{"data":{"id":"us-me/29-a-m.r.s.-461","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"29-A M.R.S. §461","heading":"Reservation of same number","body":"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.\nThe 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.\nAll numbers other than those reserved may be issued 6 months after the plate issue is complete.\n2.  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.","path":["TITLE 29-A: MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC","CHAPTER 5: VEHICLE REGISTRATION","SUBCHAPTER 1: REGISTRATION","ARTICLE 3: REGISTRATION PLATES"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/29-A/title29-Asec461.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:35Z","sha256":"57b86106478f91bf45639706798fd8946e488a5feda9535ca29025ce3dbca3a0","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/29-a-m.r.s.-460-a","next":"us-me/29-a-m.r.s.-462"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}