{"data":{"id":"us-me/29-a-m.r.s.-2104","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"29-A M.R.S. §2104","heading":"Improper plates","body":"1.  Attaching false plates.  A person commits a Class E crime if that person attaches to a vehicle a registration plate assigned to another vehicle or not currently assigned to that vehicle.\n1-A.  Permitting attachment of false plates.  A person commits a Class E crime if that person permits to be attached to a vehicle a registration plate assigned to another vehicle or not currently assigned to that vehicle.\n1-B.  Permitting display of false registration validation device.  A person commits a Class E crime if that person permits to be attached or displayed on a vehicle registration plate a registration validation device issued for another vehicle.\n2.  False identification.  A person commits a Class E crime if that person obscures identification numbers, identification letters, the state name, validation sticker or mark distinguishing the type of plate attached to a vehicle.\n3.  Manufacturing or reproduction of plates.  A person commits a Class D crime if that person manufactures or reproduces registration plates without the consent of the Secretary of State.\n4.  Alterations to registration plates.  Except when a greater penalty is applicable, a person commits a traffic infraction if that person adds or attaches to a registration plate a decal, symbol, slogan, mark, letter or number not authorized by law or by the Secretary of State.\n5.  Strict liability.  Violation of subsection 1, 2 or 3 is a strict liability crime as defined in Title 17‑A, section 34, subsection 4‑A.","path":["TITLE 29-A: MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC","CHAPTER 19: OPERATION","SUBCHAPTER 2: VIOLATIONS"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/29-A/title29-Asec2104.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:35Z","sha256":"605c1a2ac5a6fd1672e009ad6251fa4583fbdde5d28b43ff9f91f57e57ae1f67","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/29-a-m.r.s.-2103","next":"us-me/29-a-m.r.s.-2105"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}