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  Encyclopedia: Maine law   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Maine law derives from the Maine Constitution and from statutes enacted by the Maine legislature and approved by the Governor.
Maine law allows that this may be accomplished without a "straw," permitting a deed from a party to himself or herself naming the other joint tenant or tenants as grantees in the conveyance deed.
Maine augmented federal law by also requiring that power purchased by the public utilities be derived from renewable resources so long as their cost was no greater than the cost utilities would pay if they generated power from existing and new power plants.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Maine-law   (560 words)

  
 Maine Divorce Law Blog   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Maine law provides that upon request, either spouse can have his or her name changed when the court enters the final divorce judgment.
Maine law provides that when the parents have agreed to an award of shared parental rights and responsibilities, the court shall make that award unless there is "substantial evidence" not to.
Under Maine law, a court may not apply a preference for one parent over the other in determining parental rights and responsibilities because of the parent's gender or the child's age or gender.
www.mainedivorcelawblog.com   (2872 words)

  
 University of Maine School of Law   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Alison Rieser is a professor of ocean and coastal law at the Law School.
She directed the Marine Law Institute from 1983 until 2001, and was a distinguished visiting professor at the University of Hawaii School of Law in 2000-2001.
Her research interests include the use of property and rights-based concepts in ocean and coastal management, ecosystem approaches to the governance of marine fisheries, and the role of science in national and international marine legal regimes.
www.usm.maine.edu /~law/rieser.htm   (359 words)

  
 Lemon Law for Automobiles/Cars in Maine
Lemon Law - "Lemon law" is that body of state law which defines an automobile owners rights when the manufacturer is not able to repair the automobile within the limits specified.
In such cases, the automobile is referred to as a "lemon", and is subject to the conditions of the state lemon law.
Lemon Law - "Lemon law" is that body of state law which defines an automobile owners rights when the manufacturer is not able to repair the automobile within the limits specified by state lemon law.
www.seniormag.com /legal/lemonlaw/me   (2240 words)

  
 Maine Boating Regulations - Basic Boating Safety Course   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Persons less than 12 years of age shall not operate a motor boat having power in excess of 10 HP unless he or she is under the immediate supervision of a person in the boat who is at least 16 years of age.
In Maine, the parent or guardian of a minor under 18 years of age is responsible for the minor's actions while operating a personal watercraft.
Maine and federal boating laws are presented in a summarized form.
www.boatsafe.com /Maine   (1317 words)

  
 Maine   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The new law was a response to a 1980 decision by Maine Attorney General Joseph Brennan (himself a graduate of a private school) that tuition payments to religious schools were in violation of the Establishment Clause of the U.S. Constitution.(5)
The Maine Supreme Court upheld that decision in April 1999, and the First Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the Maine law in a similar case brought by the American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ).
On November 26, 2002, the Maine Principals' Association, the organization that regulates high school interscholastic extracurricular activities, sent a memorandum to private schools stating that they would be ineligible to compete with other teams if they allowed home-schooled students to play on their teams.
www.heritage.org /Research/Education/Schools/maine.cfm   (1809 words)

  
 Maine GayNet - Low voter turnout could doom gay-rights law
Maine's law has not taken effect because its opponents gathered more than 58,000 signatures on a petition last summer to force what's called a people's veto.
Supporters of the new law respond with a lawsuit claiming that a referendum should not be held because numerous mistakes were made in the way the petitions were circulated and signed.
Maine GayNet is home to an e-mail list, with links and information on organizations and events of interest to Maine's gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered people.
people.maine.com /paula/pph/pph-1.25.98.html   (2262 words)

  
 Maine Law Enforcement Communications Technology Survey   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The research project was conducted by the University of Maine's Department of Public Administration with the cooperation of law enforcement officials throughout the State.
To report changes and corrections, contact Randy Harriman at the Office of the U.S. Attorney General (207 780-3257 or randy.harriman@usdoj.gov), David Giampetruzzi in the Maine Department of Public Safety (207 287-3902 or david.a.giampetruzzi@state.me.us), or Carolyn Ball at the University of Maine (207 581-4142 or ball@maine.edu).
Larger law enforcement agencies tend to have a stronger communications infrastructure in place for their officers; larger agencies nevertheless can benefit from more and newer technology.
www.ume.maine.edu /~pubadmin/cj   (957 words)

  
 Maine Judicial Branch: Law Libraries
Access to justice must include access to the primary and secondary sources of law, that is to say, access to the rules, regulations and judicial precedents, not only in Maine, but also in the United States.
Thus, it is the purpose of the State Court Library Committee to create and supervise a system of equal law libraries for every one of its citizens as one of the bulwarks protecting the right of equal justice under the law for every citizen.
As the public court law libraries of the State of Maine, the Committee's Law Libraries are established to provide legal information to the Trial Courts, both District and Superior, and to the Law Court, and to the legal community and general public.
www.courts.state.me.us /courtservices/libraries   (357 words)

