Maine Electrical Licensing Law
Maine Code · 23 sections
The following is the full text of Maine’s electrical licensing law statutes as published in the Maine Code. For the official version, see the Maine Legislature.
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 32, § 1101
As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings. [PL 1999, c. 386, Pt. F, §1 (AMD).] 1. Apprentice electrician. "Apprentice electrician" means an apprentice who is engaged in a written agreement to work at and learn the trade of an electrician under the direct supervision of a licensed master, journeyman or limited electrician in an apprenticeship program registered pursuant to 29 Code of Federal Regulations, Section 29.3 (2016) with the United States Department of Labor, Office of Apprenticeship or a state apprenticeship agency recognized by the Office of Apprenticeship. [PL 2017, c. 198, §2 (AMD).] 1-A. Electrical company. "Electrical company" means a person, firm, corporation or partnership employing licensees engaged in the business of doing electrical installations. [PL 2011, c. 286, Pt. F, §1 (AMD); PL 2011, c. 406, §1 (AMD).] 1-B. Board. "Board" means the Electricians' Examining Board. [PL 2007, c. 402, Pt. I, §1 (NEW).] 2. Electrical installations. "Electrical installations" means the installation, repair, alteration and maintenance of electrical conductors, fittings, devices and fixtures for heating, lighting, power purposes or heat activated fire alarms, intrusion alarms, energy management, telephone, cable and closed-circuit television, sound systems, data transmission, conduit and raceway systems and electrically supervised manual fire alarms and sprinkler systems. "Electrical installations" includes complete installations related to photovoltaic, fuel cell and wind power generation systems. "Electrical installations" does not include the installation or repair of portable appliances and other portable electrical equipment, installation of which involves only the insertion of an attachment plug into a fixed receptacle outlet. It is the meaning and intent of this subsection that the word "portable" does not include or apply to any type of fixed electrically operated or driven equipment. [PL 2017, c. 198, §2 (AMD).] 3. Helper electrician. "Helper electrician" means a person licensed to make electrical installations in the employment of a licensed master electrician, limited electrician or electrical company and under the direct supervision of a licensed master, journeyman or limited electrician but who does not qualify under subsection 1. [PL 2017, c. 198, §2 (AMD).] 3-A. Journeyman-in-training electrician. "Journeyman-in-training electrician" means a person making electrical installations in the employment of a licensed master electrician, limited electrician or electrical company and under the indirect supervision of a licensed limited or master electrician. [PL 2017, c. 198, §2 (AMD).] 4. Journeyman electrician. "Journeyman electrician" means a person licensed to make electrical installations in the employment and under the indirect supervision of a licensed master electrician, limited electrician or electrical company. [PL 2017, c. 198, §2 (AMD).] 4-A. Supervision. [PL 2017, c. 198, §2 (RP).] 5. Limited electrician. "Limited electrician" means a person licensed to make electrical installations limited to a specific type of electrically operated equipment or to specific electrical installations only authorized by this license. [PL 2017, c. 198, §2 (AMD).] 6. Master electrician. "Master electrician" means a licensed person qualified under this chapter to engage in the business of installing electrical wires, conduits, apparatus, fixtures and other electrical equipment. [PL 2017, c. 198, §2 (AMD).] 7. Public service corporation. [PL 2011, c. 290, §1 (RP).] 8. Utility corporation. "Utility corporation" means a utility that is not a public utility, as defined in Title 35‑A, section 102, or a person, firm or corporation subject to the jurisdiction of the Federal Communications Commission. [PL 2011, c. 290, §2 (RPR).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1965, c. 385, §2 (AMD). PL 1965, c. 498, §1 (AMD). PL 1973, c. 363 (RPR). PL 1975, c. 767, §§31-35 (AMD). PL 1977, c. 295, §1 (AMD). PL 1979, c. 302, §§3,4 (AMD). PL 1981, c. 577, §§5-9 (AMD). PL 1983, c. 413, §§31,32 (AMD). PL 1987, c. 395, §§B3,B4 (AMD). PL 1987, c. 735, §§42-46 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 443, §82 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 450, §§10,11 (AMD). PL 1993, c. 349, §66 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 325, §§1-6 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 336, §1 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 502, §§H24,25 (AMD). PL 1997, c. 119, §1 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 386, §F1 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 606, §1 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 20, §OO2 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 20, §OO4 (AFF). PL 2003, c. 545, §5 (REV). PL 2003, c. 603, §1 (AMD). PL 2005, c. 347, §§B1,2 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 402, Pt. I, §§1, 2 (AMD). PL 2009, c. 415, Pt. A, §17 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 286, Pt. F, §§1-4 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 290, §§1, 2 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 406, §1 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 491, §14 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 650, §1 (AMD). PL 2017, c. 198, §2 (AMD). The Revisor's Office cannot provide legal advice or interpretation of Maine law to the public. If you need legal advice, please consult a qualified attorney.
