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13 ME Rev Stat § 743 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 13: CORPORATIONS|Part 1: CORPORATIONS GENERALLY|Chapter 22-A: MAINE PROFESSIONAL SERVICE CORPORATION ACT|Subchapter 3: SHARES|13 §743. Compulsory acquisition of shares after death or disqualification of shareholder

 §743. Compulsory acquisition of shares after death or disqualification of shareholder 1.  Triggering events.  A professional corporation must acquire or cause to be acquired by a qualified person the shares of its shareholder if:   A. The shareholder dies;   [PL 2001, c. 640, Pt. B, §2 (NEW); PL 2001, c. 640, Pt. B, §7 (AFF).]B. The shareholder becomes a disqualified person, except as provided in subsection 4; or   [PL 2001, c. 640, Pt. B, §2 (NEW); PL 2001, c. 640, Pt. B, §7 (AFF).]C. The shares are transferred by operation of law or court judgment to a disqualified person, except as provided in subsection 4.   [PL 2001, c. 640, Pt. B, §2 (NEW); PL 2001, c. 640, Pt. B, §7 (AFF).][PL 2001, c. 640, Pt. B, §2 (NEW); PL 2001, c. 640, Pt. B, §7 (AFF).] 2.  Agreements binding.  If a professional corporation's articles of incorporation or bylaws or a private agreement provides the terms, price and other conditions for the acquisition of the shares of a shareholder upon the occurrence of an event described in subsection 1, then that article, bylaw or private agreement is binding on the parties and is specifically enforceable.   [PL 2001, c. 640, Pt. B, §2 (NEW); PL 2001, c. 640, Pt. B, §7 (AFF).] 3.  Corporate acquisition of shares.  In the absence of an article provision, bylaw provision or private agreement described in subsection 2, a professional corporation shall acquire the shares in accordance with section 744; except that, if the disqualified person rejects the corporation's purchase offer, either the person or the corporation may commence a proceeding under section 745 to determine the fair value of the shares.   [PL 2001, c. 640, Pt. B, §2 (NEW); PL 2001, c. 640, Pt. B, §7 (AFF).] 4.  Limited disqualification.  In the absence of an article provision, bylaw provision or private agreement described in subsection 2, this section does not require the acquisition of shares in the event of a shareholder's becoming a disqualified person if the disqualification lasts no more than 5 months from the date the disqualification or the transfer of shares pursuant to subsection 1 occurs.   [PL 2001, c. 640, Pt. B, §2 (NEW); PL 2001, c. 640, Pt. B, §7 (AFF).] 5.  Other benefits unaffected.  Nothing in this section or section 744 prevents or relieves a professional corporation from paying pension benefits or other deferred compensation for services rendered to a former shareholder if otherwise permitted by law.   [PL 2001, c. 640, Pt. B, §2 (NEW); PL 2001, c. 640, Pt. B, §7 (AFF).] SECTION HISTORY PL 2001, c. 640, §B2 (NEW). PL 2001, c. 640, §B7 (AFF).
13 ME Rev Stat § 744 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 13: CORPORATIONS|Part 1: CORPORATIONS GENERALLY|Chapter 22-A: MAINE PROFESSIONAL SERVICE CORPORATION ACT|Subchapter 3: SHARES|13 §744. Acquisition procedure

