Title 10

1. Park acting as agent; advertising. No mobile home park owner or operator may: A. Exact a commission or fee with respect to the price realized by the seller of the mobile home unless the park owner or operator has acted as agent for the mobile home owner in the sale under a wri…

1. Notice required. The owner of a mobile home park shall give written notice of the intent to sell the mobile home park to each owner of a mobile home in the mobile home park and to the Maine State Housing Authority. The owner of the mobile home park may not make a final uncondi…

1. Fee payment required. The purchaser of a mobile home park shall pay to the registry of deeds of the county where all or a majority of the acreage of the purchased real property associated with the mobile home park is located a fee equal to $10,000 for each licensed mobile home…

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,…

A tenancy or other estate at will or lease in a mobile home park may not be terminated solely for the purpose of making the tenant's space in the park available for a person who purchased a mobile home from the owner of the mobile home park or the owner's agents.

1. Eviction of tenant. A tenancy may be terminated by a park owner or operator only for one or more of the following reasons: A. Nonpayment of rent, utility charges or reasonable incidental service charges, except that no action for possession may be maintained if, prior to the e…

1. Illegal waiver of rights. It is an unfair and deceptive trade practice in violation of Title 5, section 207 for a park owner or operator to use a rental agreement or rule that has the effect of waiving a tenant right established in chapter 953 and, if applicable to mobile home…

Process of forcible entry and detainer pursuant to Title 14, chapter 709 must be used in mobile home evictions. This process includes mediation under Title 14, chapter 709, subchapter 1.

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. 2. M…

1. Maximum security deposit. No lessor of a mobile home park lot may require a security deposit greater than 3 months' rent. 2. Return of security deposit. The following provisions apply to the retention and return of a security deposit. A. A security deposit or any portion of a …

1. Implied warranty of fitness for human habitation. In any written or oral agreement for rental of a space in a mobile home park, the park owner or operator is deemed to covenant and warrant that the space and its associated facilities are fit for human habitation. 2. Complaints…

A violation of this chapter is a violation of Title 5, chapter 10, the unfair trade practices laws.

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings. [PL 1999, c. 513, §6 (NEW).] 1. Corporation. "Corporation" means the Northern Maine Transmission Corporation established in section 9202, subsection 1. 2. Fund. "Fund…

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 has all the powers necessary or convenient to carry out this chapter including, without limitation, those general powers provided to a nonprofit corporation by the Maine Nonprofit Corporation Act, Title 13‑B and including, but not limited to, the following powers.…

1. Establishment of fund. There is established the Northern Maine Transmission Corporation Fund, which must be used to provide funding for activities of the corporation to further its purpose under this chapter. The fund must be deposited with and maintained and administered by t…

1. Bonds or notes. All bonds, notes or other evidences of indebtedness issued under this chapter are issued by a political subdivision or a body corporate and politic of the State and for an essential public and governmental purpose. Those bonds, notes or other evidences of indeb…

This chapter may be known and cited as the "Uniform Electronic Transactions Act."

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings. [PL 1999, c. 762, §2 (NEW).] 1. Agreement. "Agreement" means the bargain of the parties in fact, as found in their language or inferred from other circumstances and f…

1. General rule. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, this chapter applies to electronic records and electronic signatures relating to a transaction. 2. Exceptions. This chapter does not apply to a transaction to the extent it is governed by: A. A law governing the creat…

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.

1. Electronic means or form not required. This chapter does not require a record or signature to be created, generated, sent, communicated, received, stored or otherwise processed or used by electronic means or in electronic form. 2. Consent. This chapter applies only to transact…

This chapter must be construed and applied: [PL 1999, c. 762, §2 (NEW).] 1. Facilitation. To facilitate electronic transactions consistent with other applicable law; 2. Reasonable practices. To be consistent with reasonable practices concerning electronic transactions and with th…

1. Form. An electronic record or electronic signature may not be denied legal effect or enforceability solely because it is in electronic form. 2. Formation. A contract may not be denied legal effect or enforceability solely because an electronic record was used in its formation.…

1. Writing. If parties have agreed to conduct a transaction by electronic means and a law requires a person to provide, send or deliver information in writing to another person, the requirement is satisfied if the information is provided, sent or delivered, as the case may be, in…

1. Attributable to person. An electronic record or electronic signature is attributable to a person if it was the act of the person. The act of the person may be shown in any manner, including a showing of the efficacy of any security procedure applied to determine the person to …

If a change or error in an electronic record occurs in a transmission between parties to a transaction, the following rules apply. [PL 1999, c. 762, §2 (NEW).] 1. Security procedure used. If the parties have agreed to use a security procedure to detect changes or errors and one p…

If a law requires a signature or record to be notarized, acknowledged, verified or made under oath, the requirement is satisfied if the electronic signature of the person authorized to perform those acts, together with all other information required to be included by other applic…

1. Requirement. If a law requires that a record be retained, the requirement is satisfied by retaining an electronic record of the information in the record that: A. Accurately reflects the information set forth in the record after it was first generated in its final form as an e…

In a proceeding, evidence of a record or signature may not be excluded solely because it is in electronic form.

In an automated transaction, the following rules apply. [PL 1999, c. 762, §2 (NEW).] 1. Interaction of electronic agents. A contract may be formed by the interaction of electronic agents of the parties, even if no individual was aware of or reviewed the electronic agents' actions…

1. Sending. Unless otherwise agreed between the sender and the recipient, an electronic record is sent when it: A. Is addressed properly or otherwise directed properly to an information processing system that the recipient has designated or uses for the purpose of receiving elect…

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,…

Each governmental agency of the State shall determine whether, and the extent to which, it will create and retain electronic records and convert written records to electronic records.

1. Option. Except as otherwise provided in section 9412, subsection 6, each governmental agency of the State shall determine whether, and the extent to which, it will send and accept electronic records and electronic signatures to and from other persons and otherwise create, gene…

A governmental agency of the State that adopts standards pursuant to section 9418 may encourage and promote consistency and interoperability with similar requirements adopted by other governmental agencies of this State and other states and the Federal Government and nongovernmen…

1. Prohibition of certain fees. Except as authorized by federal law and regulation, a customer of a person may not be penalized by that person for opting out of receiving from the person a billing statement by electronic record rather than in paper form. A person may offer an inc…

This chapter may be known and cited as the "Maine Digital Signature Act."

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 ha…

When a digital signature is used in a transaction involving a state agency, it must conform to rules adopted by the Secretary of State. Rules adopted pursuant to this section are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter II‑A.

A digital signature may be accepted as a substitute for, and, if accepted, has the same force and effect as the use of, a manual signature.

A state agency may allow the electronic filing of information required by that agency. Information filed electronically with a state agency utilizing a digital signature has the same force and effect as if filed as a paper document with a manual signature.

The use or acceptance of a digital signature is at the option of the parties. Nothing in this chapter requires a state agency to use or permit the use of a digital signature.

Except as otherwise specifically provided, nothing in this chapter may be construed to preempt, replace or otherwise negate the requirements of chapter 1051.

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings. [PL 2007, c. 699, §6 (NEW).] 1. Board. "Board" means the Technical Building Codes and Standards Board established in Title 5, section 12004‑G, subsection 5‑A. 1-A. Bu…

1. Establishment. The Technical Building Codes and Standards Board, established in Title 5, section 12004‑G, subsection 5‑A and located within the Maine Office of Community Affairs, is established to adopt, amend and maintain the Maine Uniform Building and Energy Code, to resolve…