10 M.R.S. § 945-J — ME Code / Title 10 / Part 2 / Chapter 107-B / Section 945-J
10 §945-J. Confidential records
Status: in_force

The records and proceedings of the center are public for the purposes of Title 1, chapter 13 , except as otherwise provided in this section. [PL 2009, c. 567, §2 (AMD).]

1. Proprietary information; other information. Information provided to or developed by the center and included in a business or marketing plan is public unless the person to whom the information belongs or pertains requests that it be designated as confidential and the center has determined it contains proprietary information. For the purposes of this subsection, "proprietary information" means information that is a trade secret or production, commercial or financial information the disclosure of which would impair the competitive position of the center or the person submitting the information and would make available information not otherwise publicly available. [PL 2009, c. 567, §3 (AMD).]

2. Tax or financial information. Any financial statement, supporting data or tax return of any person is confidential. [PL 1995, c. 648, §5 (NEW).]

3. Credit assessment. Any record obtained by the center that contains an assessment of the credit worthiness, credit rating or financial condition of any person is confidential. [PL 1995, c. 648, §5 (NEW).]

This section does not prohibit the disclosure of information that is otherwise available in the public domain. [PL 1995, c. 648, §5 (NEW).]
10 M.R.S. § 1101 — ME Code / Title 10 / Part 3 / Chapter 201 / Section 1101
10 §1101. Contracts in restraint of trade
Status: in_force

Every contract, combination in the form of trusts or otherwise, or conspiracy, in restraint of trade or commerce in this State is declared to be illegal. Whoever makes any such contract or engages in any such combination or conspiracy is guilty of a Class C crime. [PL 2003, c. 46, §1 (AMD).]
10 M.R.S. § 9097-C — ME Code / Title 10 / Part 11 / Chapter 953 / Section 9097-C
10 §9097-C. Penalties for late payment of rent
Status: in_force

The owner of a mobile home park or the owner's agents may assess a penalty against a tenant for late payment of rent under this section. [PL 2005, c. 156, §2 (NEW).]

1. Late payment. A payment of rent is late if it is not made within 15 days from the time the payment is due. [PL 2005, c. 156, §2 (NEW).]

2. Maximum penalty. The owner of a mobile home park or the owner's agents may not assess a penalty for the late payment of rent that exceeds 4% of the amount due for one month. [PL 2005, c. 156, §2 (NEW).]

3. Notice in writing. The owner of a mobile home park or the owner's agents may not assess a penalty for the late payment of rent unless the owner of a mobile home park or the owner's agents gives the tenant written notice at the time the owner of a mobile home park or the owner's agents and tenant enter into the rental agreement that a penalty, up to 4% of one month's rent, may be charged for the late payment of rent. [PL 2005, c. 156, §2 (NEW).]
10 M.R.S. § 1344 — ME Code / Title 10 / Part 3 / Chapter 210-A / Section 1344
10 §1344. Civil liability
Status: in_force

1. Principal liability. A principal who fails to comply with the provisions of section 1343 is liable to the sales representative in a civil action for exemplary damages in an amount that does not exceed 3 times the amount of commissions due the sales representative, plus reasonable attorney's fees and costs. [PL 1991, c. 296 (NEW).]

2. Frivolous action. When the court determines that an action brought by a sales representative against a principal under this chapter is frivolous, the sales representative is liable to the principal for attorney's fees actually and reasonably incurred by the principal in defending the action and court costs. [PL 1991, c. 296 (NEW).]

3. Other remedies. Nothing in this chapter invalidates or restricts any other right or remedy available to a sales representative, or precludes a sales representative from seeking to recover in one action on all claims against a principal. [PL 1991, c. 296 (NEW).]

4. Jurisdiction. A principal who is not a resident of this State that contracts with a sales representative to solicit orders in this State is declared to be transacting business in this State for purposes of the exercise of personal jurisdiction over nonresidents under Title 14, section 704‑A . [PL 2001, c. 667, Pt. A, §6 (AMD).]
10 M.R.S. § 1285 — ME Code / Title 10 / Part 3 / Chapter 208-B / Section 1285
10 §1285. Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings. [PL 1995, c. 462, Pt. A, §22 (NEW); PL 1995, c. 462, Pt. A, §23 (AFF).]

1. Current net price. "Current net price" means the price listed in the supplier's price list or catalog in effect at the time the dealer agreement is terminated, less any applicable discounts allowed. [PL 1995, c. 462, Pt. A, §22 (NEW); PL 1995, c. 462, Pt. A, §23 (AFF).]

2. Dealer. "Dealer" means a person, corporation or partnership primarily engaged in the business of retail sales of farm and utility tractors, forestry equipment, industrial equipment, construction equipment, farm implements, farm machinery, yard and garden equipment, attachments, accessories and repair parts. "Dealer" does not include a person, corporation or partnership primarily engaged in the retail sale of all-terrain vehicles or motorcycles. "Dealer" does not include a single-line dealer as defined in subsection 5‑A . [PL 2011, c. 236, §1 (AMD); PL 2011, c. 236, §18 (AFF).]

3. Dealer agreement. "Dealer agreement" means a written or oral contract or agreement between a dealer and a wholesaler, manufacturer or distributor by which the dealer is granted the right to sell or distribute goods or services or to use a trade name, trademark, service mark, logotype or advertising or other commercial symbol. [PL 1995, c. 462, Pt. A, §22 (NEW); PL 1995, c. 462, Pt. A, §23 (AFF).]

4. Inventory. "Inventory" means farm, forestry, utility or industrial equipment, construction equipment, implements, machinery, yard and garden equipment, attachments or repair parts. [PL 2011, c. 236, §2 (AMD); PL 2011, c. 236, §18 (AFF).]

5. Net cost. "Net cost" means the price the dealer paid the supplier for the inventory, less all applicable discounts allowed, plus the amount the dealer paid for freight costs from the supplier's location to the dealer's location, plus reasonable cost of assembly or disassembly performed by the dealer. [PL 1995, c. 462, Pt. A, §22 (NEW); PL 1995, c. 462, Pt. A, §23 (AFF).]

5-A. Single-line dealer. "Single-line dealer" means a person, corporation or partnership engaged in retail sales that: A. Has purchased 75% or more of total new product inventory from a single supplier; and [PL 2011, c. 236, §3 (NEW); PL 2011, c. 236, §18 (AFF).] B. Has a total annual average sales volume for the previous 3 years in excess of $100,000,000 for the entire territory subject to the agreement with the supplier. [PL 2011, c. 236, §3 (NEW); PL 2011, c. 236, §18 (AFF).] [PL 2011, c. 236, §3 (NEW); PL 2011, c. 236, §18 (AFF).]

6. Supplier. "Supplier" means a wholesaler, manufacturer or distributor of inventory as defined in this chapter who enters into a dealer agreement with a dealer. [PL 1995, c. 462, Pt. A, §22 (NEW); PL 1995, c. 462, Pt. A, §23 (AFF).]

7. Termination. "Termination" of a dealer agreement means the cancellation, nonrenewal or noncontinuance of the agreement. [PL 1995, c. 462, Pt. A, §22 (NEW); PL 1995, c. 462, Pt. A, §23 (AFF).]
10 M.R.S. § 9041 — ME Code / Title 10 / Part 11 / Chapter 951 / Section 9041
10 §9041. General rules
Status: in_force

The board shall adopt rules and establish standards as provided by section 9005‑A to administer and enforce this subchapter. [PL 2007, c. 695, Pt. B, §3 (AMD).]

For purposes of this subchapter, manufactured housing includes only housing defined in section 9002, subsection 7, paragraph B . [PL 1993, c. 642, §26 (AMD).]
10 M.R.S. § 2 — ME Code / Title 10 / Part 1 / Chapter 1 / Section 2
10 §2. County level
Status: in_force

Any county may expend not exceeding the sum of $5,000 annually under the direction of the county commissioners, to be accounted for as other moneys of the county, for advertising or promoting the natural resources, advantages and attractions of such county.
10 M.R.S. § 1026-L — ME Code / Title 10 / Part 2 / Chapter 110 / Section 1026-L
10 §1026-L. Capital Access Program
Status: in_force

1. Capital Access Program established. The authority shall establish a program known as the Capital Access Program, referred to in this section as "CAP," for the benefit of each participating state bank. The Capital Access Program Fund, referred to in this section as the "fund," is established to implement the CAP. The fund must be separate and apart from all other funds of the authority and held exclusively to secure the principal of and the interest on CAP loans made by a participating state bank. [PL 1993, c. 722, Pt. B, §2 (NEW); PL 1993, c. 722, Pt. B, §3 (AFF).]

2. Contribution limit. The amount of the authority's contribution to the fund may not exceed 10% of the principal amount of CAP loans to be secured by the fund. As a condition of the authority making a contribution to the fund, the authority may require the borrower or the participating state bank to make a contribution to the fund and may impose other conditions the authority determines necessary. All money contributed to the fund by the authority must be held in the name of the authority. Investment earnings on the fund must be credited to the fund and periodically paid to the authority, unless a CAP participation agreement pursuant to subsection 3 provides otherwise. [PL 1993, c. 722, Pt. B, §2 (NEW); PL 1993, c. 722, Pt. B, §3 (AFF).]

3. Bank participation; rules. Before establishing a CAP at a participating state bank, the authority must enter into a CAP participation agreement with the participating state bank. The CAP participation agreement must specify: A. The maximum amount of the authority's contributions to the CAP; [PL 1993, c. 722, Pt. B, §2 (NEW); PL 1993, c. 722, Pt. B, §3 (AFF).] B. Conditions under which the authority may make contributions to the CAP; [PL 1993, c. 722, Pt. B, §2 (NEW); PL 1993, c. 722, Pt. B, §3 (AFF).] C. Conditions under which the participating state bank may demand payment from a CAP to pay a defaulted CAP loan; [PL 1993, c. 722, Pt. B, §2 (NEW); PL 1993, c. 722, Pt. B, §3 (AFF).] D. Minimum due diligence procedures for servicing CAP loans; [PL 1993, c. 722, Pt. B, §2 (NEW); PL 1993, c. 722, Pt. B, §3 (AFF).] E. Conditions under which the participating state bank or a borrower may be required to contribute to the CAP; [PL 1993, c. 722, Pt. B, §2 (NEW); PL 1993, c. 722, Pt. B, §3 (AFF).] F. Provisions for the payment of authority fees, costs and expenses from earnings on the CAP or otherwise; [PL 1993, c. 722, Pt. B, §2 (NEW); PL 1993, c. 722, Pt. B, §3 (AFF).] G. Provisions for the termination of the CAP, in whole or in part, and disbursement of any excess funds in the CAP; [PL 1993, c. 722, Pt. B, §2 (NEW); PL 1993, c. 722, Pt. B, §3 (AFF).] H. Criteria and procedures that qualify a loan as a CAP loan; [PL 1993, c. 722, Pt. B, §2 (NEW); PL 1993, c. 722, Pt. B, §3 (AFF).] I. The requirement that the participating state bank report to the authority at least annually regarding outstanding balances on CAP loans, delinquent CAP loans and such other information as the authority determines appropriate; [PL 1993, c. 722, Pt. B, §2 (NEW); PL 1993, c. 722, Pt. B, §3 (AFF).] J. Permitted investments in the CAP; and [PL 1993, c. 722, Pt. B, §2 (NEW); PL 1993, c. 722, Pt. B, §3 (AFF).] K. Other terms and conditions the authority determines necessary. [PL 1993, c. 722, Pt. B, §2 (NEW); PL 1993, c. 722, Pt. B, §3 (AFF).] [PL 1993, c. 722, Pt. B, §2 (NEW); PL 1993, c. 722, Pt. B, §3 (AFF).]

4. Minimum requirements. At a minimum, CAP loans must meet the following requirements. A. The borrower must be either a start-up business or may not have had annual sales in its most recently completed fiscal year greater than $5,000,000. [PL 1993, c. 722, Pt. B, §2 (NEW); PL 1993, c. 722, Pt. B, §3 (AFF).] B. The total outstanding principal amount of CAP loans to the borrower may not exceed $500,000. [PL 1993, c. 722, Pt. B, §2 (NEW); PL 1993, c. 722, Pt. B, §3 (AFF).] C. The proceeds of the CAP loan must be used for business purposes. [PL 1993, c. 722, Pt. B, §2 (NEW); PL 1993, c. 722, Pt. B, §3 (AFF).] By written notice to participating state banks, the authority may impose requirements on CAP loans in addition to those contained in this subsection or in a CAP participation agreement. Additional requirements do not apply to CAP loans already made or to CAP loans for which written commitments exist if CAP loans from these written commitments are made within 3 months after the date of the written notice. [PL 1993, c. 722, Pt. B, §2 (NEW); PL 1993, c. 722, Pt. B, §3 (AFF).]
10 M.R.S. § 1176 — ME Code / Title 10 / Part 3 / Chapter 204 / Section 1176
10 §1176. Warranty
Status: in_force

If a motor vehicle franchisor requires or permits a motor vehicle franchisee to perform labor or provide parts in satisfaction of a warranty created by the franchisor, the franchisor shall properly and promptly fulfill its warranty obligations, in the case of motor vehicles over 10,000 pounds gross vehicle weight rating, shall adequately and fairly compensate the franchisee for any parts so provided and, in the case of all other motor vehicles, shall reimburse the franchisee for any parts so provided at the retail rate customarily charged by that franchisee for the same parts when not provided in satisfaction of a warranty. A franchisor may not otherwise recover its costs for reimbursing a franchisee for parts and labor pursuant to this section. For purposes of this section, the retail rate customarily charged by the franchisee for parts may be established by submitting to the franchisor 100 sequential nonwarranty customer-paid service repair orders or 60 days of nonwarranty customer-paid service repair orders, whichever is less in terms of total cost, covering repairs made no more than 180 days before the submission and declaring the average percentage markup. The average percentage markup so declared is the retail rate, which goes into effect 30 days following the declaration, subject to audit of the submitted repair orders by the franchisor and adjustment of the average percentage markup based on that audit. Only retail sales not involving warranty repairs, not involving state inspection, not involving routine maintenance such as changing the oil and oil filter and not involving accessories may be considered in calculating the average percentage markup. A franchisor may not require a franchisee to establish the average percentage markup by an unduly burdensome or time-consuming method or by requiring information that is unduly burdensome or time-consuming to provide, including, but not limited to, part-by-part or transaction-by-transaction calculations. A franchisee may not change the average percentage markup more than 2 times in one calendar year. Further, the franchisor shall reimburse the franchisee for any labor so performed at the retail rate customarily charged by that franchisee for the same labor when not performed in satisfaction of a warranty; as long as the franchisee's rate for labor not performed in satisfaction of a warranty is routinely posted in a place conspicuous to its service customer. A franchisor is not required to pay the price charged by the dealer to retail customers for parts of systems, appliances, furnishings, accessories and fixtures of a motor home as defined in Title 29‑A, section 101, subsection 40 that are designed, used and maintained primarily for nonvehicular residential purposes. Any claim made by a franchisee for compensation for parts provided or for reimbursement for labor performed in satisfaction of a warranty must be paid within 60 days of its approval. All the claims must be either approved or disapproved within 60 days of their receipt. A claim may be submitted within 90 days after the performance of services. When a claim is disapproved, the franchisee that submitted the claim must be notified in writing of the claim's disapproval within that period, together with the specific reasons for its disapproval. A franchisor may not, by agreement, by restriction upon reimbursement, or otherwise, restrict the nature or extent of labor performed or parts provided so that such restriction impairs the franchisee's ability to satisfy a warranty created by the franchisor by performing labor in a professional manner or by providing parts required in accordance with generally accepted standards. [PL 2003, c. 356, §10 (AMD).]

In any claim that is disapproved by the manufacturer, and the dealer brings legal action to collect the disapproved claim and is successful in the action, the court shall award the dealer the cost of the action together with reasonable attorney fees. Reasonable attorney fees shall be determined by the value of the time reasonably expended by the attorney and not by the amount of the recovery on behalf of the dealer. [PL 1979, c. 498, §3 (NEW).]

It is unlawful for a franchisor, manufacturer, factory branch, distributor branch or subsidiary to own, operate or control, either directly or indirectly, a motor vehicle warranty or service facility located in the State except on an emergency or interim basis or if no qualified applicant has applied for appointment as a dealer in a market previously served by a new motor vehicle dealer of that manufacturer, factory branch, distributor branch or subsidiary's line make. [PL 1997, c. 521, §25 (NEW).]

A franchisor may not deny those elements of a warranty claim that are based on a dealer’s incidental failure to comply with a claim requirement or a clerical error or other technicality, regardless of whether the franchisor contests any other element of that warranty claim, as long as the dealer corrects any such clerical error or other technicality according to licensee guidelines. [PL 2013, c. 534, §7 (NEW).]
10 M.R.S. § 3501 — ME Code / Title 10 / Part 7 / Chapter 613 / Section 3501
10 §3501. Labor, services and materials
Status: in_force

Whoever performs labor or services or furnishes labor, materials or services in the laying out or construction of any road, path or walk, or in improving or beautifying any land in a manner commonly known as landscape gardening, by virtue of a contract with or by consent of the owner, has a lien on the lot of land over which such road, path or walk is laid out or constructed or on the land so improved and beautified, to secure payment thereof, with costs. Such lien may be preserved and enforced in the same manner and under the same restrictions as liens on buildings and lots are preserved and enforced under chapter 603 , and is made subject to all the provisions of said chapter wherever applicable.
10 M.R.S. § 988-B — ME Code / Title 10 / Part 2 / Chapter 110 / Section 988-B
10 §988-B. Natural resources capital investment program
Status: in_force

1. Purpose. The purpose of this section is to establish a program to provide assistance in the financing and development of natural resource projects designed to increase the State's capacity to produce, harvest, store, process, distribute, market and improve the quality of its natural resource products. The goal is to expand the opportunities for natural resource enterprises and promote the quality of Maine products nationally and internationally. [PL 1989, c. 552, §12 (NEW).]

2. Eligible projects. To be eligible for assistance under the program, projects must be located in the State and must consist of the construction, renovation or acquisition of land, buildings, equipment, docks, wharves, piers or vessels used in connection with a commercial natural resource enterprise, as that term is defined in section 963‑A, subsection 41 . Financing assistance may be provided with respect to the soft costs associated with eligible projects, but not for working capital. [PL 1989, c. 552, §12 (NEW).]

3. Eligible borrowers. Eligible borrowers shall include profit and nonprofit businesses, producer groups, cooperatives and governmental entities. [PL 1989, c. 552, §12 (NEW).]

4. Assistance provided. The authority is authorized to provide assistance in the form of direct loans or security for commercial loans or equity investments, subject to the following limitations. A. In the case of direct loans, funds may be provided from the fund established under section 988‑A for up to 45% of total project costs. Borrowers must contribute at least 10% of total project costs in equity or the equivalent and the balance of project costs may be financed by a lender. The authority may provide that repayment of loans from the fund and the security therefor may be subordinate to the lender loan. The interest rate, other loan terms and conditions and fees to the authority may be established by the authority by rulemaking pursuant to the Maine Administrative Procedure Act, Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter II , provided that the interest rate is not less than 5% per year and loan terms do not exceed 10 years for equipment, 20 years for vessels and 25 years for real estate. [PL 1989, c. 552, §12 (NEW).] B. In the case of security for commercial loans, funds may be provided from the fund established under section 988‑A to the lender as collateral for the loan on terms and conditions established by the authority by rulemaking pursuant to the Maine Administrative Procedure Act, Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter II , provided that funds deposited with the lender do not exceed 45% of the total loan. The authority may also provide funds to a lender as a deposit in the name of the authority at a reduced rate of interest provided that the interest savings to the lender is passed on to the borrower in the form of a lower interest rate on the loan. [PL 1989, c. 552, §12 (NEW).] C. In the case of security for equity investments, the authority may pledge or deposit money from the fund established under section 988‑A as security for up to 30% of a direct equity investment in an eligible borrower on terms and conditions established by the authority by rulemaking pursuant to the Maine Administrative Procedure Act, Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter II . [PL 1989, c. 552, §12 (NEW).] D. Assistance from the fund pursuant to this section may not exceed in aggregate 45% of total project costs of an eligible project. The authority may establish a mechanism for reserving funds for or giving priority to projects in industries or areas of the State deemed to require special assistance. [PL 1989, c. 552, §12 (NEW).] E. Each applicant must demonstrate a reasonable likelihood that it would not be able to obtain financing or investment sufficient for the project's needs on reasonable terms without assistance from the fund, that there is a reasonable likelihood that it will be able to repay the loan or secured investment and that the project will assist in accomplishing the purposes of this subchapter. [PL 1989, c. 552, §12 (NEW).] [PL 1989, c. 552, §12 (NEW).]
10 M.R.S. § 1047 — ME Code / Title 10 / Part 2 / Chapter 110 / Section 1047
10 §1047. Remedies
Status: in_force

Any holder of revenue obligation securities or coupons issued under this subchapter and the trustee under any trust agreement, except as restricted by the trust agreement or applicable document, may, by appropriate legal action, protect and enforce any and all rights under the laws of this State or granted under this subchapter, the trust agreement or other document, including the appointment of a receiver, and may enforce and compel the performance of all duties required by this subchapter, the trust agreement or other document to be performed by the authority, including the collecting of rates, fees and charges for the use of the project. Any proceeding shall be brought for the benefit of all holders of the securities and any coupons. [PL 1985, c. 344, §75 (AMD).]
10 M.R.S. § 945-B — ME Code / Title 10 / Part 2 / Chapter 107-B / Section 945-B
10 §945-B. Members of center
Status: in_force

Members of the center are individuals and organizations that pay dues to the center or are state agencies as specified in subsection 1 . Memberships may be set at different levels. Members shall elect 7 members to the board of directors of the center pursuant to section 945‑C . [PL 1995, c. 648, §5 (NEW).]