 §744. Acquisition procedure 1.  Written notice.  In the absence of an article provision, bylaw provision or private agreement described in section 743, subsection 2, if shares must be acquired under section 743, a professional corporation shall deliver a written notice to the executor or administrator of the estate of its deceased shareholder, or to the disqualified person or transferee, offering to purchase the shares at a price the corporation believes represents their fair value as of the date of death, disqualification or transfer. The offer notice must be accompanied by the corporation's balance sheet for a fiscal year ending not more than 16 months before the effective date of the offer notice, an income statement for that year, a statement of changes in shareholders' equity for that year and the latest available interim financial statements, if any.   [PL 2001, c. 640, Pt. B, §2 (NEW); PL 2001, c. 640, Pt. B, §7 (AFF).] 2.  Option period.  A disqualified person has 30 days from the effective date of the notice provided pursuant to subsection 1 to accept the professional corporation's offer or demand that the corporation commence a proceeding under section 745 to determine the fair value of that disqualified person's shares. If the disqualified person accepts the offer, the corporation shall make payment for the shares within 60 days from the effective date of the offer notice, unless a later date is agreed on, upon the disqualified person's surrender of the shares to the corporation.   [PL 2001, c. 640, Pt. B, §2 (NEW); PL 2001, c. 640, Pt. B, §7 (AFF).] 3.  Termination of interest.  After a professional corporation makes payment for shares in accordance with this section, a disqualified person has no further interest in those shares.   [PL 2001, c. 640, Pt. B, §2 (NEW); PL 2001, c. 640, Pt. B, §7 (AFF).] SECTION HISTORY PL 2001, c. 640, §B2 (NEW). PL 2001, c. 640, §B7 (AFF).
13 ME Rev Stat § 745 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 13: CORPORATIONS|Part 1: CORPORATIONS GENERALLY|Chapter 22-A: MAINE PROFESSIONAL SERVICE CORPORATION ACT|Subchapter 3: SHARES|13 §745. Court action to appraise shares

 §745. Court action to appraise shares 1.  Demand for proceeding.  If a disqualified person does not accept a professional corporation's offer under section 744, subsection 2 within the 30-day period, the disqualified person at any time during the 60-day period following the effective date of the notice may deliver a written notice to the corporation demanding that it commence a proceeding to determine the fair value of the shares. The corporation may commence a proceeding at any time during the 60 days following the effective date of its offer notice. If the corporation does not commence such a proceeding, the disqualified person may commence a proceeding against the corporation to determine the fair value of those shares.   [PL 2001, c. 640, Pt. B, §2 (NEW); PL 2001, c. 640, Pt. B, §7 (AFF).] 2.  Court procedure.  A professional corporation or disqualified person shall commence a proceeding under this section in the Superior Court of the county where the corporation's principal office or, if there is no principal office in this State, its registered office is located. The corporation shall make the disqualified person a party to the proceeding as in an action against the disqualified person's shares. The jurisdiction of the court in which the proceeding is commenced is plenary and exclusive.   [PL 2001, c. 640, Pt. B, §2 (NEW); PL 2001, c. 640, Pt. B, §7 (AFF).] 3.  Appraisers.  The court may appoint one or more persons as appraisers to receive evidence and recommend decision on the question of fair value. The appraisers have the power described in the order appointing them or in any amendment to it.   [PL 2001, c. 640, Pt. B, §2 (NEW); PL 2001, c. 640, Pt. B, §7 (AFF).] 4.  Valuation date.  A disqualified person is entitled to judgment for the fair value of the person's shares determined by the court as of the date of death, disqualification or transfer together with interest from that date at a rate found by the court to be fair and equitable.   [PL 2001, c. 640, Pt. B, §2 (NEW); PL 2001, c. 640, Pt. B, §7 (AFF).] 5.  Payment installments.  The court may order a judgment ordered under this section paid in installments determined by the court.   [PL 2001, c. 640, Pt. B, §2 (NEW); PL 2001, c. 640, Pt. B, §7 (AFF).] SECTION HISTORY PL 2001, c. 640, §B2 (NEW). PL 2001, c. 640, §B7 (AFF).
13 ME Rev Stat § 746 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 13: CORPORATIONS|Part 1: CORPORATIONS GENERALLY|Chapter 22-A: MAINE PROFESSIONAL SERVICE CORPORATION ACT|Subchapter 3: SHARES|13 §746. Court costs and fees of experts

