Maine Revised Statutes Title 38. Waters and Navigation § 585-O. Motor vehicle emission control system tampering

A. “Dealer” means a person engaged in the business of buying, selling, exchanging or offering to negotiate, negotiating or advertising the sale, lease or rental of a motor vehicle at retail and that has:

“Dealer” does not include the State when selling state-owned motor vehicles; a vehicle auction business as defined in Title 29-A, section 851, subsection 14; an insurance salvage pool as defined in Title 29-A, section 602, subsection 6; or a franchisee as defined in Title 10, section 1171, subsection 7.

B. “Emission control system” means a device or element of design installed on or in a motor vehicle or engine by the original manufacturer and certified to comply with pollutant emission standards established by federal or state law.

C. “Motor vehicle” means a self-propelled vehicle intended for operation on roads. “Motor vehicle” does not include a salvage vehicle, as defined in Title 29-A, section 602, subsection 13, or a vehicle sold for parts or scrap.

D. “Person” means an individual, corporation, firm, partnership, joint venture, association, fiduciary, trust, estate or any other legal or commercial entity.

E. “Tamper” means to deactivate, dismantle, defeat, bypass, alter, modify, remove or otherwise render inoperable, in whole or in part, mechanical or electronic components of the emission control system that is installed on or in a motor vehicle by the original manufacturer of the motor vehicle.

A. A person may not tamper with the emission control system of a motor vehicle for compensation, except to repair or replace a part or all of the emission control system to return the emission control system to its original manufacturer's certified specifications.

B. A dealer may not sell, lease or rent, or offer to sell, lease or rent, or transfer title or right of possession of a motor vehicle if a person has tampered with the emission control system of the motor vehicle.