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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
1. Facilities. To qualify for a dealer license, an applicant must maintain the following facilities and personnel:
A. Facilities for the display of vehicles being handled;
B. A repair department for repair of vehicles;
C. Sufficient tools and equipment for servicing of the vehicles handled;
D. A suitable office in which business is conducted and records of the business are kept; and
E. At least one mechanic, who may be the owner, who has a thorough knowledge of the vehicles being handled.
F. Repealed. Laws 2021, c. 216, § 26, eff. Oct. 18, 2021.
1-A. Display license. A dealer shall display the dealer's license at the dealer's place of business.
1-B. Vehicles. A dealer shall:
A. On all used motor vehicles offered for sale, ensure that the written vehicle history statement is conspicuously affixed to the vehicle pursuant to Title 10, section 1475;
B. For all vehicles sold, comply with the provisions of Title 10, chapter 217; and
C. For a motor vehicle sold at retail to the end consumer, engrave the vehicle identification number on the catalytic converter in a location that is visible from the underside of the motor vehicle. The vehicle identification number engraved on the catalytic converter must be legible. This paragraph does not require a dealer to engrave the vehicle identification number on the catalytic converter if:
(1) The motor vehicle is sold at wholesale; or
(2) The catalytic converter is not in a location where it is clearly visible from the underside of the motor vehicle.
2. Exemptions. A person who held used car registration plates on January 1, 1964 is exempt from subsection 1, paragraphs B and E. This exemption expires if that person sells or discontinues that business and subsequently becomes licensed again on or after January 1, 1985.
A vehicle manufacturer who does not retail vehicles directly to the public is exempt from the requirements under subsection 1, except the requirement under paragraph D.
3. Penalty. A person who fails to comply with subsections 1, 1-A and 1-B commits a traffic infraction.
4. Repealed. Laws 2021, c. 216, § 30, eff. Oct. 18, 2021.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Maine Revised Statutes Title 29-A. Motor Vehicles § 952. Requirements - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/me/title-29-a-motor-vehicles/me-rev-st-tit-29-a-sect-952/
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