Sgt. Gary Hutcheson
Portland Police Department
109 Middle Street Portland, ME 04101
Dear Island Resident:
This letter is a reminder to all island residents of your responsibility to register your motor vehicles, which includes golf carts. All motor vehicles which travel on City of Portland public ways must have a valid State of Maine Registration or an Island Use registration. The following state statutes that apply are referenced below:
Title 29A section 501-2-H-C:
A. An automobile may be registered for an annual fee of $4.00. A low-speed vehicle or golf cart may be registered for an annual fee of $4.00. The registrant must show evidence of payment of the excise tax required by Title 36, section 1482. The municipality may collect an additional $4.00 fee annually to defray the cost of removing abandoned vehicles or golf carts.
B. Any person operating a low-speed vehicle or a golf cart on an island must possess a valid driving license in any class.
Title 29A Section 1601-1
1. Requirement. An operator or owner of a vehicle registered in this State or required to be registered in this State shall maintain the amounts of motor vehicle financial responsibility.
I ask for your cooperation and register your vehicles as soon as possible. If you wish to register a motor vehicle by mail, you must first call the Treasury Office at 874-8490 to obtain the proper amount of excise tax, license fees, etc. due. Then mail the following to: City of Portland, Treasury Office P.O. Box 544 Portland, Maine 04112:
Or, if you wish to register by telephone with a Visa or MasterCard, please
call 874-8857
When registering by telephone, your insurance card will need to be faxed to:
1-866-765-2051.
Please Note: For either of these transactions, an additional $2.00 fee applies.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the Treasury Office at: 874-8490.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Sgt. Gary Hutcheson
Island Services Patrol