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 32, § 1102
The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to the following: [PL 1973, c. 363 (RPR).] 1. Commissions. [PL 1997, c. 119, §2 (RP).] 1-A. Public utility. An entity subject to the jurisdiction of the Public Utilities Commission, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission or the Federal Communications Commission, including all employees of such an entity, but only to the extent the entity or its employees are making electrical installations in furtherance of providing its authorized service or activities incidental to that authorized service. This exception does not apply to: A. Installations, other than installation of a meter, inside a customer's building; [PL 2011, c. 290, §3 (NEW).] B. Installations of manufactured housing service equipment; and [PL 2017, c. 198, §3 (AMD).] C. Installations at any business office of a utility corporation that is not physically located adjacent to the utility's generation or transmission and distribution plant; [PL 2011, c. 290, §3 (NEW).] [PL 2017, c. 198, §3 (AMD).] 1-B. Aboveground electric lines. Electrical work in connection with the construction, installation, operation, repair or maintenance of any aboveground electric transmission line capable of operating at one kilovolt or more. [PL 2017, c. 198, §4 (AMD).] 1-C. Contractor. An entity, including all employees of such an entity, to the extent the entity has contracted with a public utility, as described in this section, to perform services for the public utility, but only to the extent the public utility would be exempt from this chapter if it were performing the services directly through its employees; or [PL 2011, c. 290, §5 (NEW).] 2. Utility corporations. [PL 2011, c. 290, §6 (RP).] 3. Mines, ships and carriers. The electrical work and equipment in mines, pipeline systems, ships, railway rolling stock or automotive equipment. [PL 1999, c. 386, Pt. F, §2 (AMD).] 4. Certain laboratories. [PL 1999, c. 386, Pt. F, §3 (RP).] 5. Oil burner technicians. [PL 1999, c. 386, Pt. F, §4 (RP).] 6. Elevator mechanics. [PL 1999, c. 386, Pt. F, §5 (RP).] 7. Low-energy installers. [PL 1991, c. 531, §3 (RP).] 8. Gas installers. [PL 1999, c. 386, Pt. F, §6 (RP).] 9. Plumbers. [PL 1999, c. 386, Pt. F, §7 (RP).] 10. Pump installers. [PL 1999, c. 386, Pt. F, §7 (RP).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1967, c. 69, §1 (AMD). PL 1967, c. 312, §2 (AMD). PL 1973, c. 363 (RPR). PL 1979, c. 127, §177 (AMD). PL 1987, c. 395, §B5 (AMD). PL 1987, c. 735, §§47,48 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 531, §§1-3 (AMD). PL 1993, c. 659, §A2 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 114, §§1-4 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 560, §H12 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 560, §H17 (AFF). PL 1997, c. 119, §§2,3 (AMD). PL 1997, c. 576, §1 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 386, §§F2-7 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 657, §13 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 290, §§3-6 (AMD). PL 2017, c. 198, §§3, 4 (AMD). The Revisor's Office cannot provide legal advice or interpretation of Maine law to the public. If you need legal advice, please consult a qualified attorney.
