Code of Maine Rules
29 - DEPARTMENT OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
250 - BUREAU OF MOTOR VEHICLES
Bureau of Motor Vehicles
Chapter 162 - THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL REGISTRATION PLAN
Section 250-162-16 - CREDENTIALS AND PERMITS (IRP Plan Article VI)

A. Upon the payment of all apportioned and administrative fees due the State of Maine and the submission of all required supporting documentation, the IRP Office will issue permanent credentials for an apportioned vehicle. The cab card, plate(s), and year and month decals are the sole registration credentials issued for an apportioned vehicle.

B. After the initial registration a new cab card and year decal are issued upon renewing an apportioned vehicle registration.

C. Maine requires the original cab card or legible electronic copy of the cab card issued for the current registration year be kept with the apportioned vehicle for which the cab card was issued.

A. The IRP Office will issue a TVR, also known as a temporary authority (T/A), as evidence of temporary apportioned registration. A temporary authority is valid for up to forty-five (45) days.

B. The T/A allows a vehicle to be legally operated in all member jurisdictions pending the issuance of the permanent registration credentials.

C. T/A's generally are issued at the time of invoicing registrants for apportioned registration fees that are expected to be paid at a later date. The T/A may be faxed or mailed to the registrant and the registrant must keep the document with the apportioned vehicle for which the temporary authority was issued.

A. A member jurisdiction may issue a trip permit for a vehicle or combination of vehicles in lieu of apportioned or full registration. A trip permit issued by the IRP Office is valid for a period of seventy-two (72) hours.

B. Out-of-state registrants whose motor vehicles are required to be registered in the IRP and are not apportioned must obtain a registration trip permit, in lieu of apportioned registration, prior to operating in Maine.

C. Registrants whose motor vehicles are not required to be registered in the IRP may obtain a trip permit, in lieu of apportioned or full registration, for intrastate operations in Maine in the same manner as for vehicles required to be in the IRP.

D. Registration trip permits allow the registrant to operate a specific vehicle in intrastate or in interstate commerce.

E. Trip permits are not required for vehicles operating in interstate commerce under any bilateral registration reciprocity agreement.

A. Maine owner-operators, not registering in their own name, and not under contract to a lessee motor carrier may obtain a thirty (30) day unladen weight permit. The permit allows for the operation of an unloaded power unit and trailer in any member jurisdiction. Proof of insurance must be provided before a permit will be issued.

A. Notwithstanding any other provision of this rule, the IRP Administrator may authorize a registrant to make electronic submissions of any IRP schedules.

B. Approved registrants may transmit IRP vehicle information, jurisdictional profile information, or distance information by any means approved by the IRP Administrator.

C. The IRP Administrator may, at the IRP Administrator's discretion, issue temporary IRP credentials electronically to any IRP registrant.

D. Registrants who are issued electronic credentials are required to submit appropriate supplemental documentation within five working days, unless otherwise specified.

E. The billing procedure for electronic credentials is the same as for IRP credentials issued by mail or fax.

A. IRP Registrations (cab cards) will be validated or embossed with the State Seal in accordance with the Bureau's procedures.

B. Credentials issued electronically may have additional characteristics to validate authenticity such as watermarks and document control numbers in accordance with the Bureau's procedures.

C. A registrant may display their IRP cab card electronically. The image may be in the form of an electronic image or data connection. The image must be readable, and must contain all the required fields. Electronic images are subject to verification. The State of Maine assumes no responsibility for the accidental damage of any electronic device.