Resolve, Directing the Office of Policy and Legal Analysis and the Office of the Revisor of Statutes To Prepare a Recodification of the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 9, Chapter 385; Title 10, Chapters 901 and 951; and Title 32
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1696
Committee: Business, Research and Economic Development
Sponsors: BROMLEY, SULLIV AN, ROGERS, SMITH

Legislative Document 
No. 1696 
S.P.628 
In Senate, December 17, 2003 
Resolve, Directing the Office of Policy and Legal Analysis and the 
Office of the Revisor of Statutes To Prepare a Recodification of the 
Maine Revised Statutes, Title 9, Chapter 385; Title 10, Chapters 901 
and 951; and Title 32 
Submitted by the Department of Professional and Financial Regulation pursuant to Joint 
Rule 204. 
Received by the Secretary of the Senate on December 16, 2003. Referred to the Committee 
on Business, Research and Economic Development pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered 
printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401. 
Presented by Senator BROMLEY of Cumberland. 
Cosponsored by Representative SULLIV AN of Biddeford and 
Representatives: ROGERS of Brewer, SMITH of Monmouth. 
Printed on recycled paper 
JOY J. O'BRIEN 
Secretary of the Senate 
Sec. 1. Preparation of recodification. Resolved: 
That the Office 
of Policy and Legal Analysis and the Office of the Revisor of 
Statutes shall jointly prepare a bill for submission to the joint 
standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over 
professional 
and occupational licensing matters to the First 
Regular Session of the 122nd Legislature that recodifies the 
Maine Revised Statutes, Title 9, chapter 385; Title 10, chapters 
and 951; and Title 32; and be it further 
Sec. 2. Scope of recodification. Resolved: 
That, in prepar ing 
the proposed recodification, 
the Office of Policy 
and 
Legal 
Analysis 
and 
the 
Office 
of 
the 
Revisor 
of 
Statutes 
shall 
reorganize the laws contained in the Maine Revised Statutes, 
Title 9, chapter 385; Title 10, chapters 901 and 951; and Title 
32, 
eliminate 
archaic 
terms 
and 
confusing 
language 
wherever 
possible, 
update 
cross-references 
and 
make 
other 
technical 
changes necessary to improve the readability and accessibility of 
those 
laws. 
The 
recodification is not 
intended 
to 
contain 
substantive 
changes 
to 
the 
professional 
and 
occupational 
licensing laws; and be it further 
Sec. 3. Participation of department. Resolved: 
That the Office 
of Policy and Legal Analysis and the Office of the Revisor of 
Statutes shall invite the participation of the Department of 
Professional and Financial Regulation in preparing the proposed 
recodification; and be it further 
Sec. 4. Report. Resolved: 
That the Office of Policy and Legal 
Analysis and the Office of the Revisor of Statutes shall submit 
the proposed recodification to the joint standing committee of 
the 
Legislature 
having 
jurisdiction 
over 
professional 
and 
occupational licensing matters no later than December 1, 2004. 
SUMMARY 
This 
resolve 
requires 
the 
Office 
of 
Policy 
and 
Legal 
Analysis and the Office of the Revisor of Statutes to jointly 
prepare a bill that recodifies the Charitable Solicitations Act, 
the Department of Professional 
and Financial Regulation, 
the 
manufactured housing laws and all of the Maine Revised Statutes, 
Title 
32. 
The 
Department 
of 
Professional 
and 
Financial 
Regulation is allowed to participate in the recodification.