Title 10, Title 10

1. Voluntary liquidation. A payroll processor who voluntarily ceases to do business in the State is subject to the following provisions. A. Prior to voluntarily ceasing business as a payroll processor, a payroll processor shall: (1) Notify the administrator of the proposed termin…

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 image…

This chapter may be known and cited as "the Cellular Telephone Customer Privacy Act."

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,…

1. Civil violation. Except as provided in subsection 3, a person may not sell or disclose or offer to sell or disclose any customer proprietary network information relating to the wireless telephone service account of any wireless telephone service customer or user in this State …

1. Definitions. As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings. A. "E-mail" means electronic mail sent or delivered by transmission over the Internet. [PL 2003, c. 327, §1 (NEW).] B. "E-mail service provider" means…

1. Definitions. As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings. A. "Automated telephone calling device" means any system or equipment, including a facsimile machine, that selects, dials or calls telephone numbers a…

1. Definitions. As used in this section, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings. A. "Caller identification service" means a service that allows a telephone subscriber to have the telephone number and, where available, name of the c…

1. Definitions. As used in this section, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings. A. "Consumer" means a resident of this State who is a residential telephone subscriber and an actual or prospective: (1) Purchaser, lessee or recipien…

1. Disclaimer. A person may not use any advertisement, solicitation, informational brochure, mailer or other promotional material using the terms "Medicare," "Medicaid" or "MaineCare" unless the material: A. Includes a disclaimer printed on the top and both front and back of the …

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings. [PL 1997, c. 235, §1 (NEW).] 1. Assistive device. "Assistive device" means any device that a consumer purchases or accepts transfer of in this State that is used with…

All assistive devices as defined in this chapter must be sold subject to a 30-day trial. A consumer may return an assistive device to the dealer from which it was purchased within the 30-day trial period if the device is not specifically fit for the consumer's particular needs an…

1. Warranty. A manufacturer who sells or leases an assistive device to a consumer, either directly or through an assistive device dealer, shall warranty that the assistive device is in conformity with the terms of this subsection and shall furnish the consumer with a written expr…

1. Reasonable attempt to repair. A reasonable attempt to repair an assistive device to conform it to the express warranty is deemed to have been undertaken if: A. The same conformity has been subject to repair 3 or more times by the manufacturer or its agents or authorized dealer…

An assistive device that is returned to the manufacturer under section 1500‑C may not be sold without clear written disclosure to any subsequent purchaser, whether that purchaser is a consumer or a dealer, that the assistive device was returned to the manufacturer under this chap…

1. Rights. This section may not be construed to limit rights or remedies available to a consumer under any other law. 2. Enforcement. A consumer may bring an action to recover for damages caused by a violation of this chapter. The court shall award a consumer who prevails in such…

Any waiver of rights under this chapter by a consumer is void.

1. False representation of authentic Indian products. A person may not offer or display for sale or sell goods in a manner that falsely suggests the goods are Indian-produced, Indian products or the products of a particular Indian or Indian tribe or Indian arts and crafts organiz…

1. Definitions. As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings. A. "Administrator" means a person, other than an insurer or creditor, that performs administrative or operational functions pursuant to a waiver progr…

1. Definitions. As used in this section, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings. A. "Governmental entity" means a unit, subdivision or entity of the Federal Government, the State, a county, a municipality or another state, includin…

1. Definitions. As used in this section, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings. A. "Cosmetic" means: (1) An article intended to be rubbed, poured, sprinkled or sprayed on, introduced into or otherwise applied to the human body or …

An entity that contracts with a person to harvest wood and place the wood roadside so that the entity is able to have the wood hauled away for use or processing must pay the person within 30 days of the person's fulfilling the contract and placing the wood roadside. The Departmen…

1. Definitions. As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings. A. "Broadband Internet access service" or "service" means a mass-market retail service by wire that provides the capability to transmit data to and re…

1. Definitions. As used in this section, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings. A. "Artificial intelligence chatbot" means a software application, web interface or computer program that simulates human conversation and interaction…

