
4-A. Term. Recycler licenses issued on or after the effective date of this subsection must be issued on a staggered basis and expire on the last day of the month, one year from issuance. All recycler licenses renewed for calendar year 2000 must be renewed on a staggered basis and the license fees prorated.
5. Penalty. Violation of this section is a Class E crime.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Maine Revised Statutes Title 29-A. Motor Vehicles § 1101. Recycler license required - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/me/title-29-a-motor-vehicles/me-rev-st-tit-29-a-sect-1101/
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