Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 29-A, § 1101 (2025)
1. Recycler "Recycler" means a person engaged in the business of purchasing or acquiring in any manner vehicles or vehicle parts for the purpose of: A person may not engage in business as a recycler without a recycler license issued under this subchapter.
A. Reselling the vehicle as salvage or scrap;
[PL 2021, c. 216, §32 (AMD).]
B. Rebuilding or repairing salvage vehicles for the purpose of resale;
[PL 2021, c. 216, §32 (AMD).]
C. Selling or storing the vehicle's parts or basic materials;
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D. Displaying or storing salvage vehicles;
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E. Acting as a scrap processor; or
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F. Advertising in any form that an individual or business engages in any of the activities in paragraphs A to E.
[PL 2021, c. 216, §32 (NEW).]
A person may not engage in business as a recycler without a recycler license issued under this subchapter.
[PL 2021, c. 216, §32 (AMD).]
2. Insurance salvage pool A person may not engage in business as an insurance salvage pool without a license issued under section 1051.
[PL 1995, c. 482, Pt. A, §19 (AMD).]
3. Dealer registration A person licensed under this section who displays, sells, exchanges, offers to negotiate, negotiates or advertises the sale of rebuilt or repaired salvage vehicles must comply with chapter 9, subchapter III.
[PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. B, §5 (AFF).]
4. Term
[PL 1999, c. 470, §17 (RP).]
4-A. Term Recycler licenses issued on or after the effective date of this subsection must be issued on a staggered basis and expire on the last day of the month, one year from issuance. All recycler licenses renewed for calendar year 2000 must be renewed on a staggered basis and the license fees prorated.
[PL 1999, c. 470, §18 (NEW).]
5. Penalty Violation of this section is a Class E crime.
[PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. B, §5 (AFF).]
PL 1993, c. 683, §A2 (NEW). PL 1993, c. 683, §B5 (AFF). PL 1995, c. 482, §A19 (AMD). PL 1997, c. 776, §33 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 470, §§17,18 (AMD). PL 2021, c. 216, §32 (AMD).