1. Members. Members are the private individuals, partnerships, firms, corporations, governmental entities and other organizations who pay dues to the center. For the purposes of this chapter, members may include, but are not limited to, municipal and county government, councils of government, local and area development corporations, regional planning commissions, development districts, state agencies, higher educational facilities, including the components of the University of Maine System, the Maine Maritime Academy, private colleges and postsecondary schools and community colleges, and other public or quasi-public entities. The following 7 public organizations are granted membership by virtue of the State's contribution to the organization and are exempt from dues requirements and each is entitled to designate one individual to exercise its voting right: the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, the Office of Policy Innovation and the Future, the Finance Authority of Maine, the Department of Labor, the Department of Marine Resources, the Department of Economic and Community Development and the Department of Transportation. [PL 2013, c. 405, Pt. D, §5 (AMD); PL 2021, c. 293, Pt. A, §52 (REV).]

2. Voting rights. All members have a vote in the affairs of the center as set forth in the bylaws of the center, except that when the member is an organization and not an individual the governing body of that organization shall designate the individual who is to exercise the voting right. [PL 1995, c. 648, §5 (NEW).]
10 M.R.S. § 1434-A — ME Code / Title 10 / Part 3 / Chapter 214-A / Section 1434-A
10 §1434-A. Termination, cancellation and nonrenewal of a dealer agreement
Status: in_force

1. Termination; cancellation; nonrenewal. A manufacturer or distributor, directly or through an authorized officer, agent or employee, may terminate, cancel or fail to renew a dealer agreement with or without good cause. If the manufacturer or distributor terminates, cancels or fails to renew the dealer agreement without good cause, the manufacturer or distributor must comply with subsection 4 . The manufacturer or distributor has the burden of showing good cause for terminating, canceling or failing to renew a dealer agreement. For purposes of determining whether there is good cause for the proposed action, any of the following factors may be considered in a proceeding: A. The extent of the affected dealer's penetration in the area of sales responsibility; [PL 2009, c. 562, §18 (NEW).] B. The nature and extent of the dealer's investment in the dealer's business; [PL 2009, c. 562, §18 (NEW).] C. The adequacy of the dealer's service facilities, equipment, parts, supplies and personnel; [PL 2009, c. 562, §18 (NEW).] D. The effect of the proposed action on the community; [PL 2009, c. 562, §18 (NEW).] E. The extent and quality of the dealer's service under recreational vehicle warranties; [PL 2009, c. 562, §18 (NEW).] F. The failure to follow agreed-upon procedures or standards related to the overall operation of the dealership; and [PL 2009, c. 562, §18 (NEW).] G. The dealer's performance under the terms of its dealer agreement. [PL 2009, c. 562, §18 (NEW).] [PL 2009, c. 562, §18 (NEW).]

2. Notice to dealer; requirements. Except as otherwise provided in this section, a manufacturer or distributor shall provide a dealer with at least 90 days' prior written notice of termination, cancellation or nonrenewal of a dealer agreement if the dealer agreement is being terminated for good cause. A. A notice under this subsection must state all reasons for the proposed termination, cancellation or nonrenewal and must further state that if, within 30 days following receipt of the notice, the dealer provides to the manufacturer or distributor a written notice of intent to cure all claimed deficiencies, the dealer will then have 90 days following the manufacturer's or distributor's receipt of the notice to cure the deficiencies. If the deficiencies are cured within 90 days, the manufacturer's or distributor's notice is voided. If the dealer fails to provide the notice of intent to cure the deficiencies in the prescribed time period, the termination, cancellation or nonrenewal takes effect 30 days after the dealer's receipt of the notice unless the dealer has new and untitled inventory on hand that may be disposed of pursuant to subsection 4 . [PL 2009, c. 562, §18 (NEW).] B. The notice period under this subsection may be reduced to not less than 30 days' prior written notice of termination, cancellation or nonrenewal if good cause exists. Good cause exists for purposes of this paragraph when: (1) A dealer or one of its owners is convicted of or enters a plea of nolo contendere to murder or a Class A, Class B or Class C crime for which a sentence of imprisonment of one year or more is imposed under Title 17‑A, section 1603 or 1604 ; (2) A dealer abandons or closes the dealer's business operations for 10 consecutive business days unless the closing is due to an act of God, strike, labor difficulty or other cause over which the dealer has no control; (3) There is a significant misrepresentation by the dealer materially affecting the business relationship between the dealer and the manufacturer or distributor; (4) The dealer's license has been suspended or revoked or has not been renewed; (5) There is a declaration by the dealer of bankruptcy or insolvency or the occurrence of an assignment for the benefit of creditors or bankruptcy; or (6) A dealer fails to notify in writing the manufacturer or distributor at least 30 days prior to entering into a dealer agreement with a manufacturer or distributor of a competing, similar line make. The notice requirements of this paragraph do not apply if the reason for termination, cancellation or nonrenewal is the dealer's insolvency, the occurrence of an assignment for the benefit of creditors or the dealer's bankruptcy. [PL 2019, c. 113, Pt. C, §7 (AMD).] [PL 2019, c. 113, Pt. C, §7 (AMD).]

3. Notice to manufacturer or distributor; requirement. A dealer may terminate, cancel or refuse to renew a dealer agreement with or without good cause by giving 30 days' written notice to the manufacturer or distributor. A. If the termination, cancellation or refusal to renew is for good cause, the notice must state all reasons for the proposed termination, cancellation or nonrenewal and must further state that if, within 30 days following receipt of the notice, the manufacturer or distributor provides to the dealer a written notice of intent to cure all claimed deficiencies, the manufacturer or distributor will then have 90 days following receipt of the original notice to cure the deficiencies. If the deficiencies are cured within 90 days, the dealer's notice is voided. If the manufacturer or distributor fails to provide the notice of intent to cure the deficiencies in the time period prescribed in the original notice of termination, cancellation or nonrenewal, the pending termination, cancellation or nonrenewal takes effect 30 days after the manufacturer's or distributor's receipt of the original notice. [PL 2009, c. 562, §18 (NEW).] B. If the dealer terminates, cancels or fails to renew the dealer agreement without good cause, subsection 4 does not apply. If the dealer terminates, cancels or fails to renew the dealer agreement with good cause, subsection 4 applies. The dealer has the burden of showing good cause. [PL 2009, c. 562, §18 (NEW).] C. For purposes of this subsection, good cause for termination, cancellation or nonrenewal exists when: (1) A manufacturer or distributor is convicted of, or enters a plea of nolo contendere to, murder or a Class A, Class B or Class C crime for which a sentence of imprisonment of one year or more is imposed under Title 17‑A, section 1603 or 1604 ; (2) The business operations of the manufacturer or distributor have been abandoned or closed for 10 consecutive business days, unless the closing is due to an act of God, strike, labor difficulty or other cause over which the manufacturer or distributor has no control; (3) There is a significant misrepresentation by the manufacturer or distributor materially affecting the business relationship between the dealer and the manufacturer or distributor; or (4) There is a declaration by the manufacturer or distributor of bankruptcy or insolvency or the occurrence of an assignment for the benefit of creditors or bankruptcy. [PL 2019, c. 113, Pt. C, §8 (AMD).] [PL 2019, c. 113, Pt. C, §8 (AMD).]

4. Repurchase of inventory. If the dealer agreement is terminated, canceled or not renewed by the manufacturer or distributor without good cause, or if the dealer terminates or cancels the dealer agreement for good cause and the manufacturer or distributor fails to cure the claimed deficiencies, the manufacturer or distributor shall, at the election of the dealer and within 45 days after termination, cancellation or nonrenewal, repurchase: A. All new, untitled recreational vehicles that were acquired from the manufacturer or distributor within 12 months before the effective date of the termination, cancellation or nonrenewal that have not been used, except for demonstration purposes, and that have not been damaged, at 100% of the net invoice cost, including transportation, less applicable rebates and discounts to the dealer. If any of the vehicles repurchased pursuant to this subsection are damaged, but do not trigger a consumer disclosure requirement, the amount due the dealer is reduced by the cost to repair the vehicle. Damage prior to delivery to the dealer that is disclosed at the time of delivery does not disqualify repurchase under this paragraph; [PL 2009, c. 562, §18 (NEW).] B. All undamaged accessories and proprietary parts sold to the dealer for resale within the 12 months prior to termination, cancellation or nonrenewal, if contained in the original packaging, at 105% of the original net price paid to the manufacturer or distributor to compensate the dealer for handling, packing and shipping the accessories or parts; and [PL 2009, c. 562, §18 (NEW).] C. All properly functioning diagnostic equipment, special tools, current signs and other equipment and machinery at 100% of the dealer's net cost plus freight, destination, delivery and distribution charges and sales taxes, if any, if purchased by the dealer within 5 years before termination, cancellation or nonrenewal upon the manufacturer's or distributor's request and the dealer establishes that the items can no longer be used in the normal course of the dealer's ongoing business. The manufacturer or distributor shall pay the dealer within 30 days after receipt of the returned items. [PL 2009, c. 562, §18 (NEW).] [PL 2009, c. 562, §18 (NEW).]
10 M.R.S. § 2751 — ME Code / Title 10 / Part 6 / Chapter 501 / Section 2751
10 §2751. Offenses
Status: in_force

A person may not: [PL 1991, c. 650, §1 (AMD).]

1. Use or have in possession. Use or have in possession for use in commerce any incorrect weight or measure; [PL 1973, c. 91, §11 (RPR).]

2. Remove tag, seal or mark. Remove any tag, seal or mark from any weight or measure without specific written authorization from the proper authority; [PL 1973, c. 91, §11 (RPR).]

3. Hinder or obstruct. Hinder or obstruct any weights and measures official in the performance of that official's duties; [PL 1991, c. 650, §1 (AMD).]

4. Use of scale. Use any scale that requires permanent installation that has been relocated without first having the same tested and approved by the state sealer or a sealer; [PL 1991, c. 650, §1 (AMD).]

5. Sale of less quantity represented. Sell, or offer or expose for sale, less than the quantity the person represents of any commodity, thing or service; [PL 1991, c. 650, §1 (AMD).]

6. Take more quantity as buyer. Take more than the quantity the person represents of any commodity, thing or service when, as a buyer, the person furnishes the weight or measure by means of which the amount of the commodity, thing or service is determined; or [PL 1991, c. 650, §1 (AMD).]

7. Commodity in unlawful condition. Keep for the purpose of sale, advertise or offer or expose for sale, or sell any commodity, thing or service in a condition or manner contrary to law or rule. [PL 1991, c. 650, §1 (AMD).]
10 M.R.S. § 1449 — ME Code / Title 10 / Part 3 / Chapter 214-A / Section 1449
10 §1449. Construction
Status: in_force

In construing this chapter the courts may be guided by the interpretations of the Federal Trade Commission Act, 15 United States Code, Section 45. [PL 1997, c. 427, §2 (NEW).]

If any provision of this chapter is declared unconstitutional or the applicability of this chapter to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the constitutionality of the remainder of this chapter and the applicability of this chapter to persons and circumstances is not affected. [PL 1997, c. 427, §2 (NEW).]
10 M.R.S. § 9064 — ME Code / Title 10 / Part 11 / Chapter 951 / Section 9064
10 §9064. Standards
Status: in_force

1. Adoption, administration and enforcement of standards. The department is charged with the adoption, administration and enforcement of manufactured housing construction and safety standards. The standards adopted must meet the standards adopted pursuant to the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974, 42 United States Code, Sections 5401 to 5426. [PL 1995, c. 353, §3 (AMD).]

2. Rules. The department may adopt rules necessary to enforce the standards adopted under subsection 1 . [PL 1995, c. 353, §3 (AMD).]
10 M.R.S. § 1541 — ME Code / Title 10 / Part 4 / Chapter 302 / Section 1541
10 §1541. Short title
Status: in_force

This Act shall be known and may be cited as the "Uniform Trade Secrets Act." [PL 1987, c. 143 (NEW).]
10 M.R.S. § 1243 — ME Code / Title 10 / Part 3 / Chapter 206-B / Section 1243
10 §1243. Prohibited acts
Status: in_force

The following acts are unfair methods of competition and unfair and deceptive practices. It is unlawful for any: [PL 1997, c. 473, §3 (NEW).]

1. Damage to public. Manufacturer or personal sports mobile dealer to engage in any action that is arbitrary, in bad faith or unconscionable and that causes damage to any of the parties or to the public; [PL 1997, c. 473, §3 (NEW).]

2. Coercion involving deliveries and orders. Manufacturer or an officer, agent or other representative of a manufacturer to coerce or attempt to coerce any personal sports mobile dealer: A. To order or accept delivery of any personal sports mobile or appliances, equipment, parts or accessories for a personal sports mobile or any other commodity or commodities that the personal sports mobile dealer has not voluntarily ordered, or to order or accept delivery of any personal sports mobile with special features, appliances, accessories or equipment not included in the list price of the personal sports mobile as publicly advertised by the manufacturer; or [PL 1997, c. 473, §3 (NEW).] B. To order for any person any parts, accessories, equipment, machinery, tools, appliances or any commodity whatsoever; [PL 1997, c. 473, §3 (NEW).] [PL 1997, c. 473, §3 (NEW).]

3. Certain interference in dealer's business. Manufacturer or an officer, agent or other representative of a manufacturer: A. To refuse to deliver in reasonable quantities and within a reasonable time after receipt of a dealer's order to any personal sports mobile dealer having a franchise or contractual arrangement for the retail sale of new personal sports mobiles sold or distributed by a manufacturer any personal sports mobiles that are covered by that franchise or contract and specifically publicly advertised by that manufacturer to be available for immediate delivery; however, the failure to deliver any personal sports mobile is not a violation of this chapter if that failure is due to an act of God, or work stoppage or delay due to a strike or labor difficulty, shortage of materials, freight embargo or other cause over which the manufacturer or any of its agents has no control; [PL 1997, c. 473, §3 (NEW).] B. To coerce or attempt to coerce any personal sports mobile dealer to enter into any agreement with a manufacturer or an officer, agent or other representative of a manufacturer, or to do any other act prejudicial to that dealer by threatening to cancel any franchise or any contractual agreement existing between the manufacturer and that dealer; however, notice in good faith to any personal sports mobile dealer of that dealer's violation of any terms or provisions of the franchise or contractual agreement, or any good faith attempt by the manufacturer to enforce the terms or provisions of the franchise or contractual agreement, does not constitute a violation of this chapter; [PL 1997, c. 717, §1 (AMD).] C. To resort to or use any false or misleading advertisement in connection with the manufacturer's business as a manufacturer or an officer, agent or other representative of the manufacturer; or to force any dealer to participate in any advertising campaign or contest, or to purchase any promotional materials, display devices or display decorations or materials at the expense of the new personal sports mobile dealer; [PL 1997, c. 473, §3 (NEW).] D. To offer to sell or to sell any new personal sports mobile at a lower price than the price offered to any other personal sports mobile dealer for the same model vehicle similarly equipped, or to utilize any device, including, but not limited to, sales promotion plans or programs that result in that lower price. This paragraph does not apply to the following: (1) Sales to a personal sports mobile dealer for resale to any unit of the Federal Government; (2) Any manufacturer or any of its agents offering to sell or selling new personal sports mobiles to all personal sports mobile dealers at an equal price; and (3) Sales by a manufacturer or any of its agents to any unit of the Federal Government; [PL 1997, c. 473, §3 (NEW).] E. To offer to sell or lease or to sell or lease any new personal sports mobile to any person, except a manufacturer, at a lower price than the price offered and charged to a personal sports mobile dealer for the same model vehicle similarly equipped or to utilize any device that results in that lower price; [PL 1997, c. 473, §3 (NEW).] F. To offer to sell or to sell parts or accessories to any new personal sports mobile dealer for use in that dealer's own business for the purpose of replacing or repairing the same or a comparable part or accessory at a lower price than the price charged for that part or accessory to any other new personal sports mobile dealer for similar parts or accessories for use in the dealer's own business; [PL 1997, c. 473, §3 (NEW).] G. To prevent or attempt to prevent by contract or otherwise any personal sports mobile dealer from changing the capital structure of that dealer's dealership or the means by or through which the dealer finances the operation of that dealership, if the dealer at all times meets any reasonable capital standards agreed to between the dealership and the manufacturer and if that change by the dealer does not result in a change in the executive management control of the dealership; [PL 1997, c. 473, §3 (NEW).] H. To prevent or attempt to prevent by contract or otherwise any personal sports mobile dealer or any officer, partner or stockholder of any personal sports mobile dealer from selling or transferring any part of the interest of any of them to any other person or party. However, a dealer, officer, partner or stockholder may not sell, transfer or assign the franchise or power of management or control under the franchise without the consent of the manufacturer. That consent may not be unreasonably withheld; [PL 1997, c. 473, §3 (NEW).] I. To obtain money, goods, services, anything of value or any other benefit from any other person with whom the personal sports mobile dealer does business, on account of or in relation to the transactions between the dealer and the other person, unless that benefit is promptly accounted for and transmitted to the personal sports mobile dealer; [PL 1997, c. 473, §3 (NEW).] J. To compete with a personal sports mobile dealer operating under an agreement or franchise from a manufacturer in a relevant market area that has been determined exclusively by equitable principles. A manufacturer is not considered to be competing when operating a dealership either temporarily for a reasonable period not to exceed one year or in a bona fide relationship in which an independent person has made a significant investment subject to loss in the dealership and can reasonably expect to acquire full ownership of the dealership on reasonable terms and conditions; [PL 1997, c. 473, §3 (NEW).] K. To require a personal sports mobile dealer to assent to a release assignment, novation, waiver or estoppel that would relieve any person from liability imposed by this chapter; [PL 1997, c. 473, §3 (NEW).] L. To require any new personal sports mobile dealer to refrain from participation in the management or acquisition of or investment in any other line of new personal sports mobiles or related products; [PL 1997, c. 473, §3 (NEW).] M. To require any new personal sports mobile dealer to change the location of the new personal sports mobile dealership or during the course of the agreement or franchise to make any substantial alterations to the dealership premises when to do so would be unreasonable; [PL 1997, c. 473, §3 (NEW).] N. To cancel, terminate, fail to renew or refuse to continue any franchise relationship with a licensed new personal sports mobile dealer, notwithstanding the terms, provisions or conditions of any agreement or franchise or the terms or provisions of any waiver, unless a manufacturer has: (1) Satisfied the notice requirement of paragraph Q ; (2) Acted in good faith as defined in section 1242, subsection 11 ; and (3) Good cause for the cancellation, termination, nonrenewal or noncontinuance; [PL 1997, c. 473, §3 (NEW).] O. To cancel, terminate, fail to renew or refuse to continue any franchise relationship with a licensed new personal sports mobile dealer, notwithstanding the terms, provisions or conditions of any agreement or franchise or the terms or provisions of any waiver, unless good cause exists. Good cause exists for the purposes of a termination, cancellation, nonrenewal or noncontinuance: (1) When there is a failure by the new personal sports mobile dealer to comply with a provision of the franchise that is both reasonable and of material significance to the franchise relationship so long as compliance on the part of the new personal sports mobile dealer is reasonably possible and the manufacturer first acquired actual or constructive knowledge of the failure not more than 180 days prior to the date on which notification is given pursuant to paragraph Q ; (2) If the failure by the new personal sports mobile dealer, as described in subparagraph (1), relates to the performance of the new personal sports mobile dealer in sales or service. In this case, good cause is the failure of the new personal sports mobile dealer to effectively carry out the performance provisions of the franchise if: (a) The new personal sports mobile dealer was apprised by the manufacturer in writing of that failure; the notification stated that notice was provided of failure of performance pursuant to this subsection; and the new personal sports mobile dealer was afforded a reasonable opportunity for a period of not less than 4 months to exert good faith efforts to carry out the performance provisions; (b) The failure continued within the period that began not more than 120 days before the date notification of termination, cancellation or nonrenewal was given pursuant to paragraph Q ; and (c) The new personal sports mobile dealer has not substantially complied with reasonable performance criteria established by the manufacturer and communicated to that dealer; (3) When the dealer and the manufacturer agree not to renew the franchise; or (4) When the manufacturer discontinues production or distribution of any parts, accessories, equipment, machinery, tools, appliances or any commodity whatsoever; [PL 1997, c. 717, §2 (AMD).] P. To cancel, terminate, fail to renew or refuse to continue any franchise relationship with a licensed new personal sports mobile dealer, notwithstanding the terms, provisions or conditions of any agreement or franchise or the terms or provisions of any waiver, based on any of the following items, which do not constitute good cause: (1) The change of ownership of the new personal sports mobile dealer's dealership. This subparagraph does not authorize any change in ownership that would have the effect of the sale of the dealership without the manufacturer's written consent. This consent may not be unreasonably withheld. The burden of establishing the reasonableness is on the manufacturer; (2) The fact that the new personal sports mobile dealer unreasonably refused to purchase or accept delivery of any new personal sports mobile, parts, accessories or any other commodity or services not ordered by the new personal sports mobile dealer, except that the manufacturer may require that the dealer stock a reasonable supply of parts or accessories required to perform campaign, recall or warranty work, and except that this provision is not intended to modify or supersede any requirement of the franchise that dealers market a representative line of those personal sports mobiles that the manufacturer is publicly advertising; (3) The fact that the new personal sports mobile dealer owns, has an investment in, participates in the management of or holds a license for the sale of another make or line of new personal sports mobiles or that the new personal sports mobile dealer has another make or line of new personal sports mobiles in the same dealership facilities as those of the manufacturer, as long as the new personal sports mobile dealer maintains a reasonable line of credit for each make or line of new personal sports mobiles and that the new personal sports mobile dealer remains in substantial compliance with reasonable facilities' requirements of the manufacturer; or (4) The fact that the new personal sports mobile dealer sells or transfers ownership of the dealership or sells or transfers capital stock in the dealership to the new personal sports mobile dealer's designated family member. The manufacturer shall give effect to such change in the ownership in the franchise. This subparagraph does not authorize any changes in ownership that would have the effect of the sale of the dealership without the manufacturer's written consent. This consent may not be unreasonably withheld. The burden of establishing the reasonableness is on the manufacturer. The manufacturer has the burden of proof under paragraph N for showing that it has acted in good faith, that the notice requirements have been complied with and that there was good cause for the franchise termination, cancellation, nonrenewal or noncontinuance; [PL 1997, c. 473, §3 (NEW).] Q. To cancel, terminate, fail to renew or refuse to continue any franchise relationship with a licensed new personal sports mobile dealer, notwithstanding the terms, provisions or conditions of any agreement or franchise or the terms or provisions of any waiver, without first providing notification of the termination, cancellation, nonrenewal or noncontinuance to the new personal sports mobile dealer as follows: (1) Notification under this paragraph must be in writing and must be delivered personally or by certified mail to the new personal sports mobile dealer and must contain: (a) A statement of intention to terminate, cancel, not continue or not renew the franchise; (b) A statement of the reasons for the termination, cancellation, noncontinuance or nonrenewal; and (c) The date on which the termination, cancellation, noncontinuance or nonrenewal takes effect; (2) The notice required in this paragraph may not be given less than 90 days prior to the effective date of the termination, cancellation, noncontinuance or nonrenewal, except as provided in subparagraph (3); or (3) The notice required in this paragraph may not be given less than 15 days prior to the effective date of the termination, cancellation, noncontinuance or nonrenewal with respect to any of the following: (a) Insolvency of the new personal sports mobile dealer or filing of any petition by or against the new personal sports mobile dealer under any bankruptcy or receivership law; (b) The business operations of the personal sports mobile dealer have been abandoned or closed for 14 consecutive business days unless the closing is due to an act of God, strike or labor difficulty; or (c) Conviction of or plea of nolo contendere of a personal sports mobile dealer or one of its principal owners of any Class A, Class B or Class C crime, as defined in Title 17‑A , in which a sentence of imprisonment of one year or more is imposed under Title 17‑A, sections 1603 and 1604 ; or [PL 2019, c. 113, Pt. C, §5 (AMD).] R. To cancel, terminate, fail to renew or refuse to continue any franchise relationship with a licensed new personal sports mobile dealer without providing fair and reasonable compensation to the licensed new personal sports mobile dealer for: (1) All unsold new model personal sports mobile inventory of the current and previous 2 model years purchased from the manufacturer; (2) Unused supplies and parts purchased from the manufacturer or its approved sources; however, if the termination, cancellation, nonrenewal or noncontinuance was for good cause, the following conditions apply: (a) The rate of reimbursement is the dealer net price at the time of reimbursement, less a 15% restocking fee; (b) Each part to be repurchased must be new, undamaged, in its original packaging, if applicable, currently listed in the distributor's parts list and directly purchased by the dealer seeking repurchase from the distributor; (c) The dealer must comply with reasonable procedures established by the distributor for parts repurchased, as long as these procedures do not reduce the price and are necessary for the orderly return of parts; and (d) The dealer must possess, and transfer to the distributor, right title to the parts; (3) Equipment and furnishings purchased from the manufacturer or its approved sources; (4) Special tools purchased from the manufacturer or its approved sources; and (5) Facilities, if the involuntary termination, cancellation, noncontinuance or nonrenewal is due to a failure of performance of the new personal sports mobile dealer in sales or service. The amount of compensation due to the dealer from the manufacturer must be determined as follows: (a) If the new personal sports mobile dealer is leasing the facilities from a lessor other than the manufacturer, the manufacturer shall pay the new personal sports mobile dealer a sum equivalent to the pro rata portion of the rent for the unexpired term or one year's rent, whichever is less, that represents the aggregate percentage of the sales dollar volume and service dollar volume derived from the sale and service of that manufacturer's products for the 12 months immediately preceding termination, cancellation, noncontinuance or nonrenewal; or (b) If the new personal sports mobile dealer owns the facilities, the manufacturer shall pay the new personal sports mobile dealer a sum equivalent to the pro rata portion of the reasonable rental value of the facilities for one year that represents the aggregate percentage of the sales dollar volume and service dollar volume derived from the sale and service of that manufacturer's products for the 12 months immediately preceding the termination, cancellation, noncontinuance or nonrenewal. Such fair and reasonable compensation for the items listed in subparagraphs (1), (3) and (4) may not be less than the acquisition price. Compensation for the items listed in subparagraphs (1), (3), (4) and (5) must be paid by the manufacturer, when possible, within 90 days of the effective date of the termination, cancellation, noncontinuance or nonrenewal. Compensation for the items listed in subparagraph (2) must be paid by the manufacturer, when possible, within 90 days of the date on which the parts are received by the manufacturer from the dealer. In lieu of any injunctive relief or any other damages, if the manufacturer fails to prove there was good cause for the termination, cancellation, noncontinuance or nonrenewal, or if the manufacturer fails to prove that it acted in good faith, then the manufacturer may pay the new personal sports mobile dealer fair and reasonable compensation for the value of the dealership as an ongoing business; and [PL 1997, c. 717, §3 (AMD).] [PL 2019, c. 113, Pt. C, §5 (AMD).]