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 32, § 1102-C
1. Permit required. Except as otherwise provided in this section and in section 1102‑D, a permit must be obtained from the board before an electrical installation may be performed. [PL 2017, c. 198, §6 (NEW).] 2. Application for permit. An application for a permit must be submitted by a licensed master electrician or limited electrician on a form provided by the board together with any plans, specifications or schedules the board may require prior to making the electrical installation. If the board determines that the description of the electrical installation planned is in compliance with all applicable statutes, ordinances and rules, and a fee required under subsection 4 has been paid, the board shall issue a permit. [PL 2017, c. 198, §6 (NEW).] 3. Inspection required. An inspection is required before electrical wiring is enclosed through the construction process. The licensed electrician performing the electrical installation shall notify a state electrical inspector, or the local municipal inspector if the municipality has an electrical inspector, when the installation is ready for inspection. The inspector shall determine whether the electrical installation complies with all applicable statutes, ordinances and rules. If the inspector determines that the electrical installation does not comply, the procedures set forth in section 1104 apply. A utility corporation must require proof of permit prior to connecting power to the electrical installation. [PL 2017, c. 198, §6 (NEW).] 4. Procedures and fees. Pursuant to the Maine Administrative Procedure Act, the board may adopt procedures for applications for permits and the conduct of inspections under this section. The combined service fee for a permit and inspection must be paid with every application for a permit. The Director of the Office of Professional and Occupational Regulation within the Department of Professional and Financial Regulation shall adopt by rule a schedule of appropriate service fees, but in no event may any scheduled service fee exceed $100. Rules adopted pursuant to this subsection are routine technical rules pursuant to Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2‑A. [PL 2017, c. 198, §6 (NEW).] 5. Exceptions to the permitting requirement. In addition to the exception for a newly constructed single-family dwelling set forth in section 1102‑D, a permit from the board is not required for: A. An electrical installation in a single-family dwelling performed by a licensed electrician qualified under this chapter; [PL 2017, c. 198, §6 (NEW).] A-1. An electrical installation performed by a person making electrical installations in an existing single-family dwelling occupied and owned by that person; [PL 2025, c. 88, §1 (NEW).] B. The electrical work and equipment employed in connection with the construction, installation, operation, repair or maintenance of any utility by a public utility, or by a contractor working on behalf of a public utility as set forth in section 1102, subsection 1‑C, in rendering its authorized service or in any way incidental thereto; [PL 2017, c. 198, §6 (NEW).] C. The electrical work and equipment employed in connection with an aboveground electric transmission line described in section 1102, subsection 1‑B; [PL 2017, c. 198, §6 (NEW).] D. Minor repair work, including the replacement of lamps, fuses, lighting fixtures, switches and sockets, the installation and repair of outlets, radio and other low-voltage equipment and the repair of service entrance equipment; [PL 2017, c. 198, §6 (NEW).] E. Electrical installations for which a permit and inspection are required by municipal resolution or ordinance under Title 30‑A, section 4173; [PL 2017, c. 198, §6 (NEW).] F. Any electrical equipment and work, including construction, installation, operation, maintenance and repair in or about industrial or manufacturing facilities; [PL 2017, c. 198, §6 (NEW).] G. Any electrical equipment and work, including construction, installation, operation, maintenance and repair in, on or about other properties, equipment or buildings, residential or of any other kind, owned or operated by a person engaged in industrial or manufacturing operations provided that the work is done under the supervision of an electrical engineer or master electrician in the employ of that person; [PL 2017, c. 198, §6 (NEW).] H. Work performed by any person licensed under chapter 139 as an oil burner technician, subject to the restrictions of the license as issued; [PL 2017, c. 198, §6 (NEW).] I. Work performed by a person licensed under chapter 139 as a propane and natural gas installer, when installing propane and natural gas utilization equipment, subject to the restrictions of that person's license; [PL 2017, c. 198, §6 (NEW).] J. Work performed by a person licensed under chapter 49 as a plumber, except that this exception applies only to disconnection and connection of electrical conductors required in the replacement of water pumps and water heaters of the same or smaller size in residential properties; or [PL 2017, c. 198, §6 (NEW).] K. Work performed by a person licensed under chapter 69‑C as a pump installer, except that this exception applies only to disconnection and connection of electrical conductors required in the replacement of water pumps of the same or smaller size in residential properties and the installation of new water pumps and associated equipment of 3 horsepower or smaller. [PL 2017, c. 198, §6 (NEW).] [PL 2025, c. 88, §1 (AMD).] SECTION HISTORY PL 2017, c. 198, §6 (NEW). PL 2025, c. 88, §1 (AMD). The Revisor's Office cannot provide legal advice or interpretation of Maine law to the public. If you need legal advice, please consult a qualified attorney.
