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Bill would let Secretary of State accept vehicle excise payments from unhoused Mainers
Summary
Lawmakers heard testimony on LD 611, which would let residents without a fixed address pay vehicle excise tax to the Secretary of State so they can register and legally operate vehicles when municipalities refuse to accept payment. The Bureau of Motor Vehicles backed the change, saying it would be simple to implement.
A proposal to let the Secretary of State accept motor‑vehicle excise tax payments from residents who have no fixed residence drew support from the Bureau of Motor Vehicles at a Thursday hearing of the Legislature’s Joint Standing Committee on Transportation.
Representative Dan Sayer of House District 135 told the committee LD 611 would add one sentence to Title 36 to allow an unhoused Maine resident who cannot show proof of residency to pay excise tax directly to the Secretary of State so they can register a vehicle. Sayer said the change responds to cases in which towns declined to accept payment because…
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