4. Dealer violations. Personal sports mobile dealer: A. To require a purchaser of a new personal sports mobile, as a condition of sale and delivery of the new personal sports mobile, to also purchase special features, appliances, equipment, parts or accessories not desired or requested by the purchaser. The substance of this paragraph must be conveyed by the personal sports mobile dealer to the purchaser prior to the consummation of the purchase; [PL 1997, c. 473, §3 (NEW).] B. To represent and sell as a new personal sports mobile any personal sports mobile that has been used and operated for demonstration purposes or is otherwise a used personal sports mobile; [PL 1997, c. 473, §3 (NEW).] C. To resort to or use any false or misleading advertisement in connection with that dealer's business as a personal sports mobile dealer; [PL 2001, c. 616, §2 (AMD).] D. To fail to disclose conspicuously in writing the personal sports mobile dealer's policy in relation to the return of deposits received from any person. A dealer shall require that a person making a deposit sign the form on which the disclosure appears; or [PL 2001, c. 616, §2 (AMD).] E. To sell, directly or indirectly, a new personal sports mobile without holding a current and valid franchise with the manufacturer of the brand of new personal sports mobile being sold. [PL 2001, c. 616, §3 (NEW).] [PL 2001, c. 616, §§2, 3 (AMD).]
10 M.R.S. § 1190-A — ME Code / Title 10 / Part 3 / Chapter 204 / Section 1190-A
10 §1190-A. Action filed; court
Status: in_force

An action, filed in a court of competent jurisdiction, that gives rise or could give rise to a claim or defense under this chapter must be stayed if, within 60 days after the date of filing of the complaint, or service of process, whichever date is later, a party to the action files a complaint with the board asserting the claims or defenses under this chapter. [PL 2003, c. 356, §12 (NEW).]
10 M.R.S. § 1046 — ME Code / Title 10 / Part 2 / Chapter 110 / Section 1046
10 §1046. Rentals and revenues
Status: in_force

1. Provisions. Before issuing revenue obligation securities, the authority shall determine that there will at all times be revenues and funds sufficient: A. To pay the principal of and the interest of the securities as they become due and payable and, in its discretion, to create and maintain reserves for that purpose; and [PL 1985, c. 344, §74 (AMD).] B. To pay the cost of maintaining and, where applicable, repairing the project unless provision is made in the financial document or other contract for maintenance and, where applicable, repair. [PL 1985, c. 344, §74 (AMD).] [PL 1985, c. 344, §74 (AMD).]

2. Sinking fund. All project rentals and other revenues, except those required in subsection 1, paragraph B or to provide reserves for maintenance and, where applicable, repair may be set aside at regular intervals, as provided in the trust agreement or other document, and deposited to the credit of a sinking fund charged with payment of the interest and principal of the securities as they fall due, any necessary charges of paying agents for paying principal and interest, and the redemption price or the purchase price of securities retired by call or purchase. The use and disposition of moneys to the credit of the sinking fund shall be subject to regulations prescribed in the trust agreement or other document. Except as may otherwise be provided in the trust agreement or other document, the sinking fund shall be a fund for the benefit of all securities issued for the project or projects without distinction or priority of one over another. [PL 1985, c. 344, §74 (AMD).]

3. Trust funds. All moneys received under this subchapter shall be deemed trust funds, to be held and applied solely as provided in this subchapter. Any officer to whom, or any bank, trust company or other fiscal agent or trustee to which the moneys shall be paid shall act as trustees of the moneys and shall hold and apply them for the purposes of this subchapter, subject to the requirements of this subchapter, the trust agreement or other applicable document. [PL 1985, c. 344, §74 (AMD).]
10 M.R.S. § 2752 — ME Code / Title 10 / Part 6 / Chapter 501 / Section 2752
10 §2752. Jurisdiction
Status: in_force

The District Court and the Superior Court shall have concurrent jurisdiction of prosecutions for all offenses against the laws pertaining to weights and measures.
10 M.R.S. § 1126 — ME Code / Title 10 / Part 3 / Chapter 202 / Section 1126
10 §1126. Certification of compliance
Status: in_force

1. Certification. A supervised lender or lessor, or any trade organization or association acting on behalf of supervised lenders or lessors, may submit any proposed form of agreement to the Office of Consumer Credit Regulation or, in the case of forms of agreement from supervised financial organizations, the Bureau of Financial Institutions. Within 45 days, the office or bureau shall either certify the form as complying with the requirements of section 1124 or refuse to certify the form as complying, setting forth written reasons for its refusal. Failure by the office or bureau to act under this section within 45 days is considered a certification of the form's compliance. A certification of compliance under this section is an absolute bar to any legal proceeding by the director or superintendent for failure to comply with the requirements of section 1124 . [PL 2001, c. 44, §8 (AMD); PL 2001, c. 44, §14 (AFF).]

2. Fees. Any form of agreement submitted to the office under this section must be accompanied by a fee of $25. The period within which the office must act under this section commences upon receipt of the fee. The fees received under this section are to be used by the director for the purposes of this chapter. The balance of any fees so received does not lapse. [RR 1995, c. 1, §6 (COR); RR 1995, c. 1, §7 (AFF).]
10 M.R.S. § 3866 — ME Code / Title 10 / Part 7 / Chapter 627 / Section 3866
10 §3866. Vessel under attachment attached on lien claim
Status: in_force

If the vessel has been already attached by a sheriff or the sheriff's deputy when a writ of attachment is issued for a lien claim, the writ of attachment must be served by the officer. If attached by a constable, the constable shall give up to the officer having the lien writ of attachment the possession and the precept upon which the constable attached it with the constable's return of the facts. The attachment holds subject to the legal priorities of the lien claim. [RR 2023, c. 2, Pt. C, §100 (COR).]
10 M.R.S. § 1189-B — ME Code / Title 10 / Part 3 / Chapter 204 / Section 1189-B
10 §1189-B. Appeal
Status: in_force

A party appealing an order of the board to the Superior Court shall indicate in the appeal whether it is an appeal on issues of law or on factual matters. [PL 2003, c. 356, §12 (NEW).]

1. Appeal as matter of law. An order or decision may be appealed solely on the basis that the board made an error of law. An order or decision appealed may not be set aside or vacated except for an error of law. Additional evidence may not be heard or taken by the Superior Court on an appeal made under this section. [PL 2003, c. 356, §12 (NEW).]

2. Appeal involving factual matters. A party to a decision by the board may appeal to the Superior Court for a hearing on the merits of the dispute. In any such hearing before the Superior Court, all findings of fact of the board are presumed to be correct unless rebutted by clear and convincing evidence. [PL 2003, c. 356, §12 (NEW).]

A copy of the decision, certified as true and accurate by the chair must be admitted into evidence in any appeal hearing. There is a right to trial by jury in any action brought in Superior Court under this section. An appeal for hearing is subject to the provisions of section 1173 . [PL 2003, c. 356, §12 (NEW).]
10 M.R.S. § 945-C — ME Code / Title 10 / Part 2 / Chapter 107-B / Section 945-C
10 §945-C. Board of directors and officers
Status: in_force

The Board of Directors of the Maine International Trade Center, referred to in this chapter as the "board of directors," consists of 11 directors elected from the membership, 5 directors appointed by the Governor and the president of the center, serving in an ex officio capacity. Each director is entitled to one vote. Board members' terms must be staggered as determined in the bylaws of the center. [PL 2021, c. 46, §1 (AMD).]

The state representative of the United States Department of Commerce and the state representative of the United States Small Business Administration may serve as nonvoting ex officio directors. [PL 1995, c. 648, §5 (NEW).]

1. Elected directors. The members shall elect 11 directors from among the center's dues-paying membership. [PL 2021, c. 46, §2 (AMD).]

2. Governor-selected directors. The Governor shall select 5 directors, each of whom must have international business or professional experience. [PL 2021, c. 46, §3 (AMD).]

3. Chair; vice-chair; treasurer. The board of directors shall elect the chair and the vice-chair of the board of directors and the treasurer of the center from among the directors. [PL 1995, c. 648, §5 (NEW).]

4. President. The International Trade Director at the Department of Economic and Community Development shall serve as the president of the center upon confirmation by a majority of the board of directors. Once every 2 years, the Governor shall submit the International Trade Director's name to the board of directors for reappointment. Reappointment is subject to confirmation by a majority of the board of directors. The president shall serve as an ex officio voting member of the board of directors. [PL 2021, c. 46, §4 (AMD).]

5. Duties of president. The president shall: A. Serve as the liaison between the board of directors and the center; [PL 1995, c. 648, §5 (NEW).] B. Manage the center's programs and services; [PL 1995, c. 648, §5 (NEW).] C. Ensure that the center's programs reflect the policy and management decisions as described in the strategic plan for the State concerning international trade; [PL 1995, c. 648, §5 (NEW).] D. Coordinate all services to continually meet the needs of the center as described in the strategic plan for the State; [PL 1995, c. 648, §5 (NEW).] E. Play a leadership role in coordinating, facilitating and helping to prioritize both the short-term and long-term recommendations of this strategic plan; [PL 1995, c. 648, §5 (NEW).] F. Serve as the State's diplomat, providing leadership in the area of international trade and advocating within the State and abroad on behalf of the State's international trade community; and [PL 1995, c. 648, §5 (NEW).] G. Perform such other duties as the board considers appropriate. [PL 1995, c. 648, §5 (NEW).] [PL 1995, c. 648, §5 (NEW).]
10 M.R.S. § 1189-A — ME Code / Title 10 / Part 3 / Chapter 204 / Section 1189-A
10 §1189-A. Discovery
Status: in_force

The parties to a hearing conducted pursuant to this subchapter are permitted to conduct and use the same discovery procedures as provided in the Maine Rules of Civil Procedure, subject to any amendments to the rules as the board might adopt to secure that discovery is expedited. [PL 2003, c. 356, §12 (NEW).]

Compliance with discovery procedures authorized by this section and by rule may be enforced by application to the board or on the board's own motion. [PL 2003, c. 356, §12 (NEW).]
10 M.R.S. § 1476 — ME Code / Title 10 / Part 3 / Chapter 217 / Section 1476
10 §1476. Performance under warranty
Status: in_force

1. Failure to perform warranty obligations prohibited. A dealer may not fail to perform the dealer's obligation under a warranty made in accordance with this chapter. It does not constitute a failure to perform such obligations if a dealer refuses to act in accordance with the provisions of that warranty with respect to any mechanical defect that resulted from unreasonable use or maltreatment of that motor vehicle by the purchaser. [RR 2023, c. 2, Pt. C, §31 (COR).]

2. Conditions considered failure to perform warranty. A dealer must be considered to have failed to perform the dealer's obligations under warranty made in accordance with this chapter if the dealer: A. Fails to perform repair or replacement of parts required under the warranty within: (1) Five calendar days, excluding Saturday, Sunday and legal holidays, after the date on which the purchaser delivers the motor vehicle to the dealer for such repair or replacement; (2) Thirty-five calendar days after the date on which the purchaser delivers the motor vehicle to the dealer if necessary parts are not available to the dealer during the period set forth in subparagraph (1); or (3) A reasonable period after the period set forth in subparagraph (2) if necessary parts are not available to the dealer because of a strike, natural disaster or other disaster affecting the manufacture, distribution or shipment of parts; [RR 2023, c. 2, Pt. C, §32 (COR).] B. Fails to provide the purchaser with the use of an operating motor vehicle at no cost, except gasoline and oil, beginning at the conclusion of the time stated in paragraph A, subparagraphs (1) and (2), and continuing until repairs have been completed; [RR 2023, c. 2, Pt. C, §32 (COR).] C. Transfers ownership of a used motor vehicle that does not conform to the warranty imposed by section 1474, subsection 1; or [RR 2023, c. 2, Pt. C, §32 (COR).] D. Fails in any other material respect to perform an obligation arising out of the warranty within a reasonable time. [RR 2023, c. 2, Pt. C, §32 (COR).] [RR 2023, c. 2, Pt. C, §32 (COR).]

3. Purchaser's rights upon failure of dealer to perform warranty obligations. If the dealer fails to perform the dealer's obligations under the warranty, the purchaser, in addition to any other rights the purchaser has, has the right to: A. Rescind the contract of sale and recover the full consideration paid for the motor vehicle, including the fair market value of any property forming part of that consideration, reduced only by: (1) The amount of damage caused to the motor vehicle by the purchaser, other than damage resulting primarily from a mechanical defect repairable under the warranty; and (2) With respect to a vehicle that has been in possession of the purchaser for more than 30 days, diminution, if any, in the retail fair market value of the motor vehicle attributable to the period during which the consumer has had possession of the motor vehicle in usable condition. Fair market value for the purposes of this subparagraph is measured by the average retail price listed in an authorized used car guide, such as the National Automobile Dealers Association Official Used Car Guide New England Edition, issued next before the sale and next before the rescission; and [RR 2023, c. 2, Pt. C, §33 (COR).] B. Recover damages in an amount equal to the difference between the fair market value of the motor vehicle in its actual condition at the time the dealer fails to perform the dealer's obligations under the warranty and the fair market value of the motor vehicle had it been as warranted. Such damages may be deducted from any balance due on the contract or recovered by the purchaser in a civil action. Before initiating a civil action pursuant to this paragraph, the purchaser must give the dealer written notice that the dealer has failed to perform the dealer's obligations under the warranty. The written notice must be given to the dealer by registered or certified mail addressed to the dealer's usual place of business or last known business address. [RR 2023, c. 2, Pt. C, §33 (COR).] [RR 2023, c. 2, Pt. C, §33 (COR).]

4. Attorney's fees. If the court finds, in an action commenced under this section, that the dealer failed to perform the dealer's obligations under the warranty, the petitioner must, in addition to other relief provided for by this section and irrespective of the amount in controversy, be awarded reasonable attorney's fees and costs incurred in connection with the action. [RR 2023, c. 2, Pt. C, §34 (COR).]
10 M.R.S. § 1547 — ME Code / Title 10 / Part 4 / Chapter 302 / Section 1547
10 §1547. Statute of limitations
Status: in_force

An action for misappropriation must be brought within 4 years after the misappropriation is discovered or, by the exercise of reasonable diligence, should have been discovered. For the purposes of this section, a continuing misappropriation constitutes a single claim. [PL 1987, c. 143 (NEW).]
10 M.R.S. § 2656 — ME Code / Title 10 / Part 6 / Chapter 501 / Section 2656
10 §2656. Penalties
Status: in_force

1. Violation of subchapter; first and subsequent offenses. The following penalties apply to violations of this subchapter. A. A person who violates a provision of this subchapter commits a civil violation for which a fine of not more than $100 may be adjudged. [PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. E, §8 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. X, §2 (AFF).] B. A person who violates a provision of this subchapter after having previously violated this subchapter commits a civil violation for which a fine of not more than $200 may be adjudged. [PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. E, §8 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. X, §2 (AFF).] [PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. E, §8 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. X, §2 (AFF).]

