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Committee hears bill to let Secretary of State collect excise taxes for unhoused vehicle owners
Summary
LD 611 would let residents without a fixed residing place pay motor vehicle excise taxes directly to the Secretary of State so they can register and legally operate vehicles when a municipality refuses to accept payment; the Bureau of Motor Vehicles supported the change and described limited fiscal and operational impact.
Augusta — Lawmakers heard LD 611 on Thursday, a bill to allow the Secretary of State to accept motor vehicle excise tax payments from Maine residents who have no fixed residing place.
Representative Dan Sayer (House District 135) introduced the bill, saying it would fix situations in which Mainers who live in their vehicles or otherwise have no standard proof of residency have been refused by a municipality when attempting to register and pay excise taxes. "If the individual resident of this state has no residing place, the excise tax may be paid directly to the Secretary of State," Sayer told the committee.
The Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV) provided formal support in testimony. Kathy Curtis, Deputy Secretary of State and head of the BMV, told the committee the office has…
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