29-A M.R.S. § 461
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29-A §461. Reservation of same number
Official statutory text
1. Plate issue year. In a year in which new registration plates are issued, the Secretary of State shall reserve for one year the same registration number for the succeeding registration year for a person who notifies in writing the Secretary of State of that person's desire to retain that registration number. The fee for retention of the same registration number is $25. The Secretary of State may issue a facsimile plate that is valid for a 90-day period during production of a reserved plate. A facsimile plate must be attached to the rear plate bracket. All numbers other than those reserved may be issued 6 months after the plate issue is complete. [PL 2023, c. 421, §5 (AMD).]
2. Nonplate issue year. In other than a plate issue year, when a person fails to reregister and the registration remains expired for 6 consecutive months, the reservation of the same number ceases and the number becomes available for reissuance. [PL 2023, c. 634, §4 (AMD).]
2. Nonplate issue year. In other than a plate issue year, when a person fails to reregister and the registration remains expired for 6 consecutive months, the reservation of the same number ceases and the number becomes available for reissuance. [PL 2023, c. 634, §4 (AMD).]
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