 §746. Court costs and fees of experts 1.  Assessment of costs.  The court in an appraisal proceeding commenced under section 745 shall determine all costs of the proceeding, including the reasonable compensation and expenses of appraisers appointed by the court, and shall assess the costs against the professional corporation; except that the court may assess costs against the disqualified person in an amount the court finds equitable if the court finds the person acted arbitrarily, vexatiously or not in good faith in refusing to accept the corporation's offer.   [PL 2001, c. 640, Pt. B, §2 (NEW); PL 2001, c. 640, Pt. B, §7 (AFF).] 2.  Assessment against corporation.  In addition to costs assessed under subsection 1, the court may assess the fees and expenses of counsel and experts for a disqualified person against the professional corporation and in favor of the person if the court finds that the fair value of the person's shares substantially exceeded the amount offered by the corporation or that the corporation did not make an offer.   [PL 2001, c. 640, Pt. B, §2 (NEW); PL 2001, c. 640, Pt. B, §7 (AFF).] SECTION HISTORY PL 2001, c. 640, §B2 (NEW). PL 2001, c. 640, §B7 (AFF).
13 ME Rev Stat § 747 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 13: CORPORATIONS|Part 1: CORPORATIONS GENERALLY|Chapter 22-A: MAINE PROFESSIONAL SERVICE CORPORATION ACT|Subchapter 3: SHARES|13 §747. Cancellation of disqualified shares

 §747. Cancellation of disqualified shares If the shares of a disqualified person are not acquired pursuant to section 743 within 10 months after the death of the shareholder or within 5 months after the disqualification or transfer, the professional corporation shall immediately cancel the shares on its books and the disqualified person has no further interest as a shareholder in the corporation other than the right to payment for the shares under section 743.   [PL 2001, c. 640, Pt. B, §2 (NEW); PL 2001, c. 640, Pt. B, §7 (AFF).]SECTION HISTORY PL 2001, c. 640, §B2 (NEW). PL 2001, c. 640, §B7 (AFF).
13 ME Rev Stat § 751 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 13: CORPORATIONS|Part 1: CORPORATIONS GENERALLY|Chapter 22-A: MAINE PROFESSIONAL SERVICE CORPORATION ACT|Subchapter 4: GOVERNANCE|13 §751. Directors and officers

 §751. Directors and officers Not less than a majority of the directors of a professional corporation and all of its officers, except the clerk, secretary and treasurer, if any, must be qualified persons with respect to the corporation.   [PL 2001, c. 640, Pt. B, §2 (NEW); PL 2001, c. 640, Pt. B, §7 (AFF).]SECTION HISTORY PL 2001, c. 640, §B2 (NEW). PL 2001, c. 640, §B7 (AFF).
13 ME Rev Stat § 752 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 13: CORPORATIONS|Part 1: CORPORATIONS GENERALLY|Chapter 22-A: MAINE PROFESSIONAL SERVICE CORPORATION ACT|Subchapter 4: GOVERNANCE|13 §752. Voting of shares

 §752. Voting of shares 1.  Right to vote.  Except as otherwise provided in this section, only a qualified person may vote the shares of a professional corporation.   [PL 2001, c. 640, Pt. B, §2 (NEW); PL 2001, c. 640, Pt. B, §7 (AFF).] 2.  Proxies.  Only a qualified person may be appointed a proxy to vote shares of a professional corporation.   [PL 2001, c. 640, Pt. B, §2 (NEW); PL 2001, c. 640, Pt. B, §7 (AFF).] 3.  Voting trusts.  A voting trust with respect to shares of a professional corporation is not valid unless all of its trustees and beneficiaries are qualified persons; except that, if a beneficiary who is a qualified person dies or becomes a disqualified person, a voting trust valid under this subsection continues to be valid for 10 months after the date of death or for 5 months after the disqualification occurred.   [PL 2001, c. 640, Pt. B, §2 (NEW); PL 2001, c. 640, Pt. B, §7 (AFF).] 4.  Limited voting right.  Any shares transferred to a disqualified person by reason of the death of a qualified person or by operation of law may be voted by such disqualified person only for the purposes of amending the articles of incorporation to convert to a regular business corporation or dissolving the professional corporation.   [PL 2001, c. 640, Pt. B, §2 (NEW); PL 2001, c. 640, Pt. B, §7 (AFF).] SECTION HISTORY PL 2001, c. 640, §B2 (NEW). PL 2001, c. 640, §B7 (AFF).
13 ME Rev Stat § 753 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 13: CORPORATIONS|Part 1: CORPORATIONS GENERALLY|Chapter 22-A: MAINE PROFESSIONAL SERVICE CORPORATION ACT|Subchapter 4: GOVERNANCE|13 §753. Responsibility for professional services

