Section 452 - Manner of display1.Position of registration plate. A registration plate must be displayed horizontally. Only one set of Maine registration plates may be displayed on one vehicle. A registration plate must be attached to the front and the rear of each vehicle except as follows. A. A trailer and semitrailer registration plate may be attached only to the rear of that trailer or semitrailer. [1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2(NEW); 1993, c. 683, Pt. B, §5(AFF).]B. A motorcycle registration plate may not be attached to the front of that motorcycle. [2005, c. 577, §10(AMD).]C. A manufacturer, dealer or transporter registration plate may be attached only to the rear of the vehicle. [1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2(NEW); 1993, c. 683, Pt. B, §5(AFF).]D. A truck tractor registration plate may be attached only to the front of that truck tractor. [1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2(NEW); 1993, c. 683, Pt. B, §5(AFF).] [2005, c. 577, §10(AMD).]
2.Farm trucks. The registration plate for a farm truck or vehicle used for hauling forest products may be attached by means of a rigid or semirigid bracket that allows the plate to swing freely. [1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2(NEW); 1993, c. 683, Pt. B, §5(AFF).]
3.Proper display. Registration plates must always be properly displayed. [2003, c. 452, Pt. Q, §2(AMD); 2003, c. 452, Pt. X, §2(AFF).]
4.Plainly visible and legible. Registration plates, including the numbers, letters and words, must always be plainly visible and legible. [2003, c. 452, Pt. Q, §3(NEW); 2003, c. 452, Pt. X, §2(AFF).]
1993, c. 683, §A2 (NEW) . 1993, c. 683, §B5 (AFF) . 2003, c. 452, §§Q2,3 (AMD) . 2003, c. 452, §X2 (AFF) . 2005, c. 577, § 10 (AMD) .