29-A M.R.S. § 452
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29-A §452. Manner of display
Official statutory text
1. Position of registration plate. A registration plate must be displayed horizontally. Only one set of Maine registration plates may be displayed on one vehicle. A registration plate must be attached to the front and the rear of each vehicle except as follows. A. A trailer and semitrailer registration plate may be attached only to the rear of that trailer or semitrailer. [PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. B, §5 (AFF).] B. A motorcycle registration plate may not be attached to the front of that motorcycle. [PL 2005, c. 577, §10 (AMD).] C. A manufacturer, dealer or transporter registration plate may be attached only to the rear of the vehicle. [PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. B, §5 (AFF).] D. A truck tractor registration plate may be attached only to the front of that truck tractor. [PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. B, §5 (AFF).] [PL 2005, c. 577, §10 (AMD).]
2. Farm trucks. The registration plate for a farm truck or vehicle used for hauling forest products may be attached by means of a rigid or semirigid bracket that allows the plate to swing freely. [PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. B, §5 (AFF).]
3. Proper display. Registration plates must always be properly displayed. [PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. Q, §2 (AMD); PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. X, §2 (AFF).]
4. Plainly visible and legible. Registration plates, including the numbers, letters and words, must always be plainly visible and legible. [PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. Q, §3 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. X, §2 (AFF).]
2. Farm trucks. The registration plate for a farm truck or vehicle used for hauling forest products may be attached by means of a rigid or semirigid bracket that allows the plate to swing freely. [PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. B, §5 (AFF).]
3. Proper display. Registration plates must always be properly displayed. [PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. Q, §2 (AMD); PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. X, §2 (AFF).]
4. Plainly visible and legible. Registration plates, including the numbers, letters and words, must always be plainly visible and legible. [PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. Q, §3 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. X, §2 (AFF).]
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