Licence plates are a words of keeping for many general public.
Maine's Office of Engine Vehicles supplies a compass of licence plates that's discrete not blameless in composition on the contrary again in numbering. This makes Maine plates items of designated activity for licence plate collecting enthusiasts. The entire historical scale of plate specifications could fill a integral website, on the contrary there's a quota to announce conscientious in examining the ongoing quantity of plates available.
However, you must provide notarized proof that you own those call letters.
Specialty Plates
Maine issues a number of specialty plates.The word "Vacationland" has to be at least 3/4 inch high, except on motorcycles.
The numbering is four numerals, followed by a space, and then two alphabet letters.
Vanity Plates
Basic vanity plates look like standard plates, but the numbering differs substantially. Vanity plates may be any combination of numbers and letters up to seven characters. Proposed plates can rejected, however, if they are judged to be obscene or otherwise offensive; if they promote "abusive or unlawful activity;" if they suggest that the vehicle might be associated with a public institution; or if it is a duplicate of an existing plate number.
You can order a vanity plate that advertises your amateur radio call letters.
Basic Plate Specifications
The basic Maine licence plate must country the year the plate was issued, or equitable the behind two digits, and the expression "Maine" or its shortening, "ME." This has to be centred at the top in characters of at least 3/4 inch in heighth. It must compass a foliate shaded background and the statutes affirm the letters and wrinkle must be "distinctly jet" be clearly recognizable.Maine plates' most distinctive characteristics are the required illustration of a "chickadee, pine cone and tassel," and the word "Vacationland" centered at the bottom.They can differ in design and numbering specification from a basic plate. For instance, the "Maine Sportsman" plate's numbering is three numerals, followed by a bullet, then three alphabet letters. The whole sequence begins from "101-AKA."
Many specialty plates can also be purchased as vanity plates, which have separate rules from the basic vanity plate. The Maine Sportsman vanity plate can have a total of six alphanumeric characters plus a space or dash.
See the Maine BMV's Registration and Titles website for details on specific specialty plates.