2. Conducting business without license; first and subsequent offenses. A person may not conduct a business of dealer or repairer without having a certificate in full force. A. A person who violates this subsection commits a civil violation for which a fine of not more than $100 may be adjudged. [PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. E, §8 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. X, §2 (AFF).] B. A person who violates this subsection after having previously violated this subsection commits a civil violation for which a fine of not more than $200 may be adjudged. [PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. E, §8 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. X, §2 (AFF).] [RR 2023, c. 2, Pt. C, §65 (COR).]
10 M.R.S. § 3256 — ME Code / Title 10 / Part 7 / Chapter 603 / Section 3256
10 §3256. Extension of lien
Status: in_force

When the owner dies, the owner is adjudicated a bankrupt or a warrant in insolvency issues against the owner's estate within the 120 days and before the commencement of an action, the action may be commenced within 90 days after such adjudication, or after notice given of the election or appointment of the assignee in insolvency, executor or administrator, or the revocation of the warrant. The lien must be extended accordingly. [RR 2023, c. 2, Pt. C, §72 (COR).]
10 M.R.S. § 9095 — ME Code / Title 10 / Part 11 / Chapter 953 / Section 9095
10 §9095. Restrictions on the purchase of fuel oil or bottled gas
Status: in_force

Except as provided in subsection 1 , no mobile home park owner or operator may require, as a condition of tenancy or continued tenancy, that a mobile home owner or dweller purchase fuel oil or bottled gas from any particular fuel oil or bottled gas dealer or distributor. [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. B, §1 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).]

1. Centralized distribution system. This section does not apply to a mobile home park owner or operator who provides a centralized distribution system for fuel oil or bottled gas, or both, for residents in the park. No mobile home park owner or operator who provides such a centralized distribution system may charge residents more than the average retail price charged by other retail distributors for fuel oil or bottled gas in the county in which the mobile home park is located. [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. B, §1 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).]
10 M.R.S. § 1658 — ME Code / Title 10 / Part 4 / Chapter 307 / Section 1658
10 §1658. Filling marked tank with other fuel or oil forbidden
Status: in_force

It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to aid or assist any other person, firm or corporation in the violation of this chapter by depositing or delivering into any tank, receptacle or other container any other internal combustion engine, fuels, lubricating oils or like products than those intended to be stored therein and distributed therefrom as indicated by the name of the manufacturer or distributor, or the trademark or trade name of the product displayed on the container itself, or on the pump or other distributing device used in connection therewith.
10 M.R.S. § 1495-D — ME Code / Title 10 / Part 3 / Chapter 222 / Section 1495-D
10 §1495-D. Licensing; proof of insurance and bonding; fees
Status: in_force

1. License required. A person desiring to engage or continue in business in this State as a payroll processor shall apply to the administrator for a license under this chapter on or before January 31st of each year. The application must be in a form prescribed by the administrator. The administrator may refuse the application if it contains erroneous or incomplete information. A license may not be issued unless the administrator, upon investigation, finds that the financial responsibility, character and fitness of the applicant and, where applicable, its partners, officers or directors, warrant belief that the business will be operated honestly and fairly within the purposes of this chapter. [PL 2003, c. 668, §6 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 668, §12 (AFF).]

1-A. License requirements; fees. The administrator may require licensing under this section through the nationwide mortgage licensing system and registry as defined in Title 9‑A, section 13‑102, subsection 8 . The administrator is authorized to participate in the nationwide mortgage licensing system and registry. In all cases, whether licensing is through the nationwide mortgage licensing system and registry or otherwise, the administrator may establish, by rule, requirements for licensing, including but not limited to: A. Background checks for: (1) Criminal history through fingerprint or other databases; (2) Civil or administrative records; (3) Credit history; or (4) Any other information determined necessary by the nationwide mortgage licensing system and registry; [PL 2021, c. 245, Pt. D, §9 (NEW).] B. The payment of fees to apply for or renew licenses, except that the fee for an initial application may not exceed $1,200 and for a renewal may not exceed $1,200. If licensing is through the nationwide mortgage licensing system and registry, an applicant must also pay a nationwide mortgage licensing system and registry processing fee in an amount to be determined by the administrators of the nationwide mortgage licensing system and registry. Renewal applications received after the due date are subject to an additional fee of $100; [PL 2021, c. 245, Pt. D, §9 (NEW).] C. The setting or resetting as necessary of renewal or reporting dates; and [PL 2021, c. 245, Pt. D, §9 (NEW).] D. Other requirements for application for, amendment of or revocation of a license or any other such activities as the administrator considers necessary. [PL 2021, c. 245, Pt. D, §9 (NEW).] The aggregate of license fees and other fees and assessments provided for by this chapter is appropriated for the use of the administrator. Any balance of these funds does not lapse but must be carried forward to be expended for the same purpose in the following fiscal year. Rules adopted pursuant to this subsection are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2‑A . [PL 2021, c. 245, Pt. D, §9 (NEW).]

2. Proof of fidelity insurance. Each applicant for a limited payroll processor license, and each applicant for a full-service payroll processor license that issues payroll checks, shall provide to the administrator proof of one of the following, at the applicant's option, in an amount 2 times the highest weekly payroll processed by the applicant in the preceding year or in the amount of $5,000,000, whichever is less: A. Fidelity bond; [PL 2003, c. 668, §6 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 668, §12 (AFF).] B. Employee dishonesty bond; [PL 2003, c. 668, §6 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 668, §12 (AFF).] C. Third-party fidelity coverage; or [PL 2003, c. 668, §6 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 668, §12 (AFF).] D. Liability insurance, including crime coverage. [PL 2003, c. 668, §6 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 668, §12 (AFF).] [PL 2011, c. 308, §4 (AMD).]

3. Proof of surety bond or other security. Except as provided in section 1495‑E, subsection 4 , an applicant under subsection 1 shall provide to the administrator proof of the surety bond or other security instrument required pursuant to section 1495‑E . [PL 2005, c. 278, §1 (AMD).]

3-A. Conditional, probationary or provisional licenses. The administrator, within the administrator's discretion, may issue a conditional, probationary or provisional license to an applicant. A conditional, probationary or provisional license may run for any time period the administrator considers appropriate and must be consistent with ensuring the maximum practicable protection for employers. [PL 2005, c. 278, §2 (NEW).]

4. Fees. [PL 2021, c. 245, Pt. D, §10 (RP).]
10 M.R.S. § 1496 — ME Code / Title 10 / Part 3 / Chapter 223 / Section 1496
10 §1496. Unsolicited telefacsimile transmissions prohibited
Status: in_force

1. Definitions. As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings. A. "Telefacsimile" means any process in which electronic signals are transmitted by means of a telephone system for immediate direct printing as images or written text, excluding telecommunication signals transmitted by devices for the deaf, hard of hearing or speech impaired. [PL 2021, c. 348, §14 (AMD).] [PL 2021, c. 348, §14 (AMD).]

2. Prohibition. No person may initiate: A. The unsolicited transmission of a telefacsimile message: (1) Seeking charitable contributions; or (2) Promoting real property, goods or services for purchase or rent by the recipient of such a message. [PL 1989, c. 758 (NEW).] [PL 1989, c. 758 (NEW).]

3. Exception. Subsection 2, paragraph A , does not apply if the person initiating the transmission and the recipient have a contractual or business relationship and no request to cease any such transmission has been made by the recipient in writing or by telefacsimile message to the person initiating the transmission. [PL 1989, c. 758 (NEW).]

4. Penalty. Violation of this chapter is an unfair trade practice as prohibited by Title 5, section 207 . Each complete telefacsimile transmission constitutes a separate violation. [PL 1989, c. 758 (NEW).]
10 M.R.S. § 1397 — ME Code / Title 10 / Part 3 / Chapter 212-C / Section 1397
10 §1397. Financial responsibility and insurance coverage requirements
Status: in_force

1. Financial responsibility. An exchange facilitator shall at all times comply with one or more of the following: A. Maintain a fidelity bond or bonds in an amount not less than $250,000, executed by an insurer authorized to do business in this State; [PL 2009, c. 61, §1 (NEW).] B. Deposit an amount of cash or securities or irrevocable letters of credit in an amount not less than $250,000 in an interest-bearing deposit account or a money market account with a financial institution. Interest on that amount must accrue to the exchange facilitator; or [PL 2009, c. 61, §1 (NEW).] C. Deposit all exchange funds in a qualified escrow account or qualified trust, as those terms are defined under United States Treasury Regulation Section 1.1031(k)-1(g)(3), with a financial institution and provide that any withdrawals from that escrow account or trust require that person's and the client's written authorization. [PL 2009, c. 61, §1 (NEW).] An exchange facilitator may maintain a bond or bonds or deposit an amount of cash or securities or irrevocable letters of credit in excess of the minimum required amounts. If an exchange facilitator is listed as a named insured on one or more fidelity bonds totaling at least $250,000, the requirements of this subsection are deemed satisfied. [PL 2009, c. 61, §1 (NEW).]

2. Insurance or alternative coverage. An exchange facilitator shall at all times comply with either of the following: A. Maintain an errors and omissions insurance policy in an amount not less than $100,000, executed by an insurer authorized to do business in this State; or [PL 2009, c. 61, §1 (NEW).] B. Deposit an amount of cash, securities or irrevocable letters of credit in an amount not less than $100,000 in an interest-bearing deposit account or a money market account with a financial institution. Interest on that amount must accrue to the exchange facilitator. [PL 2009, c. 61, §1 (NEW).] An exchange facilitator may maintain insurance or deposit an amount of cash or securities or irrevocable letters of credit in excess of the minimum required amounts. If an exchange facilitator is listed as a named insured on an errors and omissions policy of at least $100,000, the requirements of this section are deemed satisfied. [PL 2009, c. 61, §1 (NEW).]
10 M.R.S. § 962 — ME Code / Title 10 / Part 2 / Chapter 110 / Section 962
10 §962. Purpose
Status: in_force

There is a statewide need to provide enlarged opportunities for gainful employment to the people of the State and to ensure the preservation and betterment of the economy and the general health, safety and welfare of the State and its inhabitants; to provide a more healthy environment through the restoration of purity to the air, the water or the earth of the State which are fouled with, among other things, industrial and other waste materials and pollutants, and to ensure the preservation and betterment of the living standards and health of its inhabitants; to stimulate a larger flow of private investment funds from banks, investment institutions, insurance companies and other financial institutions, including pension and retirement funds, to help finance planning, development, acquisition, construction, improvement, expansion and placing in operation of industrial, manufacturing, recreational, fishing, agricultural, business and natural resource enterprises and eligible projects of the State and its political subdivisions; and to increase the access of smaller business, veterans and students pursuing postsecondary education to financing at reasonable terms and rates. [PL 2013, c. 34, §1 (AMD).]

In order to fulfill these purposes and to make the best use of the State's limited resources, the Finance Authority of Maine shall consider the state economic development strategy and the policies and activities of the Department of Economic and Community Development in implementing its powers, duties and responsibilities. [PL 1987, c. 534, Pt. B, §§5, 23 (NEW).]

The Finance Authority of Maine, as established by this chapter and authorized by Title 5, section 12004‑F, subsection 1 , to fulfill these purposes is, in addition to its other powers, authorized to: [PL 1989, c. 503, Pt. B, §51 (AMD).]

1. Loans. Encourage the making of loans to finance the planning, development, acquisition, construction, improvement, expansion and placing in operation of industrial, manufacturing, recreational, fishing, agricultural and other business and natural resource enterprises; [PL 2003, c. 537, §1 (AMD); PL 2003, c. 537, §53 (AFF).]

2. Revenue obligation securities. Issue revenue obligation securities to finance eligible projects, except that revenue obligation securities may not be issued for energy distribution system projects or energy generating system projects unless the authority issued a certificate of approval for those eligible projects before January 1, 2020 pursuant to subchapter 3 ; [PL 2015, c. 504, §1 (AMD).]

2-A. Interest subsidies; grants. Provide interest rate subsidies on commercial loans or grants to businesses and nonprofit organizations; [PL 1987, c. 533, §1 (NEW).]

3. Assist municipalities. Assist municipalities to issue revenue obligation securities for financing eligible projects; [PL 1985, c. 344, §5 (AMD).]

4. Small businesses and veteran-owned small businesses. Encourage the making of loans to small businesses and veteran-owned small businesses; [PL 2003, c. 537, §2 (AMD); PL 2003, c. 537, §53 (AFF).]

5. Natural resource financing. Provide natural resource financing; and [PL 1989, c. 559, §1 (AMD).]

6. Student financial assistance programs. Provide and administer a comprehensive, consolidated system of student financial assistance programs. [PL 1989, c. 559, §2 (NEW).]

The authority will serve a public purpose and perform an essential governmental function in the exercise of the powers and duties conferred upon it by this chapter. Any benefits accruing to private individuals or associations, as a result of the activities of the authority, are deemed by the Legislature to be incidental to the public purposes to be achieved by the implementation of this chapter. [PL 1985, c. 344, §5 (AMD).]
10 M.R.S. § 1100-KK — ME Code / Title 10 / Part 2 / Chapter 110 / Section 1100-KK
10 §1100-KK. Loan guarantee
Status: in_force

1. Claims. No sooner than the 180th day following the end of the grace period and no later than the 300th day following the end of the grace period, an eligible financial institution that has made a good faith effort to collect the outstanding principal of a loan issued pursuant to section 1100‑JJ and has been unsuccessful may make a claim to the authority for recovery of an amount equal to the outstanding principal of that loan. An eligible financial institution shall demonstrate to the satisfaction of the authority that the eligible financial institution has made a good faith effort to collect the outstanding principal from the eligible affected employee in accordance with the eligible financial institution's loan servicing and collection policies and has been unsuccessful. [PL 2025, c. 494, §2 (NEW).]

2. Loan guarantee payment. The authority, upon receipt of a properly documented claim submitted by an eligible financial institution pursuant to subsection 1 , shall submit the claim immediately to the Treasurer of State for payment. The Treasurer of State immediately shall pay to the authority from the Government Shutdown Loan Guarantee Program Fund, established in Title 5, section 160 , any claims submitted by the authority pursuant to the program. The authority shall distribute the loan guarantee payment to the eligible financial institution. [PL 2025, c. 494, §2 (NEW).]

3. Effect of payment of claim. After payment of a loan guarantee payment to an eligible financial institution pursuant to subsection 2 : A. The loan must be assigned by the eligible financial institution to the authority on behalf of the State; and [PL 2025, c. 494, §2 (NEW).] B. The duty of the authority to continue collection efforts on the loan pursuant to section 1100‑LL, subsection 4 applies. [PL 2025, c. 494, §2 (NEW).] [PL 2025, c. 494, §2 (NEW).]
10 M.R.S. § 1030 — ME Code / Title 10 / Part 2 / Chapter 110 / Section 1030
10 §1030. Incontestability
Status: in_force

Any loan insurance commitment or contract executed and delivered by the authority under this subchapter is conclusive evidence of the eligibility of the loan for insurance subject to satisfaction of any conditions set forth in the loan insurance contract or commitment and that the requirements of sections 1026‑A and 1026‑E have, to the extent determined applicable by the authority, been satisfied or made conditions of the loan insurance commitment or contract, and the validity of any loan insurance commitment or contract so executed and delivered is incontestable in the hands of an insured except for fraud or misrepresentation on the part of the insured. [PL 2003, c. 537, §44 (AMD); PL 2003, c. 537, §53 (AFF).]
10 M.R.S. § 1478 — ME Code / Title 10 / Part 3 / Chapter 217 / Section 1478
10 §1478. Motor vehicles and equipment sold at state auction
Status: in_force

1. Exemption of State from liability. Whenever motor vehicles and equipment of a state agency as defined in Title 5, section 8002, subsection 2 are sold at a state auction, the State or any state employee shall not be liable for any personal injury or death or any property damage sustained as a result of the use of that vehicle following the sale of that vehicle at auction. At any auction held pursuant to this section, a statement shall be made at the beginning of the auction that the State is not liable for any damage, injury or death resulting from the use of the vehicle or equipment following the sale at auction. A. For the purposes of this section, "state agency" includes the Maine community colleges. [PL 1989, c. 443, §20 (AMD); PL 2003, c. 20, Pt. OO, §2 (AMD); PL 2003, c. 20, Pt. OO, §4 (AFF).] [PL 1989, c. 443, §20 (AMD); PL 2003, c. 20, Pt. OO, §2 (AMD); PL 2003, c. 20, Pt. OO, §4 (AFF).]

2. State agencies to maintain documents for each vehicle. Each state agency shall maintain records for each vehicle in the possession of and assigned for primary use by the agency. The records must contain the information identified in section 1475, subsection 2‑A, paragraphs B , C , D and F . Each state agency shall use the disclosure forms as provided by the Bureau of Motor Vehicles pursuant to section 1475, subsection 2‑A . A. In the event that a uniform disclosure form prepared by the Bureau of Motor Vehicles is not available for state agency use, each agency shall devise a form until a uniform form becomes available. [PL 1991, c. 837, Pt. A, §26 (AMD).] B. This subsection applies to motor vehicles purchased on or after July 1, 1986. [PL 1985, c. 569, §2 (NEW).] [PL 2021, c. 676, Pt. A, §19 (AMD).]

3. Transfer of vehicles among agencies. Whenever a motor vehicle or an article of equipment, subject to the provisions of this section, is transferred from one state agency to another state agency, the disclosure form for the transferred motor vehicle or equipment shall be transferred with the motor vehicle or article of equipment. [PL 1985, c. 569, §2 (NEW).]

4. Disclosure at auction. At the time that a motor vehicle or article of equipment is provided to the auction for sale, the disclosure form must be attached to that vehicle or equipment in a place visible to the general public. The disclosure form must also indicate the last known date on which the vehicle passed inspection pursuant to Title 29‑A, chapter 15 . A. In the event that a motor vehicle submitted by a state agency to the state auction does not possess a valid inspection certificate that has been issued within 180 days previous to the auction, the motor vehicle is subject to inspection pursuant to Title 29‑A, chapter 15 . If the motor vehicle passes inspection, a current and valid inspection certificate must be affixed to the vehicle. [PL 1995, c. 65, Pt. A, §22 (AMD); PL 1995, c. 65, Pt. A, §153 (AFF); PL 1995, c. 65, Pt. C, §15 (AFF).] B. In the event that a motor vehicle subjected to a vehicle inspection pursuant to this subsection does not pass the inspection, the provision of section 1474, subsection 4 applies to the motor vehicle. [PL 1985, c. 569, §2 (NEW).] [PL 1995, c. 65, Pt. A, §22 (AMD); PL 1995, c. 65, Pt. A, §153 (AFF); PL 1995, c. 65, Pt. C, §15 (AFF).]

5. Temporary certification. Any motor vehicle for which there is no current and valid certificate of motor vehicle inspection at the time of sale at a state auction and that does not pose a serious threat to the general public, as determined by the Office of Procurement Services from the form required in subsection 2 and from an inspection of the vehicle, may be provided a temporary certificate authorizing the operation of the motor vehicle from the auction site to a point designated by the purchaser. [PL 2023, c. 516, Pt. B, §42 (AMD).]
10 M.R.S. § 1396 — ME Code / Title 10 / Part 3 / Chapter 212-C / Section 1396
10 §1396. License; requirements
Status: in_force

1. License. A person may not directly or indirectly engage in or carry on, or purport to engage in or carry on, the business of, or act in the capacity of, an exchange facilitator in this State without first obtaining a license from the administrator in accordance with this chapter. [PL 2009, c. 61, §1 (NEW).]

2. Issuance of license; requirements; fees. An application for a license as an exchange facilitator must be in writing and filed with the administrator in the manner and form prescribed by the administrator. The administrator may require licensing through the nationwide mortgage licensing system and registry as defined in Title 9‑A, section 13‑102, subsection 8 . The administrator is authorized to participate in the nationwide mortgage licensing system and registry. In all cases, whether licensing is through the nationwide mortgage licensing system and registry or otherwise, the administrator may establish, by rule, requirements for licensing, including but not limited to: A. Background checks for: (1) Criminal history through fingerprint or other databases; (2) Civil or administrative records; (3) Credit history; or (4) Any other information determined necessary by the nationwide mortgage licensing system and registry; [PL 2021, c. 245, Pt. D, §5 (NEW).] B. The payment of fees to apply for or renew licenses, except that the fee for an initial application may not exceed $600 and for a renewal may not exceed $500. If licensing is through the nationwide mortgage licensing system and registry, an applicant must also pay a nationwide mortgage licensing system and registry processing fee in an amount to be determined by the administrators of the nationwide mortgage licensing system and registry. Renewal applications received after the due date are subject to an additional fee of $100; [PL 2021, c. 245, Pt. D, §5 (NEW).] C. The setting or resetting as necessary of renewal or reporting dates; and [PL 2021, c. 245, Pt. D, §5 (NEW).] D. Other requirements for application for, amendment of or revocation of a license or any other such activities as the administrator considers necessary. [PL 2021, c. 245, Pt. D, §5 (NEW).] All funds received by the administrator under this chapter are appropriated for the use of the administrator, and any balance of the funds does not lapse but must be carried forward to be expended for the same purposes in the following fiscal year. Rules adopted pursuant to this subsection are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2‑A . [PL 2021, c. 245, Pt. D, §5 (AMD).]

3. Renewal. [PL 2021, c. 245, Pt. D, §6 (RP).]

4. Place of business; name. An exchange facilitator licensed under this chapter shall maintain a home office as its principal location for the transaction of exchange facilitator business. The administrator may issue additional branch licenses to the same exchange facilitator licensee upon compliance with all the provisions of this chapter governing the issuance of a single exchange facilitator license. An exchange facilitator may not engage in the exchange facilitator business at any place of business for which it does not hold a license or engage in business under any other name than that on the license. [PL 2009, c. 61, §1 (NEW).]