  
 Maine Lemon Law Consumer Guide
The law defines a "lemon" as a vehicle either purchased or leased in Maine, which has a defect that substantially impairs the use, safety or value of the vehicle, and which has not been repaired after a reasonable number of attempts.
The Lemon Law also covers vehicles that are resold during this "term of protection." The only new vehicles not covered are those purchased for a governmental agency, a business which registers three or more vehicles, commercial vehicles weighing 8,500 pounds or more, or vehicles purchased in order to resell them.
The Lemon Law "term of protection" is the time period during which your vehicle can qualify as a "lemon." This lemon protection period is defined as the length of the manufacturer's express warranties, 2 years from the date of delivery to the original consumer buyer, or 18,000 miles of use, whichever comes first.
www.carlemon.com /lemon/ME_LemonGuide.html   (2957 words)

  
 Maine Divorce Laws - Fault and No Fault Divorce Grounds, Residency Laws, Filing Information, and Waiting Period
Maine is a no-fault divorce state, meaning you can get a divorce if there are "irreconcilable marital differences." There are also the following fault grounds for divorce under Maine law:
The plaintiff must be a resident of the state of Maine and the parties must have been married in the state or resided in the state of Maine when the cause of the divorce occurred; or
Maine law requires the divorce to be filed in the District Court in the county where either spouse resides.
www.helpyourselfdivorce.com /maine.htm   (343 words)

  
 Maine Law Enforcement Communications Technology Survey   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Law enforcement agencies throughout the State of Maine are rapidly adopting new communications technologies to serve their communities effectively.
The resource manual will be made available to Maine law enforcement agencies, as well as to Maine State agencies and federal agencies responsible for training and funding assistance.
The results will be compiled by researchers at the University of Maine and be disseminated by the Council as part of a resource manual for you and other law enforcement officials.
www.ume.maine.edu /~pubadmin/cj/survintro.htm   (560 words)

  
 Maine Divorce Forms and Divorce Law   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The Maine Family Law Center is a resource on divorce and family law in the State of Maine for non-lawyers and pro se litigants.
Maine permits no fault divorces based on irreconcilable differences and fault divorces.
Maine is an "equitable distribution" state with a 6 months residency requirement.
www.divorcelawinfo.com /states/me/maine.htm   (134 words)

  
 Maine GayNet - CRIES OF FOUL SULLY GAY-RIGHTS REFERENDUM   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Leaders of Maine Won't Discriminate claim that their opponents have misled voters with unsubstantiated claims about what the law would do.
Groups opposing the law have a strong core of supporters that could dominate an election that is expected to draw a low voter turnout.
King signed the bill into law, but was forced to set the special election when opponents last summer gathered more than 58,000 signatures on a petition to block the bill.
people.maine.com /paula/pph/pph-2.9a.98.html   (450 words)

  
 Maine Law Review: Experiences   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Before I came to law school, I was only dimly aware of the concept "law review." I remember thinking it was some kind of honor like Phi Beta Kappa.
Once I became a member of the Maine Law Review staff, I was amazed at the elaborate structure in place for writing, reviewing, and editing law review pieces.
Although I did not enjoy cite checking, or "spading" as it was called, any better than anyone else, I did love "building a wall," the process by which we gathered all the reporters, treatises, and law reviews cited in each piece and placed them on their own special book case.
www.usm.maine.edu /~law/lawreview/experiences.htm   (272 words)

  
 Maine
Maine government is 8th thriftiest in U.S. Augusta city manager Bridgeo: Business property tax is necessary.
Maine honors King with focus on tolerance and non-violence.
Maine Healthy Beaches: Pollution may be caused by humans.
www.maine.com   (703 words)

  
 HRhero.com - Maine Employment Law Letter
Barbara L. Goodwin is a director at Murray, Plumb and Murray in Portland, Maine, and focuses her practice on employment law and civil litigation.
Barbara is a graduate of Harvard University and the University of Maine School of Law, where she graduated at the top of her class.
She is a member of the Maine State and American Bar Associations.
www.hrhero.com /meemp.shtml   (395 words)

  
 Maine laws - about Maine laws   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Maine has strong and enforced laws concerning fairness to all human beings.
Laws and regulations for the State of Maine.
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artmam.net /Maine_laws.htm   (458 words)

  
 Maine Law Review   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The Maine Law Review is now accepting contributions for a symposium issue entitled "French and American Perspectives on International Law and International Institutions." Click here for the Call for Papers
Le Maine Law Review accepte actuellement des contributions d'articles pour un numéro symposium sur le thème "Perspectives françaises et américaines sur le droit international et les institutions internationales." Cliquez ici pour l'Appel à Contributions
the students of the University of Maine School of Law.
mainelaw.maine.edu /lawreview/home.html   (269 words)

  
 WPL: Maine Government, Law & Politics Resources   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Offers information on the Maine court structure and the various kinds of Maine courts; on-line publications; news and announcements; court opinions and orders; court services and resources; jobs/volunteering opportunities; info for jurors; court rules; forms for many civil, family (such as child support), custody and small claims matters; court fees; and more.
Links to Maine Constitution; Maine Statutes; Session Laws of the State of Maine; Search the Statutes by title, section or phrase (words in text of statute); Search the Session Laws of Maine for past several legislative sessions, using text keywords.
Membership in the library is open to bar members, but Web site has links to Maine law documents, including the Constitution, Administrative Rules, Statutes, First Circuit Court of Appeals info, Federal District Court Legal Rules, and Maine Rules of Evidence.
www.waterborolibrary.org /mainegov.htm   (898 words)

