Maine — statewide
Maine Department of Public Safety, Bureau of State Police, Traffic Division
In short
Maine Department of Public Safety, Bureau of State Police, Traffic Division issues 1 permit we publish for Maine — statewide, last verified 2026-09-04. Each carries the fee as the agency publishes it, with a link to the schedule it was read from.
What this agency issues
| Permit | Issuing agency | Fee | Renews | Last checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Automotive Repair Shop Licensing — Maine Position (29-A M.R.S. §§ 1801–1811)only if it applies to you | Maine Department of Public Safety, Bureau of State Police, Traffic Division | No fee | not applicable | 2026-09-04 |
Fees shown as a range or formula are set that way by the issuing agency — we do not average them into a single number.
About each permit
Automotive Repair Shop Licensing — Maine Position (29-A M.R.S. §§ 1801–1811)
No fee applies: 29-A M.R.S. §§ 1801–1811, the statute governing motor vehicle repair facilities, imposes consumer-protection duties directly, such as capping charges above an estimate and disclosing the use of used parts, without ever requiring the shop itself to register or be licensed. A shop that also wants to perform official state safety inspections has a separate, genuinely optional path: becoming a state police-licensed inspection station, on a two-year cycle, and employing a certified inspection mechanic, whose own fee is confirmed directly at $1 for a five-year certificate. A shop that also buys or sells vehicles, or salvages and dismantles them, needs a further dealer or recycler license from the Secretary of State — a different requirement again, triggered by sales rather than repair.
Contact
- Jurisdiction
- Maine — statewide
- Phone
- (207) 624-8935
Contact details are taken from the agency’s own site or its published fee schedule. Where we have not verified a phone number we leave it blank rather than guess.
Sources
Every fee and term above was read from one of these government pages on the date shown.
- 29-A Maine Revised Statutes section 1801 — motor vehicle repair facility consumer duties, with no licensing mechanismMaine Legislature · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-04
Other Maine statewide offices
- Maine Department of the Secretary of State, Bureau of Corporations, Elections and Commissions
- Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Health Inspection Program
- Maine Office of the Attorney General, Consumer Protection Division
- Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, Division of Quality Assurance and Regulations
- Maine Office of Child and Family Services, Children's Licensing and Investigation Services
- Maine Office of Professional and Occupational Regulation, Barbering and Cosmetology Licensing Program
- Maine Office of Professional and Occupational Regulation, Board of Veterinary Medicine
- Maine Office of Professional and Occupational Regulation, Electricians' Examining Board
- Maine Office of Professional and Occupational Regulation, Maine Fuel Board
- Maine Office of Professional and Occupational Regulation, Plumbers' Examining Board
- Maine Revenue Services
Maine jurisdictions
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