29- 250 C.M.R. ch. 103, § VII

Current through 2024-50, December 11, 2024

Section 250-103-VII - REQUIREMENTS FOR HOLDERS OF TRANSPORTER PLATES

A.Business or Annex Location. Any business or annex location of a holder of transporter plates shall:

1. Be located in a permanent, enclosed building which is in good repair and which is owned or leased by the applicant;

2. Not be required to have a display area;

3. Have an office which:

a. Is located at the business or annex location and is free of debris and unrelated materials;

b. Is heated during business hours;

c. Is entered through a door which is properly labelled and readily accessible to the public;

d. Is separate from any living quarters.

4. Have reasonable business hours which:

a. Shall be posted and clearly visible on the exterior or through a window of the building identified as the business location or annex;

5. Not be required to have a repair facility

6. Not be required to have tools or equipment;

7. Display the license and supplement license(s) issued in a public space visible to the general public;

8. Have a sign which meets the following requirements (unless a municipality has established ordinances regulating signs contrary to these rules, whereupon the Secretary of State, upon notification by the dealer of such ordinances, may grant an exception to these rules to the licensee affected):

a. The sign shall be permanently mounted;

b. The sign shall contain the trade or business name of the transporter and related business only;

c. The sign shall display the name of the transporter in letters at least 4 inches high;

d. The sign shall be visible from the entrance to the business or annex location; and

e. The sign shall be displayed at the business location and any annex or secondary location used by the licensee.

B.Application. In addition to filling out the basic application, an applicant for transporter registration and plates shall:

1. Answer, on a form prescribed by the Secretary of State, basic questions relative to the ownership and facilities of the business location or annex and shall swear before a notary as to the truthfulness of the answers;

2. Except as provided in subparagraph "c" below, submit to an investigation as follows:

a. Upon receipt of an application for a transporter license, the Secretary of State shall conduct an investigation into the ownership and facilities of the business or annex location of transporters;

b. Prior to approval of an application for transporter registration and plates, an inspection report shall be submitted to the Secretary of State affirming that the licensee meets all applicable laws, rules and regulations. Periodic inspections of the premises and facilities will be conducted thereafter to ensure continued compliance with all applicable laws, rules and regulations;

c. An investigation shall be waived for transporters engaged in the business of banking or renting vehicles.

d. Applicants shall submit to State Bureau of Identification background check upon initial and renewal application. The Bureau of Motor Vehicles will request and receive the background check from the State Bureau of Identification. A fee for the background check will be assessed at time of initial and renewal application pursuant to Title 25 MRSA Sec. 1541(1).

e. State criminal history record information shall be used for the purpose of screening dealer applicants in order to determine whether issuance of a dealer license is granted or maintained.

3. Transporter License holders shall provide current contact information to include primary or secondary telephone and mailing address, and an e-mail address if available as frequent statutory updates are disseminated via e-mail;

4. Transporter License holders shall make notification of changes to any of the contact information within 30 days, in writing or other means approved by the Secretary of State, of the old and new contact information.

5. Pay the appropriate filing fee at the time of application if the facilities are subject to investigation.

6. File proof of insurance as required by 29-A M.R.S. §1612.

7. Furnish copies of properly recorded partnership papers, authority to operate under an assumed name, if applicable, proof of incorporation in the State of Maine or proof of authority for a foreign corporation to conduct business in the State of Maine;

8. Furnish copies of a lease if the facilities are leased; and

9. Furnish proof of compliance with applicable building codes, zoning codes and other land use regulatory ordinances in the Maine municipality where the business or annex location is operated.

29- 250 C.M.R. ch. 103, § VII