5. Exemptions. The following persons described in this subsection are exempt from the requirements of this chapter: A. A taxpayer or a disqualified person, as that term is defined under United States Treasury Regulation Section 1.1031(k)-1(k), seeking to qualify for the nonrecognition provisions of Section 1031 of the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended; [PL 2009, c. 61, §1 (NEW).] B. A financial institution; [PL 2009, c. 61, §1 (NEW).] C. A title insurance company, underwritten title company or escrow company that is acting solely as a qualified escrow holder or qualified trustee, as those terms are defined under United States Treasury Regulation Section 1.1031(k)-1(g)(3), and that is not facilitating exchanges; [PL 2009, c. 61, §1 (NEW).] D. A person that advertises for and teaches seminars or classes or otherwise makes a presentation to attorneys, accountants, real estate professionals, tax professionals or other professionals, when the primary purpose is to teach the professionals about tax-deferred exchanges or to train them to act as exchange facilitators; [PL 2009, c. 61, §1 (NEW).] E. A qualified intermediary, as that term is defined under United States Treasury Regulation Section 1 .1031(k)-1(g)(4), who holds exchange funds from the disposition of relinquished property located outside this State; [PL 2009, c. 61, §1 (NEW).] F. An entity in which an exchange accommodation titleholder has a 100% interest and that is used by the exchange accommodation titleholder as defined in United States Internal Revenue Service Revenue Procedure 2003-37 to take title to property in this State; [PL 2009, c. 61, §1 (NEW).] G. A person licensed to practice law in this State while engaged in the performance of the person's professional duties, except an attorney or law firm actively engaging in a separate business as an exchange facilitator; [PL 2009, c. 61, §1 (NEW).] H. A real estate company, broker or salesperson licensed by and subject to the jurisdiction of this State while performing acts in the course of or incidental to sales or purchases of real or personal property handled or negotiated by the real estate company, broker or salesperson; [PL 2009, c. 61, §1 (NEW).] I. A receiver, trustee in bankruptcy, executor, administrator, guardian or other person acting under the supervision or order of a court of this State or of a federal court; [PL 2009, c. 61, §1 (NEW).] J. A person licensed in this State as a certified public accountant while engaged in the performance of the person's professional duties who is not actively engaged in a separate business as an exchange facilitator; [PL 2009, c. 61, §1 (NEW).] K. A regulated lender subject to the licensing requirements of Title 9‑A to the extent the lender is not engaged in a separate business as an exchange facilitator; [PL 2009, c. 61, §1 (NEW).] L. Any federal or state agency and its political subdivisions; and [PL 2009, c. 61, §1 (NEW).] M. A loan broker subject to the licensing requirements of Title 9‑A, Article 10 to the extent the loan broker is not engaged in a separate business as an exchange facilitator. [PL 2009, c. 61, §1 (NEW).] [PL 2009, c. 61, §1 (NEW).]
10 M.R.S. § 2631 — ME Code / Title 10 / Part 6 / Chapter 501 / Section 2631
10 §2631. Conformity to national engine fuels and automotive lubricants regulations
Status: in_force

The engine fuel and automotive lubricants requirements, as adopted by the National Conference on Weights and Measures and published in the National Institute of Standards and Technology uniform regulation "Uniform Engine Fuels and Automotive Lubricants Regulation," apply to any internal combustion engine fuels, lubricating oils or other similar products stored, sold, distributed, transported, exposed for sale or offered for sale, distribution or transportation in the State, except as specifically modified, amended or rejected by a regulation issued by the state sealer. [PL 2009, c. 192, §3 (NEW).]
10 M.R.S. § 1406 — ME Code / Title 10 / Part 3 / Chapter 213 / Section 1406
10 §1406. Violation as unfair trade practice
Status: in_force

Any violation of this chapter shall constitute a violation of Title 5, chapter 10 , Unfair Trade Practices Act. [PL 1973, c. 435 (NEW).]
10 M.R.S. § 2632 — ME Code / Title 10 / Part 6 / Chapter 501 / Section 2632
10 §2632. Compliance testing of net contents on packaged goods
Status: in_force

The specifications, tolerances and other technical requirements for compliance testing of the net contents of packaged goods as adopted by the National Conference on Weights and Measures and published in the National Institute of Standards and Technology Handbook 133 (2016), "Checking the Net Contents of Packaged Goods," and supplements or revisions to this publication, apply to packaged goods in this State, except as modified or rejected by a regulation issued by the state sealer. [PL 2017, c. 172, §2 (NEW).]
10 M.R.S. § 1450 — ME Code / Title 10 / Part 3 / Chapter 214-A / Section 1450
10 §1450. Jurisdiction
Status: in_force

A person who violates any provisions of this chapter is subject to the jurisdiction of the courts of this State upon service of process in accordance with Title 14, chapter 203 and consistent with the maximum limits of due process as decided by the United States Supreme Court. [PL 1997, c. 427, §2 (NEW).]
10 M.R.S. § 1210-B — ME Code / Title 10 / Part 3 / Chapter 205-A / Section 1210-B
10 §1210-B. Limitation
Status: in_force

This chapter does not apply to the following: [PL 2001, c. 471, Pt. E, §2 (NEW).]

1. Sales under $25. [PL 2009, c. 502, §3 (RP).]

1-A. Established business relationships. A free offer when the seller and the consumer have an established business relationship. The consumer’s established business relationship with the seller does not extend to affiliates of the seller, unless the consumer would reasonably expect an affiliate to be included given the nature and type of goods or services offered by the affiliate and the identity of the affiliate; [PL 2009, c. 502, §4 (NEW).]

2. Home solicitation sales. A transaction regulated under Title 9‑A, section 3‑501 to 3‑507 ; [PL 2001, c. 471, Pt. E, §2 (NEW).]

3. Securities. A sale by a dealer or agent or salesperson of a dealer registered pursuant to Title 32, chapter 135 of stocks, bonds, debentures or securities representing stocks, bonds or debentures registered pursuant to Title 32, chapter 135 or expressly exempt from registration pursuant to Title 32, chapter 135; [RR 2023, c. 2, Pt. C, §22 (COR).]

4. Insurance policies. A sale of insurance regulated under Title 24‑A, sections 2515‑A and 2717 ; or [PL 2001, c. 471, Pt. E, §2 (NEW).]

5. Credit services. A sale of credit services by a supervised lender, as defined in Title 9‑A, section 1‑301, subsection 39 , or an agent or affiliate of a supervised lender to the extent the affiliate or agent is selling or offering to sell the credit services of the supervised lender. For purposes of this paragraph, "credit services" includes any extension of credit and any product or service that a supervised lender is authorized by law or regulation to sell in connection with or relating to an extension of credit, such as credit insurance and a debt cancellation policy. For the purposes of this paragraph, "affiliate" has the same meaning as in Title 9‑B, section 131, subsection 1‑A . Transactions covered by this exemption are limited to those that become effective only after the consumer has affirmed the terms and conditions of the agreement by an acceptance initiated by the consumer. [PL 2001, c. 471, Pt. E, §2 (NEW).]
10 M.R.S. § 1366 — ME Code / Title 10 / Part 3 / Chapter 211-A / Section 1366
10 §1366. Notice form, delivery and content
Status: in_force

All notices of termination or nonrenewal required by this chapter must: [PL 1993, c. 195, §1 (NEW).]

1. Delivery. Be sent by registered, certified or other receipted mail, delivered by telegram or personally delivered to the distributor or dealer; and [PL 1993, c. 195, §1 (NEW).]

2. Statement of intent. Contain a statement of intent to terminate or not renew the franchise together with the reasons for termination or nonrenewal and the effective date of the termination, nonrenewal or expiration. [PL 1993, c. 195, §1 (NEW).]
10 M.R.S. § 1495-H — ME Code / Title 10 / Part 3 / Chapter 222 / Section 1495-H
10 §1495-H. Enforcement actions
Status: in_force

A payroll processor that fails to obtain a license under section 1495‑D or that violates any provision of this chapter or any rule issued by the administrator, or through any unfair, unconscionable or deceptive practice causes or has the potential to cause damage to an employer or employee of that employer, is subject to one or more of the actions specified in this section: [PL 2003, c. 668, §6 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 668, §12 (AFF).]

1. Cease and desist order. A cease and desist order. A. The administrator may issue and serve an order upon a payroll processor requiring that processor to cease and desist from the violation or practice if in the opinion of the administrator that payroll processor subject to the provisions of this chapter is engaging in or has engaged in or if the administrator has reasonable cause to believe that the processor is about to engage in any of the following violations or practices: (1) Violation of a law, rule or regulation relating to the supervision of the payroll processor; (2) Violation of any written agreement entered into with the administrator; or (3) An anticompetitive or deceptive practice or one that is otherwise injurious to the public interest. [PL 2003, c. 668, §6 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 668, §12 (AFF).] B. Except as provided in paragraph C , prior to the issuance of any order to cease and desist in accordance with this subsection, the administrator shall provide notice to the payroll processor. This notice must contain a statement of the facts upon which the order is to be issued and the date upon which the order is to take effect. Upon petition of any interested party, a hearing in conformity with Title 5, chapter 375 must be provided prior to the effective date of any order issued pursuant to this subsection, except as provided in paragraph C . [PL 2003, c. 668, §6 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 668, §12 (AFF).] C. Whenever, in the opinion of the administrator, a violation or practice requires immediate action for the protection of the public or when the violation or practice or the continuation thereof is likely to cause insolvency or substantial dissipation of the assets or earnings of the payroll processor, the administrator may issue an order pursuant to this subsection which becomes effective upon service of that order, without prior notice or hearing. If an order subsequently is issued by the administrator pursuant to paragraph A , the administrator shall afford an opportunity for a hearing to rescind the order and action taken promptly thereafter, upon application by an interested party; [PL 2003, c. 668, §6 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 668, §12 (AFF).] [PL 2003, c. 668, §6 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 668, §12 (AFF).]

2. Bond or security forfeiture. After notice and hearing, forfeiture of that portion of the required bond or other security instrument as proportionately may make aggrieved parties whole; [PL 2005, c. 278, §5 (AMD).]

3. Civil action by administrator. A civil action seeking civil penalties, remedial action and injunctive relief by the administrator through the Attorney General, after which a court may assess a civil penalty of not less than $1,500 nor more than $7,500 per violation or order remedial or injunctive relief. When the violation consists of failure to maintain the surety bond required by section 1495‑E , each day in which coverage is not provided constitutes a separate violation; [PL 2003, c. 668, §6 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 668, §12 (AFF).]

4. Private civil action. A civil action by an aggrieved employer in which that employer has the right to recover actual damages from the payroll processor in an amount determined by the court, plus costs of the action together with reasonable attorney's fees; [PL 2003, c. 668, §6 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 668, §12 (AFF).]

5. Regulatory oversight. Increased regulatory oversight by the administrator, including requiring reports or other information to be submitted at those times and in such forms as the administrator considers appropriate for the proper supervision and regulation of the payroll processor; and [PL 2003, c. 668, §6 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 668, §12 (AFF).]

6. Action on license. After notice and the opportunity for hearing before the administrator, revocation, suspension or nonrenewal of the payroll processor's license. A respondent aggrieved by an order of the administrator may obtain judicial review of the order in the Superior Court. The proceeding for review is initiated and conducted in accordance with Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 7 . [PL 2021, c. 245, Pt. A, §7 (RPR).]
10 M.R.S. § 361 — ME Code / Title 10 / Part 1 / Chapter 9 / Section 361
10 §361. Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings. [PL 1985, c. 594, §1 (NEW).]

1. Bond. "Bond" means a revenue obligation security, bond, note, debenture, certificate or other evidence of indebtedness of the State or any political subdivision of the State. [PL 1985, c. 594, §1 (NEW).]

2. Carryforward. "Carryforward" means that portion of the state ceiling for any calendar year which is unallocated to specific bond issues during that calendar year and which is available to be carried forward to be used in later years under the United States Code, Title 26. [PL 1987, c. 413, §1 (AMD).]

3. Federal formula. "Federal formula" means the formula or formulas for allocation of the state ceiling now or hereafter established under the United States Code, Title 26. [PL 1985, c. 594, §1 (NEW).]

4. Solid waste energy project. "Solid waste energy project" means a project designed to convert solid waste to electricity or steam. [PL 1985, c. 594, §1 (NEW).]

5. State ceiling. "State ceiling" means the annual dollar volume cap on the issuance of tax-exempt bonds now or hereafter imposed on the State and its agencies and governmental subdivisions by the United States Code, Title 26. [PL 1985, c. 594, §1 (NEW).]

6. Tax-exempt bond. "Tax-exempt bond" means a bond the interest on which is not included in the gross income of the owners for federal income tax purposes pursuant to the United States Code, Title 26, Section 103. [PL 1987, c. 413, §2 (AMD).]
10 M.R.S. § 8003-E — ME Code / Title 10 / Part 9 / Chapter 901 / Section 8003-E
10 §8003-E. Citations and fines
Status: in_force

Any board or commission identified in section 8001, subsection 38 or section 8001‑A or a regulatory function administered by the Office of Professional and Occupational Regulation identified in section 8001, subsection 38 may adopt by rule a list of violations for which citations may be issued by professional technical support staff. A violation may carry a fine not to exceed $200. Citations issued by employees of the Office of Professional and Occupational Regulation or an affiliated board must expressly inform the licensee that the licensee may pay the fine or request a hearing before the board or commission or the Office of Professional and Occupational Regulation with regard to a regulatory function identified in section 8001, subsection 38 administered by the office regarding the violation. [PL 2009, c. 465, §7 (AMD); PL 2011, c. 286, Pt. B, §5 (REV).]
10 M.R.S. § 1705 — ME Code / Title 10 / Part 4 / Chapter 309 / Section 1705
10 §1705. Fees
Status: in_force

All fees charged for use of the trademarks and from the issuance of licenses shall be paid to the Treasurer of State and the same are appropriated for carrying out this chapter, and for promoting the prosperity of this State and the sardine industry by fostering and promoting better methods of processing, merchandising and advertising of Maine sardines under the direction of the Maine Sardine Council.
10 M.R.S. § 2630 — ME Code / Title 10 / Part 6 / Chapter 501 / Section 2630
10 §2630. Sale of engine coolants and antifreeze
Status: in_force

1. Aversive agent required. A person may not sell or offer to sell in this State any engine coolant or antifreeze that contains more than 10% ethylene glycol unless it includes denatonium benzoate at a minimum of 30 parts per million as a bittering agent within the product so as to render it unpalatable. [PL 2007, c. 336, §1 (NEW).]

2. Substitute aversive agent authorized. Notwithstanding subsection 1 , an aversive agent other than denatonium benzoate may be used in engine coolant or antifreeze if it meets or exceeds the degree of aversion in test subjects obtained by using the formulation of 30 parts per million of denatonium benzoate in antifreeze. [PL 2007, c. 336, §1 (NEW).]

3. Records of manufacturer and packager. Any manufacturer or packager of engine coolant or antifreeze subject to this section shall maintain a record of the trade name, scientific name and active ingredients of the bittering agent used pursuant to this section. Information and documentation maintained pursuant to this subsection must be furnished to any member of the public upon request. [PL 2007, c. 336, §1 (NEW).]

4. Limitation of liability. A manufacturer, distributor, recycler or seller of any engine coolant or antifreeze that contains more than 10% ethylene glycol and is required to contain an aversive agent under this section is not liable to any person for any personal injury, death, property damage, damage to the environment or natural resources or economic loss that results from the inclusion of denatonium benzoate or a substitute aversive agent if the aversive agent is included in ethylene glycol engine coolant or antifreeze in concentrations mandated by this section. This subsection does not provide immunity to any person for liability to the extent that the cause of the liability is not related to the inclusion of an aversive agent. [PL 2007, c. 336, §1 (NEW).]

5. Misconduct negates limitation of liability. The limitation of liability under subsection 4 does not apply if the personal injury, death, property damage, damage to the environment or natural resources or economic loss described under subsection 4 results from willful or reckless misconduct by the manufacturer, distributor, recycler or seller of the ethylene glycol engine coolant or antifreeze. [PL 2007, c. 336, §1 (NEW).]

6. Exceptions. This section does not apply to the sale of a motor vehicle that contains engine coolant or antifreeze. [PL 2007, c. 336, §1 (NEW).]

7. Effective date. [PL 2011, c. 691, Pt. A, §3 (RP).]
10 M.R.S. § 972 — ME Code / Title 10 / Part 2 / Chapter 110 / Section 972
10 §972. Chief executive officer
Status: in_force

The chief executive officer shall be the chief administrative officer of the authority and shall be appointed by the Governor, subject to review by the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over housing and economic development and to confirmation by the Legislature. At least 10 days before the Governor seeks review by the joint standing committee, the Governor shall consult with the members of the authority regarding the proposed appointee. [PL 1989, c. 4, §1 (AMD).]

The chief executive officer shall supervise the administrative affairs and technical activities of the authority in accordance with rules and policies of the authority. The chief executive officer shall, in the name and on behalf of the authority: [PL 1985, c. 344, §21 (AMD).]

1. Employ directors. In accordance with procedures of the authority, employ the directors of the divisions established by the authority. The directors shall serve at the pleasure of the chief executive officer; [PL 1993, c. 359, Pt. C, §4 (AMD).]

2. Employ professional and nonprofessional personnel. In accordance with procedures of the authority, employ professional and nonprofessional personnel, including private legal counsel and financial experts, of the authority. The personnel shall serve at the pleasure of the chief executive officer; [PL 1985, c. 344, §21 (AMD).]

3. Provide for coordination of personnel and programs. Provide for the sharing of personnel among the divisions and the authority and provide for the coordination of administration of common projects and programs; [PL 1985, c. 344, §21 (AMD).]

4. Attend meetings. Attend or be represented at meetings of the members and boards of the authority; [PL 1985, c. 344, §21 (AMD).]

5. Approve expenses. Approve all accounts for salaries, per diems, allowable expenses of the authority, or of any employee or consultant, and expenses incidental to the operation of the authority; [PL 1983, c. 519, §6 (NEW).]

6. Publish an annual report. Make an annual report to the members of the authority documenting its actions and make other reports at the request of the members of the authority; [PL 1985, c. 344, §21 (AMD).]

7. Maintain a liaison with other state agencies. Maintain a close liaison with the Department of Economic and Community Development; Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry; and Department of Marine Resources; and provide assistance to facilitate the planning and financing of eligible projects; [PL 1989, c. 552, §8 (AMD); PL 2011, c. 657, Pt. W, §5 (REV).]

8. Perform other duties. Perform other duties directed by action of the members of the authority in carrying out the purposes of this chapter; and [PL 1985, c. 344, §21 (AMD).]

9. Provide information on employment opportunities. Provide copies of the employment plans required by section 979 to the Department of Labor and the Department of Health and Human Services. [PL 1987, c. 697, §1 (RPR); PL 2003, c. 689, Pt. B, §6 (REV).]
10 M.R.S. § 1019 — ME Code / Title 10 / Part 2 / Chapter 110 / Section 1019
10 §1019. Nursing education loan repayment program
Status: in_force

1. Nursing education loan repayment program. The nursing education loan repayment program is established for the purpose of increasing the number of nursing faculty in nursing education programs in the State. [PL 2005, c. 417, §1 (NEW).]

2. Criteria. For an applicant to participate in the nursing education loan repayment program established under subsection 1 , the applicant must: A. Be a nurse; [PL 2005, c. 417, §1 (NEW).] B. Be currently enrolled in a master's or doctoral degree program in nursing or have completed a master's or doctoral degree in nursing; [PL 2021, c. 483, Pt. FF, §1 (AMD).] C. Possess an outstanding education loan relating to the master's or doctoral nursing degree; and [PL 2005, c. 417, §1 (NEW).] D. Sign a statement of intent in a form acceptable to the authority to work as full-time or part-time nursing faculty in a nursing education program in the State for a minimum of 3 years after acceptance into the nursing education loan repayment program. [PL 2023, c. 412, Pt. CC, §1 (AMD).] [PL 2023, c. 412, Pt. CC, §1 (AMD).]

3. Nursing education loan repayment fund. The nursing education loan repayment fund, referred to in this section as "the fund," is created as a nonlapsing, interest-earning, revolving fund to carry out the purposes of this subchapter. A. The authority may receive, invest and expend on behalf of the fund money from gifts, grants, bequests, loans and donations in addition to money appropriated or allocated by the State. Money received by the authority on behalf of the fund must be used for the purposes of this subchapter. The fund must be maintained and administered by the authority. Any unexpended balance in the fund carries forward for continued use under this subchapter. [PL 2005, c. 417, §1 (NEW).] B. Costs and expenses of maintaining, servicing and administering the fund and of administering the nursing education loan repayment program may be paid out of amounts in the fund. [PL 2005, c. 417, §1 (NEW).] [PL 2005, c. 417, §1 (NEW).]