  
 PICA:Maine State Ethical Purchasing Law   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The State has been enforcing the law since July, 2002, in accordance with rules finally promulgated in February 2003.
A list of all supplier factories to the State of Maine since July 2002 can be found here.
If you haven't yet read the Law, here is the full text.
www.pica.ws /ethical/status.htm   (279 words)

  
 Maine State Bar Association. Main Site Page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Ferdinand Slater, who has his law practice in Ellsworth, is also a captain in the National Guard, serving a tour of active duty in Iraq since August.
This annual contest is sponsored and conducted jointly by the Maine State Bar Association and the York County Bar Association as a memorial to Kenneth Clegg, former faculty member of the University of Maine School of Law and private practitioner and trial lawyer of Sanford, Maine.
This summer, the Lawyer Referral and Information Service of the Maine State Bar Association became one of fewer than 70 referral services nationwide authorized to use this slogan and the ABA seal of approval.
www.mainebar.org   (718 words)

  
 Electronic Waste, Bureau of Remediation and Waste Management, Maine Department of Environmental Protection
Televisions and computer monitors generated as waste by households must be managed in accordance with Maine's E-Waste Law, which establishes a system in which consumers, municipalities, and manufacturers share responsibility for ensuring that these items are properly recycled to reclaim all useable materials and prevent the release of toxic's to the environment.
Questions regarding Maine's e-waste law, please contact Carole Cifrino @ 207-287-2651.
Enforcement of Maine's E-Waste Law - Description of DEP's authority to enforce the law.
www.maine.gov /dep/rwm/ewaste   (357 words)

  
 Protection from Abuse:
The Maine Secretary of State assigns the alternative address, gets your mail at that address, then forwards it to you.
If the weapons are not turned over to a law enforcement officer, the Defendant must immediately (within 24 hours) file a written statement explaining: 1) what weapons have been turned over; and 2) the name and address of the holder of the weapons.
However, the grounds for appeal are limited to "error of law" and "abuse of discretion." The appellate court will not change the fact findings.
www.ptla.org /pfa.htm   (3741 words)

  
 Conservation Law Foundation : Maine
The growing and changing demands on Maine’s coastal resources cause new conflicts and require collaborative resolutions.
In 1985, CLF blocked the construction of the Big A Dam on the West Branch of the Penobscot River that would have prevented recreational use of that part of the river.
CLF is working on legislative strategies to promote proactive bay-area management to reduce conflicts around aquaculture or fish farm siting in Maine.
www.clf.org /states/maine/index.asp?id=45   (515 words)

  
 Acting as Your Own Lawyer : Maine State Law and Legislative Reference Library
Citizens' Guide to the Maine Courts - Describes the types of cases heard, the judicial process, how a trial proceeds, the organization of Maine courts.
Targeted to citizens generally, students, the media, and those who may appear in a courtroom as a juror, party or witness in a trial.
A guide to some of the procedures and standards of practice to be followed by persons filing suit, without the assistance of an attorney, in the U.S. District Court.
www.state.me.us /legis/lawlib/prose.htm   (977 words)

  
 Maine Constitution, Statutes and Laws   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The publications of the Maine State Legislature are made available on the Internet as a public service and reliance on any such information is at the user’s own risk.
The State of Maine, its agencies, officers and employees do not warrant the accuracy, reliability, completeness or timeliness of any information on the Maine State Legislature’s web site and may not be held liable for any losses caused by any person’s reliance on the information available on this web site.
Please note that the Office of the Revisor of Statutes does not provide legal advice regarding the interpretation of the laws of Maine, nor do we provide legal research.
janus.state.me.us /legis/ros/meconlaw.htm   (153 words)

  
 Maine Lemon Law   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
ME - Lemon Law - Maine Lemon Law Statutes Chapter 203-A, 10 M.R.S.A. § 1161-69.
ME - Lemon Law - Maine Attorney General's Office.
ME - Lemon Law - Maine Lemon Law Page.
autopedia.com /html/LemonLaw/ME_lemonlaw.html   (50 words)

  
 Cleaves Law Library [Maine Law/Government]
U.S. District Court for the District of Maine (
A Guide for Appeals to the Maine Supreme Court (an on-line publication written by Hon.
Maine's "Right to Know" Law: An Introduction and Guide by Jonathan Piper and Sigmund Schutz of Preti, Flaherty, Beliveau, Pachios and Haley
www.cleaves.org /link-me.htm   (212 words)

  
 GUIDE TO LAW ONLINE: United States - Maine
Maine State Legislature - composed of the Senate and House of Representatives
Maine Bar Journal - selected articles available in PDF
Maine State Materials on the Web (University of Maine Law Library)
www.loc.gov /law/guide/us-me.html   (127 words)

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