29- 250 C.M.R. ch. 171, § 8

Current through 2024-51, December 18, 2024

Section 250-171-8 - REGISTRANT'S BASE STATE

1. The UCRA is a base-state system, under which a UCR registrant pays UCR fees through its base state on behalf of all participating states. A UCR registrant shall determine whether or not it may select Maine as its base state using the following hierarchy:

A. If a registrant's principal place of business is located in Maine, then the registrant must elect to base in Maine; else

B. If a registrant's principal place of business is located in another participating state, then the registrant must elect to base in that state; else

C. If a registrant's principal place of business is not located in a participating state, but the registrant has an office or operating facility in one or more participating states, then the registrant must elect to base in one of those states as follows:

1 If the registrant has an office or operating facility only in Maine, then the registrant must elect to base in Maine;

2 If the registrant has an office or operating facility in only one participating state other than Maine, then the registrant must elect to base in that state;

3 If the registrant has an office or operating facility in Maine and one or more other participating states, then the registrant must elect to base either in Maine or one of the other states;

4 If the registrant has an office or operating facility in multiple participating states, none of which are Maine, then the registrant must elect to base in one of those states; else

D. If a registrant cannot select Maine or any other participating state as its base state under A through C above, then the registrant may elect to base in Maine if:

1 Maine is the closest participating state to its principle place of business; or

2 The registrant's principal place of business is located in the District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, Vermont, or the Canadian Provinces of Ontario, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, or Quebec; else

E. The registrant cannot base in Maine.

2. The state of Maine will not accept any UCR application or fees from a registrant that is not qualified to base in Maine as determined by the hierarchical criteria above.

3. UCR registrants that are not qualified to base in Maine should consult the UCR Instruction Sheet at http://www.maine.gov/sos/bmv/commercial/UCR.htmfor guidance in selecting a base state.

29- 250 C.M.R. ch. 171, § 8