4. Administration. The nursing education loan repayment program and the nursing education loan repayment fund are administered by the authority. The authority shall repay the loan of an applicant who meets the criteria in subsection 2 in the amount of up to $20,000 for a master's degree and up to $40,000 for a doctoral degree for full-time nursing faculty and in the amount of up to $10,000 for a master's degree and up to $20,000 for a doctoral degree for part-time nursing faculty. The authority may adopt rules to carry out the purposes of this subchapter. Rules adopted pursuant to this subsection are routine technical rules pursuant to Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2‑A . [PL 2023, c. 412, Pt. CC, §2 (AMD).]
10 M.R.S. § 1181 — ME Code / Title 10 / Part 3 / Chapter 204 / Section 1181
10 §1181. Discounts and other inducements
Status: in_force

In connection with a sale of a motor vehicle or vehicles to the State or to any political subdivision of the State, a manufacturer, distributor, wholesaler or corporate affiliate may not offer any discounts, refunds or any other similar type of inducement to any dealer without making the same offer or offers to all other of its dealers within the relevant market area, and if such inducements are made, the manufacturer, distributor or wholesaler shall give simultaneous notice of the inducements to all of its dealers within the relevant market area. [PL 1999, c. 766, §3 (AMD).]
10 M.R.S. § 1544 — ME Code / Title 10 / Part 4 / Chapter 302 / Section 1544
10 §1544. Damages
Status: in_force

Except to the extent that a material and prejudicial change of position prior to acquiring knowledge or reason to know of misappropriation renders a monetary recovery inequitable, a complainant is entitled to recover damages for misappropriation. [PL 1987, c. 143 (NEW).]

1. Measurement of damages. Damages may include both the actual loss caused by misappropriation and the unjust enrichment caused by misappropriation that is not taken into account in computing actual loss. In lieu of damages measured by any other methods, the damages caused by misappropriation may be measured by imposition of liability for a reasonable royalty for a misappropriator's unauthorized disclosure or use of a trade secret. [PL 1987, c. 143 (NEW).]

2. Willful, malicious misappropriation. If willful and malicious misappropriation exists, the court may award exemplary damages in an amount not to exceed twice any award made under subsection 1 . [PL 1987, c. 143 (NEW).]
10 M.R.S. § 3551 — ME Code / Title 10 / Part 7 / Chapter 615 / Section 3551
10 §3551. Wages
Status: in_force

A person who performs labor in a tannery where leather of any kind is manufactured completely or partially, whether that labor is performed directly on the hides and skins or in any capacity in or about the establishment, has a lien for that person's wages on all leather so manufactured in the tannery for labor performed by that person or that person's co-laborers, which continues for 30 days after the leather is made and manufactured, and until the leather is shipped on board a vessel or taken in a car, and may be enforced by attachment within that time. [RR 2023, c. 2, Pt. C, §84 (COR).]
10 M.R.S. § 1350-A — ME Code / Title 10 / Part 3 / Chapter 210-B / Section 1350-A
10 §1350-A. Rules; education and compliance
Status: in_force

The following provisions govern rules and education and compliance. [PL 2005, c. 583, §13 (NEW); PL 2005, c. 583, §14 (AFF).]

1. Rules. With respect to persons under the jurisdiction of the regulatory agencies of the Department of Professional and Financial Regulation, the appropriate state regulators within that department may adopt rules as necessary for the administration and implementation of this chapter. With respect to all other persons, the Attorney General may adopt rules as necessary for the administration and implementation of this chapter. Rules adopted pursuant to this subsection are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2‑A . [PL 2005, c. 583, §13 (NEW); PL 2005, c. 583, §14 (AFF).]

2. Education and compliance. The appropriate state regulators within the Department of Professional and Financial Regulation shall undertake reasonable efforts to inform persons under the department's jurisdiction of their responsibilities under this chapter. With respect to all other persons, the Attorney General shall undertake reasonable efforts to inform such persons of their responsibilities under this chapter. [PL 2005, c. 583, §13 (NEW); PL 2005, c. 583, §14 (AFF).]
10 M.R.S. § 1162 — ME Code / Title 10 / Part 3 / Chapter 203-A / Section 1162
10 §1162. Scope; construction
Status: in_force

1. Consumer rights. Nothing in this chapter in any way limits the rights or remedies which are otherwise available to a consumer under any other law. [PL 1983, c. 145 (NEW).]

2. Manufacturers, distributors, agents and dealers. Nothing in this chapter in any way limits the rights or remedies of franchisees under chapter 204 or other applicable law. [PL 1983, c. 145 (NEW).]

3. Waivers void. Any agreement entered into by a consumer which waives, limits or disclaims the rights set forth in this chapter shall be void as contrary to public policy. [PL 1985, c. 220, §2 (NEW).]
10 M.R.S. § 4002 — ME Code / Title 10 / Part 7 / Chapter 631 / Section 4002
10 §4002. Complaint filed; contents
Status: in_force

A person claiming the lien may file, in the Superior Court in the county where that person resides, a complaint briefly setting forth the nature and amount of the claim, a description of the article possessed and the names and residences of its owners, if known to that person, and a prayer for enforcement of the lien. [RR 2023, c. 2, Pt. C, §101 (COR).]
10 M.R.S. § 3602 — ME Code / Title 10 / Part 7 / Chapter 617 / Section 3602
10 §3602. Boomage paid by officer; lien not defeated by note; notice
Status: in_force

The officer making the attachment pursuant to section 3601 may pay the boomage thereon, not exceeding the rate per thousand on the quantity actually attached by the officer, and return the amount paid on the writ of attachment, which must be included in the damages recovered. The action or lien is not defeated by taking a note, unless it is taken in discharge of the amount due and of the lien. The notice of the action as the court orders must be given to the owner of the logs or lumber, and the owner may be admitted to defend it. [RR 2023, c. 2, Pt. C, §85 (COR).]
10 M.R.S. § 9416 — ME Code / Title 10 / Part 13 / Chapter 1051 / Section 9416
10 §9416. Transferable records
Status: in_force

1. Definition. In this section, "transferable record" means an electronic record that: A. Would be a note under Title 11, Article 3‑A or a document under Title 11, Article 7‑A if the electronic record were in writing; and [PL 2009, c. 324, Pt. B, §1 (AMD); PL 2009, c. 324, Pt. B, §48 (AFF).] B. The issuer of the electronic record expressly has agreed is a transferable record. [PL 1999, c. 762, §2 (NEW).] [PL 2009, c. 324, Pt. B, §1 (AMD); PL 2009, c. 324, Pt. B, §48 (AFF).]

2. Control. A person has control of a transferable record if an information processing system employed for evidencing the transfer of interests in the transferable record reliably establishes that person as the person to which the transferable record was issued or transferred. [PL 1999, c. 762, §2 (NEW).]

3. Compliance. An information processing system satisfies subsection 2 , and a person is deemed to have control of a transferable record, if the transferable record is created, stored and assigned in such a manner that: A. A single authoritative copy of the transferable record exists that is unique, identifiable and, except as otherwise provided in paragraphs D , E and F , unalterable; [PL 1999, c. 762, §2 (NEW).] B. The authoritative copy identifies the person asserting control as: (1) The person to which the transferable record was issued; or (2) If the authoritative copy indicates that the transferable record has been transferred, the person to which the transferable record was most recently transferred; [PL 1999, c. 762, §2 (NEW).] C. The authoritative copy is communicated to and maintained by the person asserting control or its designated custodian; [PL 1999, c. 762, §2 (NEW).] D. Copies or revisions that add or change an identified assignee of the authoritative copy can be made only with the consent of the person asserting control; [PL 1999, c. 762, §2 (NEW).] E. Each copy of the authoritative copy and any copy of a copy is readily identifiable as a copy that is not the authoritative copy; and [PL 1999, c. 762, §2 (NEW).] F. Any revision of the authoritative copy is readily identifiable as authorized or unauthorized. [PL 1999, c. 762, §2 (NEW).] [PL 1999, c. 762, §2 (NEW).]

4. Holders. Except as otherwise agreed, a person having control of a transferable record is the holder, as defined in Title 11, section 1‑1201, subsection (21) , of the transferable record and has the same rights and defenses as a holder of an equivalent record or writing under the Uniform Commercial Code, including, if the applicable statutory requirements under Title 11, section 3‑1302, subsection (1) ; Title 11, section 7‑1501 ; or Title 11, section 9‑308 are satisfied, the rights and defenses of a holder in due course, a holder to which a negotiable document of title has been duly negotiated or a purchaser, respectively. Delivery, possession and indorsement are not required to obtain or exercise any of the rights under this subsection. [PL 2009, c. 652, Pt. A, §7 (RPR); PL 2009, c. 652, Pt. A, §8 (AFF).]

5. Obligors. Except as otherwise agreed, an obligor under a transferable record has the same rights and defenses as an equivalent obligor under equivalent records or writings under the Uniform Commercial Code. [PL 1999, c. 762, §2 (NEW).]

6. Proof. If requested by a person against which enforcement is sought, the person seeking to enforce the transferable record shall provide reasonable proof that the person seeking to enforce the transferable record is in control of the transferable record. Proof includes access to the authoritative copy of the transferable record and related business records sufficient to review the terms of the transferable record and to establish the identity of the person having control of the transferable record. [PL 1999, c. 762, §2 (NEW).]
10 M.R.S. § 1496-B — ME Code / Title 10 / Part 3 / Chapter 223-A / Section 1496-B
10 §1496-B. Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings. [PL 2005, c. 582, §1 (NEW).]

1. Customer proprietary network information. "Customer proprietary network information" has the same meaning as in 47 United States Code, Section 222(h)(1) as in effect on January 1, 2006. [PL 2005, c. 582, §1 (NEW).]

2. Other customer proprietary information. "Other customer proprietary information" means any information loaded, installed or otherwise placed on a wireless telephone or transmitted from a wireless telephone by a wireless telephone customer. [PL 2005, c. 582, §1 (NEW).]

3. Telecommunications carrier. "Telecommunications carrier" has the same meaning as in 47 United States Code, Section 153(44) as in effect on January 1, 2006. [PL 2005, c. 582, §1 (NEW).]

4. Wireless telephone service. "Wireless telephone service" means any mobile telecommunications services as defined in Title 35‑A, section 102, subsection 9‑A . [PL 2005, c. 582, §1 (NEW).]

5. Wireless telephone service provider. "Wireless telephone service provider" means a telecommunications carrier that provides wireless telephone service. [PL 2005, c. 582, §1 (NEW).]
10 M.R.S. § 3864 — ME Code / Title 10 / Part 7 / Chapter 627 / Section 3864
10 §3864. Distribution of proceeds or surplus
Status: in_force

If such proceeds are more than all the judgments recovered against such vessel and the amounts claimed in the undecided actions, the court may order the judgments, as fast as they are recovered against said vessel, to be paid from said fund until all such actions are terminated and all judgments satisfied. The court may, on complaint, order the balance, if any, to be paid to the persons legally entitled thereto.
10 M.R.S. § 1166 — ME Code / Title 10 / Part 3 / Chapter 203-A / Section 1166
10 §1166. Unfair or deceptive trade practice
Status: in_force

A violation of any of the provisions of this chapter shall be considered prima facie evidence of an unfair or deceptive trade practice under Title 5, chapter 10 . [PL 1985, c. 220, §6 (NEW).]
10 M.R.S. § 9903 — ME Code / Title 10 / Part 15 / Chapter 1201 / Section 9903
10 §9903. Status of out-of-state businesses and employees during disaster period
Status: in_force

1. Out-of-state businesses. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, during a disaster period an out-of-state business that conducts operations within the State for the purpose of performing work or providing services related to a declared state disaster or emergency is deemed to have not established a level of presence that would require that business or its out-of-state employees to be subject to any of the following state or local employment, licensing or registration requirements: A. Business licensing or registration requirements; [PL 2011, c. 622, §1 (NEW).] B. Unemployment insurance taxes or fees or workers' compensation insurance taxes or fees; and [PL 2011, c. 691, Pt. E, §1 (AMD); PL 2011, c. 691, Pt. E, §2 (AFF).] C. Occupational licensing fees. [PL 2011, c. 622, §1 (NEW).] [PL 2011, c. 691, Pt. E, §1 (AMD); PL 2011, c. 691, Pt. E, §2 (AFF).]

2. Status after disaster period. After the termination of a disaster period, an out-of-state business or out-of-state employee that remains in the State is fully subject to the state or local employment, licensing or registration requirements listed in subsection 1 or that were otherwise suspended under this chapter during the disaster period. [PL 2011, c. 622, §1 (NEW).]
10 M.R.S. § 376 — ME Code / Title 10 / Part 1 / Chapter 11 / Section 376
10 §376. Purposes for which loans may be awarded
Status: in_force

The board or an entity with which the board has contracted to provide financial services pursuant to section 374, subsection 2 may award loans to qualifying borrowers for the following purposes: [PL 2015, c. 412, §3 (AMD).]

1. Individual independence. To assist one or more persons with disabilities to improve their independence through the purchase of adaptive equipment; [PL 2003, c. 99, §2 (AMD).]

2. Productive members of community. To assist one or more persons with disabilities to become more independent members of the community and improve quality of life within the community through the purchase of adaptive equipment; and [PL 2003, c. 99, §2 (AMD).]

3. Transportation assistance. For the purpose set forth in section 377 . [PL 2005, c. 191, §6 (AMD).]
10 M.R.S. § 1661-C — ME Code / Title 10 / Part 4 / Chapter 307 / Section 1661-C
10 §1661-C. Notice of propane unit price
Status: in_force

1. Notice. A retail seller of propane gas shall notify a customer or potential customer of the unit price of propane gas upon request, when an oral order for a single delivery is received and at the time of billing. [PL 1991, c. 770, §2 (NEW).]

2. Unit. "Unit," for the purposes of this chapter, may include gallon, pound or cubic foot; but upon customer request a retail seller of propane gas shall convert prices quoted by the pound or cubic foot into per gallon prices. [PL 1991, c. 770, §2 (NEW).]
10 M.R.S. § 1100-JJ — ME Code / Title 10 / Part 2 / Chapter 110 / Section 1100-JJ
10 §1100-JJ. Eligibility of affected employees; loan terms; process
Status: in_force

1. Determination of eligibility of affected employee. An eligible financial institution may make a loan to an affected employee who meets the following eligibility requirements. A. An affected employee shall provide to the eligible financial institution proof of the affected employee's employment status, income and residence in this State. An affected employee may meet the requirements of this paragraph by providing to the eligible financial institution proof such as a pay stub or bank statement, a federal employee identification card or the federal tax identification number of the affected employee's employer. [PL 2025, c. 494, §2 (NEW).] B. In addition to the proof required in paragraph A , an affected employee shall submit to the eligible financial institution a sworn affidavit from the affected employee stating: (1) That the affected employee is currently a federal or state employee residing in this State; (2) That the affected employee is eligible to receive back pay when a shutdown ends; (3) That the affected employee is not receiving a loan from any other eligible financial institution pursuant to this subchapter; and (4) The amount per week of unemployment compensation benefits pursuant to Title 26, chapter 13 : (a) Received by the affected employee, if any, during a shutdown; and (b) The affected employee is eligible to receive, if any, during a shutdown. [PL 2025, c. 494, §2 (NEW).] [PL 2025, c. 494, §2 (NEW).]

2. Determination of loan amount. The maximum amount of a loan is the lesser of $6,000 and the affected employee's most recent monthly after-tax pay, offset by any unemployment benefits, as determined pursuant to this subsection. A. Offsetting unemployment benefits are determined by multiplying by 4 the greater of the amount per week of unemployment benefits pursuant to Title 26, chapter 13 , as reported pursuant to subsection 1, paragraph B , subparagraph (4): (1) Actually received by the affected employee during the shutdown; and (2) The affected employee is eligible to receive during the shutdown. [PL 2025, c. 494, §2 (NEW).] B. The amount of offsetting unemployment benefits, if any, as determined pursuant to paragraph A is subtracted from the lesser of $6,000 and the affected employee's most recent monthly after-tax pay. [PL 2025, c. 494, §2 (NEW).] C. The amount of the loan is the lesser of $6,000 and the amount determined following the calculation in paragraph B . [PL 2025, c. 494, §2 (NEW).] [PL 2025, c. 494, §2 (NEW).]

3. Creditworthiness. An eligible financial institution may not use an affected employee's creditworthiness as a factor for the purposes of determining eligibility for a loan under this subchapter. [PL 2025, c. 494, §2 (NEW).]

4. Terms of loan agreement. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the following terms apply to a loan issued pursuant to this subchapter. A. A loan agreement may not: (1) Require repayment during the grace period; (2) Charge interest on the principal amount before or during the grace period or for 180 days after the grace period; or (3) Contain a fee or penalty for the prepayment or early payment of the loan. [PL 2025, c. 494, §2 (NEW).] B. The loan agreement must require that the affected employee repay the loan in full not later than 180 days after the end of the grace period and permit repayment to be made in installments. An affected employee who chooses to repay the loan in installments must be allowed to make at least 3 and no more than 6 equal installment payments. [PL 2025, c. 494, §2 (NEW).] C. After 180 days have elapsed following the grace period, the eligible financial institution may charge interest or fees in accordance with the eligible financial institution's lending policy and the terms of the loan agreement. [PL 2025, c. 494, §2 (NEW).] [PL 2025, c. 494, §2 (NEW).]

5. Multiple loans to same eligible affected employee during same shutdown. An eligible affected employee who has received a loan pursuant to this section may apply to the same eligible financial institution for an additional loan for each 30-day period beyond the first that the affected employee remains an eligible affected employee, except that an eligible affected employee may not receive more than 3 loans under the program during a shutdown. An eligible affected employee who applies for an additional loan shall provide the eligible financial institution with updated information as required under subsection 1 , including the amount of unemployment compensation benefits the affected employee has been determined eligible to receive or has received during the shutdown. Each additional loan must be made in accordance with this section. [PL 2025, c. 494, §2 (NEW).]

6. Treatment of deferred interest. Notwithstanding any provision of Title 36, Part 8 to the contrary, any interest deferred or not charged related to a loan issued pursuant to this section is exempt from all state taxes that may be applicable to such interest amounts as they relate to an affected employee. An eligible financial institution shall disclose to eligible affected employee borrowers in the signed affidavit or loan documents that there may be federal tax consequences to the program loans and that loan information may be shared with the authority. [PL 2025, c. 494, §2 (NEW).]
10 M.R.S. § 2552 — ME Code / Title 10 / Part 6 / Chapter 501 / Section 2552
10 §2552. Execution; requirements
Status: in_force

A licensed public weighmaster may not enter on a weight certificate issued by the weighmaster any weight values except those the weighmaster has personally determined and may not make any entries on a weight certificate issued by some other person. A weight certificate must be so prepared as to show clearly that weight or weights were actually determined. If the certificate form provides for the entry of gross, tare and net weights, in any case in which only the gross, the tare or the net weight is determined by the weighmaster, the weighmaster shall strike through or otherwise cancel the printed entries for the weights not determined or computed. If gross and tare weights are shown on a weight certificate and both of these were not determined on the same scale and on the day for which the certificate is dated, the weighmaster shall identify on the certificate the scale used for determining each such weight and the date of each such determination. [RR 2023, c. 2, Pt. C, §55 (COR).]
10 M.R.S. § 1305 — ME Code / Title 10 / Part 3 / Chapter 209-A / Section 1305
10 §1305. Terminal rental adjustment clauses; vehicle leases that are not sales or security interests
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in the case of motor vehicles or trailers, a transaction does not create a sale or security interest merely because the agreement provides that the rental price is permitted or required to be adjusted upward or downward by reference to the amount realized upon sale or other disposition of the motor vehicle or trailer. A transaction may be considered a sale for purposes of Title 36 . [PL 1997, c. 668, §1 (AMD).]
10 M.R.S. § 967-A — ME Code / Title 10 / Part 2 / Chapter 110 / Section 967-A
10 §967-A. Limitation of liability
Status: in_force

A member of the authority, a member of any board of the authority and an employee of the authority are not subject to any personal liability for having acted within the course and scope of the membership or employment to carry out any power or duty under this chapter. The authority shall indemnify any member of the authority, any member of any board of the authority and any employee of the authority against expenses actually and necessarily incurred by the member or employee in connection with the defense of any action or proceeding in which the member or employee is made a party by reason of past or present association with the authority. [RR 2023, c. 2, Pt. C, §3 (COR).]
10 M.R.S. § 2751-A — ME Code / Title 10 / Part 6 / Chapter 501 / Section 2751-A
10 §2751-A. Administrative penalties
Status: in_force

Except for any violation of subchapter 2‑A or a violation of subchapter 7‑A relating to the sale of firewood, the Commissioner of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, referred to in this section as "the commissioner," may assess administrative penalties, not to exceed $5,000, for each violation of this chapter for which a specific penalty has not been prescribed. [PL 2025, c. 193, §4 (NEW).]

1. Amount of penalty. In determining the amount of the penalty to be assessed against a person under this section, the commissioner may consider one or more of the following: A. The degree of actual and potential impact on public health, safety and welfare resulting from the violation; [PL 2025, c. 193, §4 (NEW).] B. The presence of mitigating or aggravating circumstances; [PL 2025, c. 193, §4 (NEW).] C. Whether the person has been warned regarding a violation or found to be in violation of the same provision of law in the past; [PL 2025, c. 193, §4 (NEW).] D. The economic benefit, if any, gained by the violation; [PL 2025, c. 193, §4 (NEW).] E. The deterrent effect of the penalty; and [PL 2025, c. 193, §4 (NEW).] F. The financial condition of the person. [PL 2025, c. 193, §4 (NEW).] [PL 2025, c. 193, §4 (NEW).]