 §753. Responsibility for professional services 1.  Relationship between professional and recipient of services.  This chapter does not modify the liability of a person rendering a professional service with respect to that service.   [PL 2001, c. 640, Pt. B, §2 (NEW); PL 2001, c. 640, Pt. B, §7 (AFF).] 2.  Shareholder liability for debts and claims.  Except as provided in subsection 3, the liability of shareholders for the debts of and claims against a corporation is the same as that of shareholders of a business corporation.   [PL 2001, c. 640, Pt. B, §2 (NEW); PL 2001, c. 640, Pt. B, §7 (AFF).] 3.  Shareholder liability arising from rendering professional service.  A shareholder is jointly and severally liable for claims arising from the rendering of a professional service by a domestic professional corporation or foreign professional corporation if that shareholder:   A. Personally and directly participated in rendering that portion of a professional service that was performed negligently or in breach of any other legal duty; or   [PL 2001, c. 640, Pt. B, §2 (NEW); PL 2001, c. 640, Pt. B, §7 (AFF).]B. Directly supervised and controlled that portion of a professional service rendered by another person that was performed negligently or in breach of any other legal duty.   [PL 2001, c. 640, Pt. B, §2 (NEW); PL 2001, c. 640, Pt. B, §7 (AFF).][PL 2001, c. 640, Pt. B, §2 (NEW); PL 2001, c. 640, Pt. B, §7 (AFF).] SECTION HISTORY PL 2001, c. 640, §B2 (NEW). PL 2001, c. 640, §B7 (AFF).
13 ME Rev Stat § 761 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 13: CORPORATIONS|Part 1: CORPORATIONS GENERALLY|Chapter 22-A: MAINE PROFESSIONAL SERVICE CORPORATION ACT|Subchapter 5: REORGANIZATION AND TERMINATION|13 §761. Merger

 §761. Merger 1.  Merger allowed.  A professional corporation may merge with another domestic professional corporation or foreign professional corporation or with a domestic or foreign business entity as defined in Title 13-C if all the interest holders of the constituent entities are qualified to be interest holders of the surviving entity.   [PL 2001, c. 640, Pt. B, §2 (NEW); PL 2001, c. 640, Pt. B, §7 (AFF).] 2.  Compliance.  After a merger in accordance with subsection 1, if the surviving corporation is to render in this State any of the professional services described in section 723, subsection 7, paragraph A, the surviving corporation must comply with this Act.   [PL 2001, c. 640, Pt. B, §2 (NEW); PL 2001, c. 640, Pt. B, §7 (AFF).] SECTION HISTORY PL 2001, c. 640, §B2 (NEW). PL 2001, c. 640, §B7 (AFF).
13 ME Rev Stat § 762 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 13: CORPORATIONS|Part 1: CORPORATIONS GENERALLY|Chapter 22-A: MAINE PROFESSIONAL SERVICE CORPORATION ACT|Subchapter 5: REORGANIZATION AND TERMINATION|13 §762. Termination of professional activities

 §762. Termination of professional activities If a professional corporation ceases to render professional services, it must amend its articles of incorporation to delete references to rendering professional services and to conform its corporate name to the requirements of Title 13-C, section 401. After the amendment becomes effective, the corporation may continue in existence as a business corporation under Title 13-C and the corporation is no longer subject to this Act.   [PL 2001, c. 640, Pt. B, §2 (NEW); PL 2001, c. 640, Pt. B, §7 (AFF).]SECTION HISTORY PL 2001, c. 640, §B2 (NEW). PL 2001, c. 640, §B7 (AFF).
13 ME Rev Stat § 763 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 13: CORPORATIONS|Part 1: CORPORATIONS GENERALLY|Chapter 22-A: MAINE PROFESSIONAL SERVICE CORPORATION ACT|Subchapter 5: REORGANIZATION AND TERMINATION|13 §763. Judicial dissolution