A municipality or other governmental entity offering goods or services for sale at retail that charges a customer a fee on purchases made by credit card may not refuse payment in the form of cash for the goods or services. [PL 2025, c. 209, §1 (NEW); RR 2025, c. 1, Pt. A, §18 (RA…

A person or entity that owns, operates or manages property accessible to the public for the parking of motor vehicles, or that provides collection or enforcement services with respect to the parking of motor vehicles, may not impose, assess or seek to enforce or collect any fine,…

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms shall have the following meanings. [PL 1979, c. 572, §2 (NEW).] 1. Applicant. "Applicant" includes the person filing an application for registration of a mark under this chapter and the person's …

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 dis…

1. Registrability. A mark shall not be registered if it: A. Consists of or comprises deceptive matter; [PL 1979, c. 572, §2 (NEW).] B. Consists of or comprises matter which may falsely suggest a connection with persons, living or dead, or institutions; [PL 1979, c. 572, §2 (NEW).…

Upon compliance by the applicant with the requirements of this chapter, the Secretary of State shall promptly make a copy of the original and attest that copy by marking upon it the same endorsement that is required to appear upon the original, together with a further endorsement…

Registration of a mark is effective for a term of 10 years from the date of registration. Upon application filed within 6 months prior to the expiration of the term, on a form to be furnished by the Secretary of State, the registration may be renewed for a like term. A renewal fe…

1. Recording. Any mark and its registration are assignable with the good will of the business in which the mark is used or with that part of the good will of the business connected with the use of and symbolized by the mark. Assignment must be by an instrument in writing duly exe…

The registration of a mark may be amended by adding or removing one or more classes of goods and services under section 1527, subsection 2. The amendment must be in writing and recorded with the Secretary of State and accompanied by a filing fee of $10 for each class affected, pa…

The Secretary of State shall keep for public examination a record of all marks registered or renewed under this chapter.

1. Cancellation required. The Secretary of State shall cancel from the register: A. After one year from the effective date of this chapter, all registrations under prior Acts which are more than 10 years old and not renewed in accordance with this chapter; [PL 1979, c. 572, §2 (N…

The Secretary of State has the power and authority reasonably necessary to administer this chapter efficiently and to perform the duties imposed upon the secretary. These powers include, without limitation: [PL 1991, c. 465, §12 (NEW).] 1. Rulemaking. The power to make rules not …

The Secretary of State may provide an expedited service for the processing of documents in accordance with this chapter. If the service is provided, the Secretary of State shall establish by rule a fee schedule and governing procedures in accordance with the Maine Administrative …

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 promul…

1. Informational publications. The Secretary of State may establish by rule in accordance with the Maine Administrative Procedure Act a fee schedule to cover the cost of printing and distribution of publications and to set forth the procedures for the sale of these publications. …

A person who, for that person or on behalf of any other person, procures the filing or registration of any mark in the office of the Secretary of State under this chapter, by knowingly making any false or fraudulent representation or declaration, verbally or in writing, or by any…

Subject to section 1532, any person who shall: [PL 1979, c. 572, §2 (NEW).] 1. Use without consent of copy of a registered mark in connection with sale of goods or services. Use, without the consent of the registrant, any reproduction, counterfeit, copy or colorable imitation of …

Likelihood of injury to business reputation or of dilution of the distinctive quality of a mark registered under this chapter, or a mark valid at common law, or a trade name valid at common law, shall be a ground for injunctive relief notwithstanding the absence of competition be…

1. Generally. Any owner of a mark registered under this chapter may proceed by suit to enjoin the manufacture, use, display or sale of any counterfeits or imitations and the Superior Court may grant injunctions to restrain the manufacture, use, display or sale as may be by the co…

Nothing in this chapter shall adversely affect the rights or the enforcement of rights in marks acquired in good faith at common law at any time before or after the enactment of this chapter.

This Act shall be known and may be cited as the "Uniform Trade Secrets Act."

As used in this Act, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings. [PL 1987, c. 143 (NEW).] 1. Improper means. "Improper means" means theft, bribery, misrepresentation, breach or inducement of a breach of duty to maintain secrecy or espi…