MaineATV owners must provide signed information forms to register vehicles
Owners must provide a signed information form to register an all-terrain vehicle (ATV), and dealers must explain registration and trail-use restrictions to oversized ATV buyers.
What it does
ATV owners must provide a signed dealer information form to register their vehicle. The buyer's signature confirms receipt of information about registration and trail-use restrictions.
Dealers must give oversized ATV buyers written registration and trail-use information before the sale. Afterward, they must give the buyer and state ATV registration department copies of the signed form.
Registration agents must give people seeking to register oversized ATVs a form explaining size and weight limits, whether the vehicle can be registered, and rules for designated state-approved trails.
Argument forWritten explanations could help buyers understand registration limits and trail restrictions before they buy an oversized ATV.
Argument againstThe signed-form requirement could delay registration for ATV owners who lose their copy or never receive one.
More detail
ATV owners must provide a copy of the signed dealer information form to register their vehicle. The registration requirement refers to ATVs generally, while the dealer's duty to provide the form applies to oversized ATV sales.
Dealers must give oversized ATV buyers a state form explaining size and weight limits for registration and rules for using designated state-approved ATV trails. The sales requirement covers new and used oversized ATVs. The state department responsible for ATV registration must develop the form. Dealers must check whether the ATV is oversized, and the form must provide a place for the buyer to sign acknowledging receipt. Copies of the signed form must be provided after the sale.
Registration agents must give people seeking to register oversized ATVs a state form explaining the applicable restrictions. The duty applies when someone asks to register an oversized ATV. The state department responsible for ATV registration must develop and supply the form.
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- Introduced
- Passed 1st Chamber
- Passed 2nd Chamber
- To Governor
- Became Law
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History
- 2026
- Apr 13Signed by Governor Janet MillsLatest
- Apr 6PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.Passed 2nd Chamber
- Apr 6Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- Apr 6PASSED TO BE ENACTED.Became Law
- Apr 6Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-938) in concurrence.Minor
- Apr 6Committee Amendment "A" (H-938) READ and ADOPTED.Minor
- Apr 6READ ONCE.Minor
- Apr 6On motion by Senator BALDACCI of Penobscot the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED.
- Apr 6Reports READ.
- Apr 2Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- Apr 2The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-938).Minor
- Apr 2Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- Apr 2Committee Amendment "A" (H-938) was READ and ADOPTED.Minor
- Apr 2The Bill was READ ONCE.Minor
- Apr 2On motion of Representative ROBERTS of South Berwick, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- Apr 2Reports READ.
- Mar 30Reported Out - OTP-AM/ONTP
- Mar 4Voted - Divided Report
- Mar 4Work Session Held
- 2025
- Jun 25Carried over, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 800.
- May 19Carry Over Approved
- May 16Carry Over Requested
- May 14Work Session Held - TABLED
- Mar 21Carried over, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519.
- Jan 28The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE in concurrenceMinor
- Jan 28Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- Jan 28The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE.Minor
- Jan 28Committee on Inland Fisheries and Wildlife suggested and ordered printed.Introduced
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