 §763. Judicial dissolution The Attorney General may commence a proceeding under Title 13-C, sections 1430 to 1433 to dissolve a professional corporation if:   [PL 2001, c. 640, Pt. B, §2 (NEW); PL 2001, c. 640, Pt. B, §7 (AFF).]1.  Service of notice of violation.  The Secretary of State serves written notice on the professional corporation under Title 5, section 113 that it has violated or is violating a provision or provisions of this Act;   [PL 2007, c. 323, Pt. G, §1 (AMD); PL 2007, c. 323, Pt. G, §4 (AFF).] 2.  Failure to correct.  The professional corporation does not correct each alleged violation or demonstrate to the reasonable satisfaction of the Secretary of State that the violation or violations did not occur, within 60 days after service of the notice is perfected under Title 5, section 113; and   [PL 2007, c. 323, Pt. G, §2 (AMD); PL 2007, c. 323, Pt. G, §4 (AFF).] 3.  Certify.  The Secretary of State certifies to the Attorney General a description of the violation or violations, that it notified the professional corporation of the violation or violations and that the corporation did not correct the violation or violations or demonstrate that the violation or violations did not occur, within 60 days after perfection of service of the notice.   [PL 2001, c. 640, Pt. B, §2 (NEW); PL 2001, c. 640, Pt. B, §7 (AFF).] SECTION HISTORY PL 2001, c. 640, §B2 (NEW). PL 2001, c. 640, §B7 (AFF). PL 2007, c. 323, Pt. G, §§1, 2 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 323, Pt. G, §4 (AFF).
13 ME Rev Stat § 771 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 13: CORPORATIONS|Part 1: CORPORATIONS GENERALLY|Chapter 22-A: MAINE PROFESSIONAL SERVICE CORPORATION ACT|Subchapter 6: FOREIGN PROFESSIONAL CORPORATIONS|13 §771. Authority to transact business

 §771. Authority to transact business 1.  Prohibition.  Except as provided in subsection 3, a foreign professional corporation may not transact business in this State until it obtains authority from the Secretary of State.   [PL 2001, c. 640, Pt. B, §2 (NEW); PL 2001, c. 640, Pt. B, §7 (AFF).] 2.  Preconditions.  A foreign professional corporation may not obtain authority to transact business in this State unless:   A. Its corporate name satisfies the requirements of section 736;   [PL 2001, c. 640, Pt. B, §2 (NEW); PL 2001, c. 640, Pt. B, §7 (AFF).]B. It is incorporated for one or more of the purposes described in section 732; and   [PL 2001, c. 640, Pt. B, §2 (NEW); PL 2001, c. 640, Pt. B, §7 (AFF).]C. All of its shareholders, not less than a majority of its directors and all of its officers other than its clerk, secretary and treasurer, if any, are licensed in one or more states to render a professional service described in its articles of incorporation.   [PL 2001, c. 640, Pt. B, §2 (NEW); PL 2001, c. 640, Pt. B, §7 (AFF).][PL 2001, c. 640, Pt. B, §2 (NEW); PL 2001, c. 640, Pt. B, §7 (AFF).] 3.  Office required.  A foreign professional corporation is not required to obtain authority to transact business in this State unless it maintains or intends to maintain an office in this State for conduct of business or professional practice.   [PL 2001, c. 640, Pt. B, §2 (NEW); PL 2001, c. 640, Pt. B, §7 (AFF).] SECTION HISTORY PL 2001, c. 640, §B2 (NEW). PL 2001, c. 640, §B7 (AFF).
13 ME Rev Stat § 772 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 13: CORPORATIONS|Part 1: CORPORATIONS GENERALLY|Chapter 22-A: MAINE PROFESSIONAL SERVICE CORPORATION ACT|Subchapter 6: FOREIGN PROFESSIONAL CORPORATIONS|13 §772. Application for authority to transact business

 §772. Application for authority to transact business The application of a foreign professional corporation for authority to render professional services in this State must contain the information set forth in Title 13-C, section 1503 and in addition include a statement that all of its shareholders, not less than a majority of its directors and all of its officers other than its clerk, secretary and treasurer, if any, are licensed in one or more states to render a professional service described in its articles of incorporation.   [PL 2001, c. 640, Pt. B, §2 (NEW); PL 2001, c. 640, Pt. B, §7 (AFF).]SECTION HISTORY PL 2001, c. 640, §B2 (NEW). PL 2001, c. 640, §B7 (AFF).
13 ME Rev Stat § 901 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 13: CORPORATIONS|Part 2: CORPORATIONS WITHOUT CAPITAL|Chapter 81: GENERAL PROVISIONS|Subchapter 1: ORGANIZATION; MEETING; CERTIFICATES|13 §901. Organization

