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 250-162-19 - RENTAL VEHICLE REGISTRATION (IRP Plan Article IX)
Universal Citation: 29 ME Code Rules ยง 250-162-19
Current through 2024-38, September 18, 2024
1. Base Jurisdiction (IRP Plan §900)
A. A rental company
applying to register a rental fleet may select Maine as the base jurisdiction
for the fleet according to the basing requirements of the Plan, except that
when the term of the lease of the vehicles in the fleet is greater than sixty
(60) days, the lessee (rental customer) must:
(1) have an established place of business in
Maine; and
(2) the fleet must
accrue distance in Maine.
2. Rental Passenger Cars (IRP Plan §905)
A. A rental company may
allocate its rental passenger car registrations pursuant to Section 905 of the
IRP Plan.
B. The number of vehicles
to be registered in the State of Maine must be determined by:
(1) dividing the gross revenue earned in the
State of Maine in the preceding year for the use of all rental passenger cars
by the gross rental revenue earned in all jurisdictions; and then
(2) multiplying the number of vehicles in the
rental fleet by the percentage determined in (1) above. The number of vehicles
must be the greatest number of vehicles in the fleet during the preceding
year.
C. The rental
company must file an annual report with the IRP Administrator by January
31st following the close of the registration year.
The annual report must list the company's revenue by jurisdiction and the total
number of vehicle registrations in each jurisdiction for the registration
year.
D. The rental company must
register a portion of its rental fleet in the State of Maine which is at least
equal to the percentage of revenue earned in the State of Maine.
E. Consumer rental companies in compliance
with this section may assign vehicles registered in any jurisdiction to its
vehicle fleet in Maine.
3. One-Way Vehicle (IRP Plan §915 )
A. A rental company that owns trucks
registered for 26,000 pounds or less that are identified as a part of a one-way
rental fleet may:
(1) allocate all such
vehicles to the respective member jurisdictions in proportion to the mileage
operated in each member jurisdiction by the rental fleet; or
(2) register all such vehicles as apportioned
vehicles under the Plan.
B. A one-way rental vehicle so registered may
be used in both intra-jurisdictional and inter-jurisdictional
operations.
4. Rental or Leased Truck, Truck Tractor, and Tractor Vehicle Fleets
A. The following options are available to
those companies controlling rental or leased fleets:
(1) The rental or leasing company (lessor)
may register all of its vehicles in a single fleet and be responsible for all
distance reporting; or
(2) The
rental or leasing company (lessor) may register all of its vehicles but may
maintain separate Fleets and submit separate distance reports for each fleet;
or
(3) The rental or leasing
company (lessor) may allow the carrier (lessee) to register the leased vehicles
thereby requiring the lessee to report distance; or
(4) The rental or leasing company (lessor)
may use all or a combination of the above methods of registration.
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