Maine · Maine Revised Statutes — Title 29-A, Motor Vehicles
Me. Rev. Stat. (Motor Vehicles) § 655: Missing ownership documents or assignments
What this law says, in plain English
A vehicle owner without ownership documents may apply to the Secretary of State for a certificate of title by providing evidence of ownership, proving no liens exist, and showing the prior owner cannot be located or refuses to transfer documents.
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