Maine · Maine Revised Statutes — Title 29-A, Motor Vehicles
Me. Rev. Stat. (Motor Vehicles) § 754: Examination and impoundment of vehicle
What this law says, in plain English
State Police officers may examine vehicle identification numbers. Refusing to allow examination is a Class E crime. Officers may impound vehicles when they have reasonable grounds to believe the VIN is fake, altered, or removed, or a vehicle law violation occurred.
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