2. Separate offenses; continuing violations; maximum total value of penalties. The commissioner may consider each violation a separate offense and, in the case of a continuing violation, the commissioner may consider each day's continuance a separate offense. The total value of penalties assessed against a person under this section may not exceed $50,000. [PL 2025, c. 193, §4 (NEW).]

3. Commissioner may recover costs of investigation. In addition to the administrative penalties authorized by this section, the commissioner may recover the costs of investigation, which must be credited to a special fund and be made available to the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry to offset these costs. [PL 2025, c. 193, §4 (NEW).]

4. Enforcement of final administrative penalty. The commissioner may enforce a final administrative penalty by filing a civil action in any District Court or Superior Court. [PL 2025, c. 193, §4 (NEW).]

5. Appeal. Any party aggrieved by a final decision of the commissioner may appeal de novo to the Superior Court within 30 days of the final decision of the commissioner. [PL 2025, c. 193, §4 (NEW).]
10 M.R.S. § 2633 — ME Code / Title 10 / Part 6 / Chapter 501 / Section 2633
10 §2633. Civil penalties; firewood
Status: in_force

A person who violates this subchapter as it relates to the sale of firewood commits a civil violation for which a fine must be adjudged in an amount not less than $50 nor more than $2,000. [PL 2025, c. 193, §1 (NEW).]
10 M.R.S. § 2354 — ME Code / Title 10 / Part 6 / Chapter 501 / Section 2354
10 §2354. Municipal standards and equipment
Status: in_force

The municipal officers of each municipality for which a sealer has been appointed as provided for by section 2451 shall procure at the expense of the municipality, such standards of weight and measure and such additional equipment to be used in the enforcement of this chapter in such municipality, as may be prescribed by the state sealer. [PL 1973, c. 91, §3 (RPR).]
10 M.R.S. § 1100-LL — ME Code / Title 10 / Part 2 / Chapter 110 / Section 1100-LL
10 §1100-LL. Duties and powers of authority
Status: in_force

1. Maintenance and review of records. The authority shall maintain records in the regular course of administration of the program, including a record of loans issued pursuant to section 1100‑JJ and loan guarantee payments issued pursuant to section 1100‑KK, subsection 2 to honor claims on defaulted loans. The authority shall regularly review these records to monitor all the loans issued and identify duplicate applications. [PL 2025, c. 494, §2 (NEW).]

2. Termination of loan recovery guarantee based on misrepresentation or failure to comply by eligible financial institution. The authority may terminate any agreement to pay the claim of an eligible financial institution pursuant to section 1100‑KK if the eligible financial institution misrepresents any information pertaining to the loan or fails to comply with any requirements of this section or section 1100‑KK in connection with the claim for the loan. [PL 2025, c. 494, §2 (NEW).]

3. Termination of loan recovery guarantee based on excess claims. If the amount expended for loan guarantee payments under section 1100‑KK equals or exceeds 10% of the total of all loans issued, the authority shall immediately cease to approve claims and shall notify the Treasurer of State and each eligible financial institution of the total amount of loan guarantee payments made and that the authority has ceased honoring loan claims. [PL 2025, c. 494, §2 (NEW).]

4. Recovery of defaulted loans. The authority, on its own or by contracting with a private entity, shall make reasonable efforts to recover the amount of loan guarantee payments made pursuant to section 1100‑KK, subsection 2 . Any funds recovered pursuant to this subsection, less reasonable administrative costs, must be deposited in the Government Shutdown Loan Guarantee Program Fund established in Title 5, section 160 . [PL 2025, c. 494, §2 (NEW).]
10 M.R.S. § 9022 — ME Code / Title 10 / Part 11 / Chapter 951 / Section 9022
10 §9022. Service and installations
Status: in_force

1. Dealers. A dealer who is licensed according to this chapter may install or service, or may have the dealer's employees install or service, any manufactured housing in compliance with this chapter, and the dealer and the dealer's employees are exempt from any requirements for trade or mechanic licenses of any other type. The dealer is not exempt from any requirements for a permit that any state or political subdivision may require. [RR 2023, c. 2, Pt. C, §107 (COR).]

2. Manufacturers. A manufacturer may manufacture or sell to dealers and developer dealers when licensed as a manufacturer of manufactured housing and may repair defects and is exempt from any licensing requirements of other state or political subdivisions. [PL 2005, c. 344, §18 (AMD).]

3. Mechanics. Licensed mechanics may install or service HUD-code homes and pre-HUD-code homes and are exempt from any other licensing requirements of any state or political subdivisions, but must obtain any permits required. [PL 2017, c. 210, Pt. B, §16 (AMD).]

4. Installers. Licensed installers may install and service state-certified modular homes and are exempt from any other licensing requirements of any state or political subdivisions but must obtain any permits required. [PL 2017, c. 210, Pt. B, §17 (AMD).]
10 M.R.S. § 1662 — ME Code / Title 10 / Part 4 / Chapter 307 / Section 1662
10 §1662. Penalties
Status: in_force

A person who violates any of the provisions of this chapter, except section 1658‑A , is punished by a fine of not more than $100 for the first offense and by a fine of not more than $200 for each subsequent offense, or by imprisonment for 90 days, or by both. A person who violates section 1658‑A commits a civil violation for which a forfeiture not to exceed $1,000 may be adjudged. Each separate sale or attempt to sell in violation of this chapter is a separate offense. [PL 1991, c. 770, §3 (AMD).]
10 M.R.S. § 2702 — ME Code / Title 10 / Part 6 / Chapter 501 / Section 2702
10 §2702. Penalty for failure to pay
Status: in_force

1. Payment for services rendered. A person, firm or corporation for whom scales, weights and measures or any weighing or measuring devices have been tested by a local sealer of weights and measures may not neglect or refuse to pay for the services rendered. [PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. E, §9 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. X, §2 (AFF).]

2. Penalties. The following penalties apply to violations of this section. A. A person, firm or corporation who violates subsection 1 commits a civil violation for which a fine of $3 plus costs must be adjudged. [PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. E, §9 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. X, §2 (AFF).] B. A person, firm or corporation who violates subsection 1 after having previously violated subsection 1 commits a civil violation for which a fine of not less than $10 plus costs and not more than $20 plus costs must be adjudged. [PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. E, §9 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. X, §2 (AFF).] [PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. E, §9 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. X, §2 (AFF).]
10 M.R.S. § 2629 — ME Code / Title 10 / Part 6 / Chapter 501 / Section 2629
10 §2629. Conformity to national packaging and labeling regulations
Status: in_force

The packaging and labeling requirements for consumer and nonconsumer packages, as adopted by the National Conference on Weights and Measures and published in the National Bureau of Standards, "Model State Packaging and Labeling Regulation," or in publications of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, successor organization to the National Bureau of Standards, or in any supplements or revisions to those publications, shall apply to any package kept for the purpose of sale or offered or exposed for sale in the State of Maine, except insofar as specifically modified, amended or rejected by a regulation issued by the state sealer. [PL 1989, c. 24, §5 (AMD).]
10 M.R.S. § 929-B — ME Code / Title 10 / Part 2 / Chapter 107 / Section 929-B
10 §929-B. Powers and duties
Status: in_force

1. Develop a long-term plan for the State's economy. The council shall: A. Develop and recommend a long-range plan, goals, benchmarks and alternative strategies for a sustainable state economy; [PL 1993, c. 410, Pt. MMM, §1 (NEW).] B. Monitor progress in accomplishing the plan's vision, goals and benchmarks; and [PL 1993, c. 410, Pt. MMM, §1 (NEW).] C. Recommend changes in the plan to reflect the dynamics of the international, national and state economy. [PL 1993, c. 410, Pt. MMM, §1 (NEW).] [PL 1993, c. 410, Pt. MMM, §1 (NEW).]

2. Process. The council shall use the following guidelines when developing the plan described in subsection 1 . A. The process must be long-term and continuous with a 5-to-7-year planning horizon. It must include clear authority for monitoring and evaluating on a regular basis. [PL 1993, c. 410, Pt. MMM, §1 (NEW).] B. The process must have a strategic focus and measurable outcomes, with clear goal-setting and performance indicators. [PL 1993, c. 410, Pt. MMM, §1 (NEW).] C. The council may appoint working groups and advisory committees as necessary, representing key concerned parties to accomplish the goals outlined in this section. [PL 1993, c. 410, Pt. MMM, §1 (NEW).] D. The process must be statewide in scope, using available technology to ensure that all areas of the State have accessibility to the work of the council. [PL 1993, c. 410, Pt. MMM, §1 (NEW).] E. Preparation and maintenance of the plan must be through a public and private partnership approach that is objective and nonpartisan. [PL 1993, c. 410, Pt. MMM, §1 (NEW).] [PL 1993, c. 410, Pt. MMM, §1 (NEW).]

3. Contents. The plan developed by the council must consist of: A. A plan for the State's economy based on economic opportunity for all citizens and a shared commitment to sustainable development that recognizes that new forms of cooperation among government, business and society are required to achieve the goals; [PL 1993, c. 410, Pt. MMM, §1 (NEW).] B. Benchmarks for accomplishing the plan that are specific, quantifiable performance indicators against which each of the goals that have been set forth to accomplish the vision can be measured; [PL 1993, c. 410, Pt. MMM, §1 (NEW).] C. Alternative strategies to accomplish the benchmarks based upon the best practices in Maine, other states and other countries; [PL 1993, c. 410, Pt. MMM, §1 (NEW).] D. A strategy for the overall economy, broadly defined and not limited to what is traditionally termed "economic development." The plan must include consideration of education and training, redeployment of state resources, investments in science and technology and infrastructure; and [PL 1993, c. 410, Pt. MMM, §1 (NEW).] E. Identification of: (1) The types of industries and jobs with significant growth potential in the State; (2) The State's evolving industrial base; (3) The dynamic national and international markets; (4) Existing efforts to convert military economies to civilian economies; (5) Other relevant studies and evaluations in the private and public sector dealing with the long-term economic growth of the State; (6) The work force challenges faced by welfare recipients and strategies to address their economic and related needs; and (7) Other relevant studies and evaluations in the private and public sector concerning the availability of child care. [PL 1999, c. 272, §3 (AMD).] [PL 1999, c. 272, §3 (AMD).]

4. Fiscal agent. The Department of Economic and Community Development shall serve as the council's fiscal agent providing regular financial reports to the council on funds received and expended and an annual audit. The council shall seek funds and accept gifts, if necessary, to support the council's objectives. [PL 1997, c. 48, §2 (AMD).]

5. Staff support. The council shall contract with the Maine Development Foundation for staff support to fulfill the requirements for carrying out the purposes of this section. [PL 1993, c. 410, Pt. MMM, §1 (NEW).]

6. Report. The council shall report to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over housing and economic development matters. The council shall recommend its plan to the committee biennially at the beginning of each new Legislature, except that the first plan must be presented by January 1, 1995. The recommended plan must be used by the Economic Development and Business Assistance Coordinating Council as a guide to deliver economic development services. [PL 1993, c. 725, §3 (AMD).]
10 M.R.S. § 1521-A — ME Code / Title 10 / Part 4 / Chapter 301-A / Section 1521-A
10 §1521-A. Use of marks
Status: in_force

For the purpose of this chapter, a mark is determined to be used in this State on goods when it is placed in any manner on the goods or their containers or the displays associated with the goods or on the tags or labels affixed to the goods and the goods are sold or otherwise distributed in the State and on services when it is used or displayed in the sale or advertising of services and the services are rendered in this State. [PL 1991, c. 465, §12 (NEW).]
10 M.R.S. § 1602 — ME Code / Title 10 / Part 4 / Chapter 305 / Section 1602
10 §1602. Licenses
Status: in_force

1. Unlawful use of trademark. After establishment by rules adopted in a manner consistent with the Maine Administrative Procedure Act of a trademark by the commission, a person may not use the trademark without first securing a permit or license from the Maine Potato Commission. [PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. E, §1 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. X, §2 (AFF).]

2. Penalty. The following penalties apply to violations of this section. A. A person who violates this section commits a civil violation for which a fine of not more than $50 may be adjudged. [PL 2017, c. 475, Pt. A, §15 (AMD).] B. A person who violates this section after having previously violated this section commits a civil violation for which a fine of not more than $200 may be adjudged. [PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. E, §1 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. X, §2 (AFF).] [PL 2017, c. 475, Pt. A, §15 (AMD).]

3. Additional remedies. The Maine Potato Commission or a duly authorized representative may recover penalties imposed for violation of this section in a civil action brought in the name of the commission, and if it prevails in such action may recover full costs; or the commission may prosecute for violations of this section by complaint or indictment. The District Court and the Superior Court have concurrent jurisdiction of actions brought for the recovery of penalties imposed by this section and of prosecutions for violations thereof. [PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. E, §1 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. X, §2 (AFF).]
10 M.R.S. § 1660 — ME Code / Title 10 / Part 4 / Chapter 307 / Section 1660
10 §1660. Enforcement
Status: in_force

The Director of the Maine Agricultural Experiment Station shall analyze or cause to be analyzed such samples of internal combustion engine fuels, lubricating oils and other like products at such time and to such extent as the Attorney General may determine. The Attorney General shall enforce this chapter and for that purpose shall have full access at all reasonable hours to any place in which internal combustion engine fuels, lubricating oils and other like products are stored, transported, sold, offered or exposed for sale. The Attorney General may open any case, package or other container, tank, pump, tank car or storage tank and enter upon any barge, vessel or other vehicle of transportation and may, upon tendering the market price, take samples for analysis. The expense of such analysis and of the administration of this chapter shall be included in the expense of the administration of the tax on gasoline. [PL 1979, c. 407, §2 (AMD).]
10 M.R.S. § 1288 — ME Code / Title 10 / Part 3 / Chapter 208-B / Section 1288
10 §1288. Supplier's duty to repurchase
Status: in_force

1. Repurchase. Whenever a dealer enters into a dealer agreement under which the dealer agrees to maintain an inventory, and the agreement is terminated by either party as provided in this chapter, the supplier, upon written request of the dealer filed within 30 days of the effective date of the termination, shall repurchase the dealer's inventory as provided in this chapter. There is no requirement for the supplier to repurchase inventory pursuant to this section if: A. [PL 2011, c. 236, §7 (RP); PL 2011, c. 236, §18 (AFF).] B. The dealer has made an intentional and material misrepresentation as to the dealer's financial status; [PL 1995, c. 462, Pt. A, §22 (NEW); PL 1995, c. 462, Pt. A, §23 (AFF).] C. The dealer has defaulted under a chattel mortgage or other security agreement between the dealer and supplier; or [PL 1995, c. 462, Pt. A, §22 (NEW); PL 1995, c. 462, Pt. A, §23 (AFF).] D. The dealer has filed a voluntary petition in bankruptcy. [PL 1995, c. 462, Pt. A, §22 (NEW); PL 1995, c. 462, Pt. A, §23 (AFF).] [PL 2011, c. 236, §7 (AMD); PL 2011, c. 236, §18 (AFF).]

2. Death of dealer. Whenever a dealer enters into a dealer agreement in which the dealer agrees to maintain an inventory and the dealer or the majority stockholder of the dealer, if the dealer is a corporation, dies or becomes incompetent, the supplier shall, at the option of the heir, personal representative, or guardian of the dealer, or the person who succeeds to the stock of the majority stockholder, repurchase the inventory as if the agreement had been terminated. The heir, personal representative, guardian or succeeding stockholder has one year from the date of the death of the dealer or majority stockholder to exercise the option under this chapter. [PL 1995, c. 462, Pt. A, §22 (NEW); PL 1995, c. 462, Pt. A, §23 (AFF).]
10 M.R.S. § 1903 — ME Code / Title 10 / Part 4 / Chapter 315 / Section 1903
10 §1903. Bidding procedures
Status: in_force

If bids are solicited from exhibitors for the licensing of a motion picture within the State then: [PL 1979, c. 266 (NEW).]

1. Information to be included in bid. The invitation of bid shall specify: A. The number and length of runs for which the bid is being solicited, whether it is a first, second or subsequent run and the geographic area for each run; [PL 1979, c. 266 (NEW).] B. The names of all exhibitors who are being solicited; [PL 1979, c. 266 (NEW).] C. The date and hour the invitation to bid expires; and [PL 1979, c. 266 (NEW).] D. The location, including the address, where the bids will be opened, which shall be within the metropolitan area in which is located a distributor's sales or film distribution facility serving the theater. [PL 1979, c. 266 (NEW).] [PL 1979, c. 266 (NEW).]
10 M.R.S. § 1104 — ME Code / Title 10 / Part 3 / Chapter 201 / Section 1104
10 §1104. Right of action and damages
Status: in_force

1. Right of action and damages. Any person, including the State or any political subdivision of the State, injured directly or indirectly in its business or property by any other person or corporation by reason of anything forbidden or declared to be unlawful by section 1101 , 1102 or 1102‑A , may sue for the injury in a civil action. If the court finds for the plaintiff, the plaintiff is entitled to recover 3 times the amount of the damages sustained and cost of suit, including necessary and reasonable investigative costs, reasonable experts' fees and reasonable attorney's fees. The State may recover equitable monetary relief, including restitution and disgorgement. [PL 2023, c. 538, §1 (AMD).]

2. Injunction. The Attorney General may institute proceedings in equity to prevent and restrain violations of sections 1101 , 1102 and 1102‑A . A. These proceedings may be by way of petitions setting forth the case and praying that the violation shall be enjoined or otherwise prohibited. [PL 1987, c. 60, §1 (NEW).] B. The action may be advanced on the docket and receive priority over other cases when the court determines that the interests of justice so require. [PL 2011, c. 559, Pt. A, §10 (RPR).] C. Pending the petition and before final decree, the court may at any time make such temporary restraining order or prohibition as considered just under the circumstances. [PL 1987, c. 60, §1 (NEW).] D. Any person who violates the terms of an injunction issued under this section must forfeit and pay to the State, to be applied in carrying out this chapter, a civil penalty of not more than $50,000 for each violation. [PL 1991, c. 137, §2 (NEW).] [PL 2011, c. 559, Pt. A, §10 (AMD).]

3. Civil penalty. Each course of conduct that constitutes a violation of section 1101 or 1102 is a civil violation for which a civil penalty of not more than $250,000 for each defendant may be adjudged. A. In any action initiated by the Attorney General pursuant to this section to prevent and restrain violations of sections 1101 and 1102 , the Attorney General may include an action to recover civil penalties by each defendant for each course of conduct alleged. [PL 1987, c. 60, §1 (NEW).] B. An action to recover a civil penalty from a defendant under this section bars a criminal prosecution pursuant to section 1101 or 1102 against that defendant for the same course of conduct on which the action to recover the civil penalty is based. [PL 1991, c. 137, §3 (AMD).] C. A criminal prosecution against a defendant pursuant to section 1101 or 1102 bars any action to recover a civil penalty under this section from that defendant for the same course of conduct on which the criminal prosecution is based. [PL 1991, c. 137, §3 (AMD).] [PL 2023, c. 538, §2 (AMD).]

4. Recovery of damages, costs and fees for antitrust violations from any political subdivision official or employee of a political subdivision acting in an official capacity. No damages, interest on damages, costs or attorneys fees may be recovered under this chapter from any political subdivision, as defined in Title 14, section 8102, subsection 3 , or official or employee of a political subdivision acting in an official capacity. [PL 1987, c. 60, §1 (NEW).]

5. Recovery of damages, costs and fees for antitrust violations on claim against person based on official action directed by political subdivision, or official or employee of a political subdivision acting in an official capacity. No damages, interest on damages, costs or attorneys fees may be recovered under this chapter in any claim against a person based on any official action directed by a political subdivision, as defined in Title 14, section 8102, subsection 3 , or official or employee of a political subdivision acting in an official capacity. [PL 1987, c. 60, §1 (NEW).]
10 M.R.S. § 1450-A — ME Code / Title 10 / Part 3 / Chapter 214-A / Section 1450-A
10 §1450-A. Penalty
Status: in_force

A person who violates this chapter is guilty of a Class E crime. [PL 1997, c. 427, §2 (NEW).]
10 M.R.S. § 1024 — ME Code / Title 10 / Part 2 / Chapter 110 / Section 1024
10 §1024. Additions to funds
Status: reserved

1. Request for funds. If at any time the money in the Mortgage Insurance Fund and the money in the Loan Insurance Reserve Fund, exclusive of the money pledged or assigned as security for specific obligations of the authority, is insufficient to meet expenses and obligations of the authority, as these expenses and obligations are projected by the authority to become due and payable, the authority shall in writing request the Governor to provide the necessary money. The Governor shall transfer sufficient money to the Mortgage Insurance Fund or Loan Insurance Reserve Fund, as directed by the authority, from the State Contingent Account or the proceeds of bonds of the State issued pursuant to subsection 2 . If at any time the money in the Underground Oil Storage Replacement Fund, exclusive of any amounts reserved by law for direct loans pursuant to section 1023‑D, subsection 3 , is insufficient to meet the expenses and obligations of the authority incurred pursuant to section 1026‑A, subsection 1, paragraph A , subparagraph (1), division (b), as these expenses and obligations are projected by the authority to become due and payable, the authority shall in writing request the Governor to provide the necessary money. Within 30 days of receipt of the request, the Governor shall transfer sufficient money to the Underground Oil Storage Replacement Fund from the Maine Ground and Surface Waters Clean-up and Response Fund or the proceeds of bonds of the State issued pursuant to subsection 2 . [PL 2015, c. 319, §3 (AMD).]