 §901. Organization When 3 or more persons desire to be incorporated for any literary, scientific, musical, charitable, educational, social, agricultural, environmental, moral, religious, civic or other lawful and similarly benevolent or nonprofit purpose or for the purpose of fostering, encouraging and assisting the physical location, settlement or resettlement of industrial, manufacturing, fishing, agricultural and other business enterprises and recreational projects in any locality within the State, as a corporation without capital stock, they may do so by preparing and filing a certificate as set forth in section 903. The formation of a corporation by one or more municipalities, including a local development corporation, a council of government and a regional planning commission, must be incorporated by a majority of the municipal officers of each of its charter member municipalities. This section does not apply to corporations that are required to be organized under Title 13-B or that elect to be organized under Title 13-B.   [PL 1993, c. 316, §8 (AMD).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1965, c. 495, §2 (AMD). PL 1967, c. 525, §14 (AMD). PL 1973, c. 534, §1 (AMD). PL 1973, c. 677, §4 (AMD). PL 1975, c. 487, §1 (AMD). PL 1977, c. 525, §3 (AMD). PL 1977, c. 592, §1 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 780, §U4 (AMD). PL 1993, c. 316, §8 (AMD).
13 ME Rev Stat § 902 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 13: CORPORATIONS|Part 2: CORPORATIONS WITHOUT CAPITAL|Chapter 81: GENERAL PROVISIONS|Subchapter 1: ORGANIZATION; MEETING; CERTIFICATES|13 §902. Notice of meeting; waiver (REPEALED)

 §902. Notice of meeting; waiver (REPEALED)SECTION HISTORY PL 1975, c. 487, §2 (RP).
13 ME Rev Stat § 903 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 13: CORPORATIONS|Part 2: CORPORATIONS WITHOUT CAPITAL|Chapter 81: GENERAL PROVISIONS|Subchapter 1: ORGANIZATION; MEETING; CERTIFICATES|13 §903. Certificate of organization

 §903. Certificate of organization The incorporators shall prepare, sign, date and deliver for filing with the Secretary of State a certificate of organization setting forth the name, location, officers and directors, trustees or managing board, contact person and the contact person's mailing and physical address, if different, in this State and purposes of the corporation. The certificate must clearly state that the corporation is not organized for profit and that no property or profit of the corporation inures to the benefit of any person, partnership or corporation except in furtherance of the benevolent or nonprofit purposes of the corporation. Once the Secretary of State has filed the certificate of organization, the corporation may carry on activities pursuant to this chapter.   [PL 2009, c. 56, §5 (AMD).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1969, c. 225, §10 (AMD). PL 1971, c. 544, §39 (AMD). PL 1971, c. 565, §3 (AMD). PL 1973, c. 625, §81 (AMD). PL 1975, c. 487, §3 (RPR). PL 1975, c. 635, §1 (AMD). PL 1975, c. 770, §73 (AMD). PL 1977, c. 78, §108 (AMD). PL 1977, c. 522, §§1,2 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 465, §14 (AMD). RR 1993, c. 1, §39 (COR). PL 2003, c. 523, §1 (RPR). PL 2009, c. 56, §5 (AMD).
13 ME Rev Stat § 904 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 13: CORPORATIONS|Part 2: CORPORATIONS WITHOUT CAPITAL|Chapter 81: GENERAL PROVISIONS|Subchapter 1: ORGANIZATION; MEETING; CERTIFICATES|13 §904. Access to Secretary of State's database

 §904. Access to Secretary of State's database The Secretary of State may provide public access to the database of the Department of the Secretary of State through a dial-in modem, public terminals and electronic duplicates of the database. If access to the database is provided to the public, the Secretary of State may promulgate rules in accordance with the Maine Administrative Procedure Act to establish a fee schedule and governing procedures.   [PL 1991, c. 465, §15 (NEW).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1991, c. 465, §15 (NEW).