2. Issuance of bonds. If a request for funds is made under subsection 1 and if there are insufficient funds in the State Contingent Account, bonds of the State shall be issued in the following manner: A. By the Treasurer of State on orders from the Governor; [PL 1985, c. 714, §13 (RPR).] B. In the amount required, but not exceeding in the aggregate at any one time outstanding the amount set forth in: (1) The Constitution of Maine, Article IX, Section 14‑A, as it may be from time to time amended, except that bonds issued under that section and this subsection may not exceed in the aggregate at any one time outstanding the principal amount of $90,000,000; and (2) The Constitution of Maine, Article IX, Section 14‑D, as it may be from time to time amended, except that bonds issued under that section and this subsection may not exceed in the aggregate at any one time outstanding the principal amount of $4,000,000; [PL 1993, c. 460, §5 (AMD).] C. To mature serially or to run for such periods as the Governor may determine, not to exceed 10 years, to be subject to prior redemption or repurchase at the option of the State or the holder, as the Governor may determine, with or without premium; [PL 1985, c. 714, §13 (RPR).] D. At variable or fixed rates of interest, in such denominations, at such price, at public or private sale, in such manner and on such other terms and conditions as approved by the Governor; and [PL 1985, c. 714, §13 (RPR).] E. As a pledge of the full faith and credit of the State. [PL 1985, c. 714, §13 (RPR).] If, at any time, the Governor fails to honor such a request for funds or to so order the Treasurer of State or, if the Treasurer of State fails to issue such bonds upon such order, any beneficiary of a valid mortgage insurance obligation of the authority may, by suit against the Governor, seek to require the Governor to honor the request either by payment from the State Contingent Account or by ordering the Treasurer of State to issue such bonds with the proceeds applied to honor the request and may, by suit against the Treasurer of State, seek to require the Treasurer of State to issue the bonds. [PL 1993, c. 460, §5 (AMD).]

3. Insurance authorization. The authority shall not at any time have, in the aggregate principal amount outstanding, mortgage insurance obligations pursuant to this subchapter in excess of the amounts of authorized and unissued bonds pursuant to subsection 2, paragraph B . [PL 1985, c. 714, §13 (RPR).]

4. Refunding bonds. The State, acting through the Treasurer of State on orders from the Governor, may issue refunding bonds of the State to refund any outstanding bonds issued pursuant to subsection 2 . The refunding bonds shall meet the conditions of subsection 2, paragraphs C , D and E . In computing the total amount of bonds of the State which may at any time be outstanding pursuant to subsection 2 , the amount of the outstanding bonds refunded or to be refunded from the proceeds of the sale of new bonds or by exchange of new bonds shall be excluded. [PL 1985, c. 714, §13 (RPR).]
10 M.R.S. § 8012 — ME Code / Title 10 / Part 9 / Chapter 901 / Section 8012
10 §8012. Legally protected health care activity
Status: in_force

1. Definitions. As used in this section, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings. A. "Aiding and assisting legally protected health care activity" has the same meaning as in Title 14, section 9002, subsection 1 . [PL 2023, c. 648, Pt. E, §1 (NEW).] B. "Covered health care practitioner" has the same meaning as "health care practitioner" in Title 24, section 2502, subsection 1‑A , except that "covered health care practitioner" does not include a veterinarian. "Covered health care practitioner" also includes persons licensed under: (1) Title 32, chapter 18 ; (2) Title 32, chapter 32 ; (3) Title 32, chapter 83 ; (4) Title 32, chapter 117 ; and (5) Title 32, chapter 119 . [PL 2023, c. 648, Pt. E, §1 (NEW).] C. "Legally protected health care activity" has the same meaning as in Title 14, section 9002, subsection 8 . [PL 2023, c. 648, Pt. E, §1 (NEW).] D. "Professional discipline" means the issuance of a letter of guidance or concern; a warning, censure or reprimand; a license or registration denial, nonrenewal, suspension or revocation; a civil penalty for violation of applicable laws, rules and conditions of licensure or registration or for instances of actionable conduct or activity; the imposition of conditions of probation upon an applicant, licensee or registrant; or the execution of a consent agreement with the consent of an applicant, licensee or registrant. [PL 2023, c. 648, Pt. E, §1 (NEW).] [PL 2023, c. 648, Pt. E, §1 (NEW).]

2. Professional discipline prohibited. Notwithstanding any provision of state law to the contrary and except as required by federal law, the commissioner; the Director of the Office of Professional and Occupational Regulation within the department; any agency, bureau, board or commission within or affiliated with the department; and the Department of Health and Human Services may not subject a covered health care practitioner to professional discipline based solely on: A. The covered health care practitioner's engaging in legally protected health care activity or aiding and assisting legally protected health care activity; [PL 2023, c. 648, Pt. E, §1 (NEW).] B. A criminal action, civil action or professional discipline action in another state against the covered health care practitioner that is based on the covered health care practitioner engaging in legally protected health care activity or aiding and assisting legally protected health care activity; or [PL 2023, c. 648, Pt. E, §1 (NEW).] C. Conviction of a crime or any civil judgment or professional discipline in this State or another state against the covered health care practitioner based solely on a violation of another state's law prohibiting legally protected health care activity or aiding and assisting legally protected health care activity. [PL 2023, c. 648, Pt. E, §1 (NEW).] [PL 2023, c. 648, Pt. E, §1 (NEW).]

3. Confidentiality. Notwithstanding any provision of state law to the contrary and except when public disclosure is authorized by federal law or another state law, the portions of a record of a conviction of a crime in this State or another state, any civil judgment, arbitration award or settlement agreement from this State or another state or professional discipline imposed in this State or another state that are in the possession of the commissioner; the Director of the Office of Professional and Occupational Regulation within the department; any agency, bureau, board or commission within or affiliated with the department; or, for a licensed electrologist, the Department of Health and Human Services are confidential to the extent that the criminal conviction, civil judgment, arbitration award or settlement agreement or professional discipline is based on the covered health care practitioner's engaging in legally protected health care activity or aiding and assisting legally protected health care activity. [PL 2023, c. 648, Pt. E, §1 (NEW).]
10 M.R.S. § 9404 — ME Code / Title 10 / Part 13 / Chapter 1051 / Section 9404
10 §9404. Prospective application
Status: in_force

This chapter applies to any electronic record or electronic signature created, generated, sent, communicated, received or stored on or after the effective date of this chapter. [PL 1999, c. 762, §2 (NEW).]
10 M.R.S. § 1161-A — ME Code / Title 10 / Part 3 / Chapter 203-A / Section 1161-A
10 §1161-A. Short title
Status: in_force

This chapter may be known and cited as "the Maine Lemon Law." [PL 2003, c. 337, §4 (NEW).]
10 M.R.S. § 916 — ME Code / Title 10 / Part 2 / Chapter 107 / Section 916
10 §916. Establishment
Status: in_force

The Maine Development Foundation is hereby established to foster, support and assist economic growth and revitalization in Maine. The foundation shall carry out its purposes in complement to and in coordination with the economic development activities of the private sector, community and regional agencies and State Government. [PL 1977, c. 548, §1 (NEW).]

The foundation shall exist as a not-for-profit corporation with a public purpose, and the exercise by the foundation of the powers conferred by this chapter shall be deemed and held to be an essential governmental function. [PL 1977, c. 548, §1 (NEW).]
10 M.R.S. § 1242 — ME Code / Title 10 / Part 3 / Chapter 206-B / Section 1242
10 §1242. Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings. [PL 1997, c. 473, §3 (NEW).]

1. Designated family member. "Designated family member" means the spouse, child, grandchild, parent or sibling of the owner of a new personal sports mobile dealership who in the case of the owner's death is entitled to inherit the ownership interest in the new personal sports mobile dealership under the terms of the owner's will or who in the case of an incapacitated owner of a new personal sports mobile dealership has been appointed by a court as the legal representative of the new personal sports mobile dealer's property. [PL 1997, c. 473, §3 (NEW).]

2. Distributor branch. "Distributor branch" means a branch office maintained by a distributor or wholesaler that sells or distributes new or used personal sports mobiles to personal sports mobile dealers. [PL 1997, c. 473, §3 (NEW).]

3. Distributor representative. "Distributor representative" means a representative employed by a distributor branch, distributor or wholesaler. [PL 1997, c. 473, §3 (NEW).]

4. Distributor or wholesaler. "Distributor" or "wholesaler" means any person that sells or distributes new or used personal sports mobiles to personal sports mobile dealers or that maintains distributor representatives within this State. [PL 1997, c. 473, §3 (NEW).]

5. Factory branch. "Factory branch" means a branch maintained by a manufacturer that manufactures or assembles personal sports mobiles for sale to distributors or personal sports mobile dealers or that is maintained for directing and supervising the representatives of the manufacturer. [PL 1997, c. 473, §3 (NEW).]

6. Factory representative. "Factory representative" means a representative employed by a manufacturer or employed by a factory branch for the purpose of making or promoting the sale of personal sports mobiles or for contracting with, supervising, servicing or instructing personal sports mobile dealers or prospective personal sports mobile dealers. [PL 1997, c. 473, §3 (NEW).]

7. Franchise. "Franchise" means an oral or written arrangement in which there is a community of interest in the marketing of personal sports mobiles or services related to personal sports mobiles at wholesale, retail, leasing or otherwise. The franchise may be for a definite or indefinite time period in which a manufacturer, distributor or wholesaler grants to a personal sports mobile dealer a license to use a trade name, service mark or related characteristic. [PL 1997, c. 473, §3 (NEW).]

8. Franchisee. "Franchisee" means a personal sports mobile dealer to whom a franchise is offered or granted. [PL 1997, c. 473, §3 (NEW).]

9. Franchisor. "Franchisor" means a manufacturer, distributor or wholesaler who grants a franchise to a personal sports mobile dealer. [PL 1997, c. 473, §3 (NEW).]

10. Fraud. "Fraud" includes, in addition to its normal legal connotation, a misrepresentation in any manner, whether intentionally false or due to gross negligence of a material fact, a promise or representation not made honestly and in good faith and an intentional failure to disclose a material fact. [PL 1997, c. 473, §3 (NEW).]

11. Good faith. "Good faith" means honesty in fact and the observation of reasonable commercial standards of fair dealing in the trade. [PL 2021, c. 676, Pt. A, §17 (AMD).]

12. Manufacturer. "Manufacturer" means any person, resident or nonresident, that manufactures or assembles new personal sports mobiles or imports for distribution through distributors or any person, resident or nonresident, that is controlled by the manufacturer. The term "manufacturer" includes the terms "franchisor," "distributor," "distributor branch," "wholesaler," "factory branch" and "factory representative." [PL 1997, c. 473, §3 (NEW).]

13. New personal sports mobile. "New personal sports mobile" means a personal sports mobile that has not been sold previously to any person except a distributor or wholesaler or personal sports mobile dealer for resale. "New personal sports mobile" also means a personal sports mobile that has not been registered in this State or any other state or for which sales tax has not been paid in this State or any other state if that other state taxes the purchase of a new personal sports mobile. [PL 2001, c. 616, §1 (AMD).]

14. Person. "Person" means a natural person, corporation, partnership, trust or other entity. In case of an entity, "person" includes any other entity in which the person has a majority interest or effectively controls, as well as the individual officers, directors and other persons in active control of the activities of each such entity. [PL 1997, c. 473, §3 (NEW).]

15. Personal sports mobile. "Personal sports mobile" means any snowmobile as defined in Title 12, section 13001, subsection 25 ; any all-terrain vehicle as defined in Title 12, section 13001, subsection 3 ; any motorcycle as defined in Title 29‑A, section 101, subsection 38 ; and any personal watercraft as defined in Title 12, section 13001, subsection 23 . "Personal sports mobile" does not include a motor vehicle as defined in section 1171, subsection 11 . [PL 2003, c. 414, Pt. B, §19 (AMD); PL 2003, c. 614, §9 (AFF).]

16. Personal sports mobile dealer. "Personal sports mobile dealer" means any person who sells or solicits or advertises the sale of new or used personal sports mobiles. "Personal sports mobile dealer" does not include receivers, trustees, administrators, executors, guardians or other persons appointed by or acting under judgment, decree or order of any court, or public officers while performing their duties as those officers. [PL 1997, c. 473, §3 (NEW).]

17. Sale. "Sale" means the issuance, transfer, agreement for transfer, exchange, pledge, hypothecation or mortgage in any form, whether by transfer in trust or otherwise, of any personal sports mobile or interest in a personal sports mobile or of any franchise related to a personal sports mobile; and any option, subscription or other contract or solicitation looking to a sale, or any offer or attempt to sell in any form, whether spoken or written. A gift or delivery of any personal sports mobile or franchise with or as a bonus on account of the sale of anything is deemed a sale of that personal sports mobile or franchise. [PL 1997, c. 473, §3 (NEW).]
10 M.R.S. § 9502 — ME Code / Title 10 / Part 13 / Chapter 1053 / Section 9502
10 §9502. Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings. [PL 1999, c. 762, §2 (NEW).]

1. Digital signature. "Digital signature" means a computer-created electronic signature that: A. Is intended by the person using it to have the same force and effect as the use of a manual signature; [PL 1999, c. 762, §2 (NEW).] B. Is unique to the person using it; [PL 1999, c. 762, §2 (NEW).] C. Is capable of verification; [PL 1999, c. 762, §2 (NEW).] D. Is under the sole control of the person using it; and [PL 1999, c. 762, §2 (NEW).] E. Is linked to data in such a manner that it is invalidated if the data are changed. [PL 1999, c. 762, §2 (NEW).] [PL 1999, c. 762, §2 (NEW).]

2. Electronic signature. "Electronic signature" has the same meaning as used in chapter 1051 . [PL 1999, c. 762, §2 (NEW).]

3. State agency. "State agency" means a state department, agency, office, board, commission, quasi-independent agency, authority or institution. [PL 1999, c. 762, §2 (NEW).]
10 M.R.S. § 2753 — ME Code / Title 10 / Part 6 / Chapter 501 / Section 2753
10 §2753. Injunction
Status: in_force

The state sealer is authorized to apply to any court of competent jurisdiction for a temporary or permanent injunction restraining any person from violating any provision of this chapter or any rule promulgated pursuant to this chapter. [PL 1983, c. 804, §12 (AMD).]
10 M.R.S. § 2553 — ME Code / Title 10 / Part 6 / Chapter 501 / Section 2553
10 §2553. Copies preserved and available
Status: in_force

A licensed public weighmaster shall keep and preserve for at least one year, or for a longer period as may be specified in the regulations authorized to be issued for the enforcement of this chapter, a legible carbon copy of each weight certificate issued by that public weighmaster. The copies must be open at all reasonable times for inspection by the state sealer or a sealer. [RR 2023, c. 2, Pt. C, §56 (COR).]
10 M.R.S. § 1067 — ME Code / Title 10 / Part 2 / Chapter 110 / Section 1067
10 §1067. Remedies
Status: in_force

Any holder of revenue obligation securities or attached coupons issued under this subchapter and the trustee under any trust agreement, except as restricted by the authorizing resolution, the trust agreement or applicable financial document, may, by appropriate legal action, protect and enforce any and all rights under the laws of the State or granted under this subchapter, the resolution, the trust agreement or financial document, including the appointment of a receiver, and may enforce and compel the performance of all duties required by this subchapter, the resolution, the trust agreement or financial document to be performed by the municipality, the municipal officers or by any officer, including the collecting of rates, fees and charges for the use of the project. Any suit, action or proceeding shall be brought for the benefit of all the holders of the securities and coupons. [PL 1985, c. 344, §91 (AMD).]
10 M.R.S. § 175 — ME Code / Title 10 / Part 1 / Chapter 3 / Section 175
10 §175. Low-level Waste Siting Commission (REALLOCATED TO TITLE 38, SECTION 1476)
Status: in_force

(REALLOCATED TO TITLE 38, SECTION 1476)
10 M.R.S. § 1071 — ME Code / Title 10 / Part 2 / Chapter 110 / Section 1071
10 §1071. Tax exemption
Status: in_force

Revenue obligation securities issued under this subchapter shall constitute a proper public purpose and the securities, their transfer and the income from them, including any profit made on their sale, shall at all times be exempt from taxation within the State, whether or not those securities, their transfer or the income from them, including any profits made on their sale, are subject to taxation under the United States Internal Revenue Code, as amended. [PL 1987, c. 393, §14 (AMD).]
10 M.R.S. § 9202 — ME Code / Title 10 / Part 12 / Chapter 1003 / Section 9202
10 §9202. Northern Maine Transmission Corporation established
Status: in_force

1. Establishment and purpose. The Northern Maine Transmission Corporation is established as a body corporate and politic and public instrumentality of the State. The corporation is a special purpose corporation formed and managed as a subsidiary of the authority. The exercise by the corporation of the powers conferred by this chapter is deemed the performance of essential public functions. The purpose of the corporation is to: A. Evaluate electric transmission interconnections between northern Maine and the rest of the United States and Canada, the transmission of natural gas or other energy resources in northern Maine and the construction of additional electric generation facilities in or adjacent to northern Maine; and [PL 2003, c. 506, §6 (NEW).] B. Examine the need for and viability of and, in its discretion, finance, permit, construct, own in whole or in part, operate or otherwise facilitate the construction or operation of: (1) Electric transmission lines necessary to connect electric utilities in northern Maine with the transmission grid of the United States or Canada; or (2) Facilities for the transmission of natural gas and generation or production and transfer of any other energy resources in the northern region of the State. [PL 2003, c. 506, §6 (NEW).] [PL 2003, c. 506, §6 (AMD).]

1-A. Construction; other approvals. This chapter may not be interpreted to exempt the construction, ownership or operation of any project or facility from any approval required by law or rule, including but not limited to any approval required pursuant to Title 35‑A, chapter 21 , or to alter the franchise rights of any transmission and distribution utility. The corporation may not finance, permit, construct, own in whole or in part or operate any electric transmission line capable of operating at 69 kilovolts or more unless the Public Utilities Commission has issued a certificate of public convenience for the construction of the line pursuant to Title 35‑A, section 3132 . [PL 2003, c. 506, §7 (NEW).]

1-B. Records disclosure and confidentiality. Records of the corporation, as a subsidiary of the authority, are subject to the disclosure and confidentiality provisions governing the records of the authority under section 975‑A . [PL 2003, c. 506, §7 (NEW).]

2. Board. The powers of the corporation are exercised by a board of directors, referred to in this section as the "board," that consists of 7 members. [PL 1999, c. 513, §6 (NEW).]

3. Membership and appointment of directors. The directors of the board are the following 7 members: A. The chief executive officer of the authority or the chief executive officer's designee; [PL 1999, c. 513, §6 (NEW).] B. The Treasurer of State or the treasurer's designee; and [PL 1999, c. 513, §6 (NEW).] C. Five people who have substantial knowledge of or experience in the electric utility industry, appointed by the Governor, including: (1) A representative of the investor-owned electric utilities of the northern region of the State who must be experienced in electric transmission matters; (2) A representative of the publicly owned and member-owned electric utilities of the northern region of the State, who must be experienced in financial matters; (3) A representative of the residential consumers of the northern region of the State, who must be experienced in business matters; (4) A representative of industrial customers of the northern region of the State, who must be experienced in the generation, transmission or purchase of electricity; and (5) A member of the public with a demonstrated expertise in the economic development of the northern region of the State. [PL 1999, c. 513, §6 (NEW).] [PL 1999, c. 513, §6 (NEW).]

4. Terms. Members designated under subsection 3, paragraphs A and B serve during their tenure in the position they fill on the board. A vacancy among members appointed by the Governor is filled in the same manner as the original appointment for the unexpired term of that position. Members appointed by the Governor serve an initial term of 4 years and, upon completion of the term, the members are appointed as follows: A. One member for one year; [PL 1999, c. 513, §6 (NEW).] B. One member for 2 years; [PL 1999, c. 513, §6 (NEW).] C. One member for 3 years; and [PL 1999, c. 513, §6 (NEW).] D. Two members for 4 years. [PL 1999, c. 513, §6 (NEW).] [PL 1999, c. 513, §6 (NEW).]

5. Compensation. Directors are compensated according to Title 5, chapter 379 . [PL 1999, c. 513, §6 (NEW).]
10 M.R.S. § 3867 — ME Code / Title 10 / Part 7 / Chapter 627 / Section 3867
10 §3867. Nonlien claims not prevented by lien claims
Status: in_force

A vessel attached for a lien claim may be attached by the same officer in the ordinary manner in an action against the owners thereof, and such attachment shall be valid, subject to the legal priorities of the lien attachments.
10 M.R.S. § 3857 — ME Code / Title 10 / Part 7 / Chapter 627 / Section 3857
10 §3857. Subsequent writs to be served by same officer unless disqualified
Status: in_force

On all writs of attachment made after the first attachment and while any lien attachment is pending, the attachment and services must be made by the same officer, or, if that officer is disqualified, by any qualified officer, by the officer giving notice thereof to the first attaching officer. [RR 2023, c. 2, Pt. C, §96 (COR).]