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 32, § 1102-D
1. Exception. A person may make an electrical installation in a newly constructed single-family dwelling that is occupied by that person and used solely as a single-family dwelling, or will be occupied by that person as the person's bona fide personal abode and used solely as a residence, as long as the electrical installation conforms to the standards of the National Electrical Code or other standards approved by the board and as long as the person applies for and receives a single-family dwelling certificate in accordance with this section. [PL 2017, c. 198, §6 (NEW).] 2. Application for single-family dwelling certificate. An application for a single-family dwelling certificate must be made by the person that is using and occupying, or will use and occupy, the single-family dwelling solely as that person's bona fide personal abode and residence. [PL 2017, c. 198, §6 (NEW).] 3. Certification. An electrical installation made pursuant to this section in a newly constructed single-family dwelling requires certification by a state electrical inspector or a local inspector, or a licensed master electrician or a licensed limited electrician in house wiring, prior to the activation of electricity by the utility company. [PL 2017, c. 198, §6 (NEW).] 4. Notification and inspection of single-family dwelling certificate required. An inspection is required before the electrical wiring is enclosed by the construction process. The person making the electrical installation shall contact the state electrical inspector prior to the electrical installation. The person making the electrical installation shall also notify the state inspector when the electrical installation is ready for inspection. The inspector shall determine whether the electrical installation complies with all applicable statutes, ordinances and rules. If the inspector determines that the electrical installation does not so comply, the procedures set forth in section 1104 apply. A utility corporation must require proof of certification prior to connecting power to the electrical installation. [PL 2017, c. 198, §6 (NEW).] 5. Procedures and fees. Pursuant to the Maine Administrative Procedure Act, the board may adopt procedures for applications for single-family dwelling certificates and the conduct of inspections under this section. The combined service fee for a certificate and inspection must be paid with every application for a certificate. The Director of the Office of Professional and Occupational Regulation within the Department of Professional and Financial Regulation shall adopt by rule a schedule of appropriate service fees, but in no event may any scheduled service fee exceed $100. Rules adopted pursuant to this subsection are routine technical rules pursuant to Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2‑A. [PL 2017, c. 198, §6 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 2017, c. 198, §6 (NEW). The Revisor's Office cannot provide legal advice or interpretation of Maine law to the public. If you need legal advice, please consult a qualified attorney.
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 32, § 1103
A municipality, notwithstanding provisions in charters or ordinances to the contrary, may not require licensed electricians to be municipally licensed, and a municipality may not issue a permit for an electrical installation unless satisfied that the person applying for the permit complies with this chapter. [PL 2017, c. 198, §7 (AMD).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1965, c. 385, §3 (RPR). PL 1973, c. 363 (RPR). PL 2011, c. 420, Pt. M, §1 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 420, Pt. M, §7 (AFF). PL 2017, c. 198, §7 (AMD). The Revisor's Office cannot provide legal advice or interpretation of Maine law to the public. If you need legal advice, please consult a qualified attorney.
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 32, § 1104
State electrical inspectors have powers throughout the counties of the State similar to those of sheriffs in their respective counties, relating to enforcement of this chapter and rules adopted under this chapter. These powers are limited to the power to conduct investigations, issue citations, serve summonses and order corrections of violations in accordance with specific statutory authority. [PL 2017, c. 198, §8 (NEW).] 1. Complaint inspections. State electrical inspectors, upon complaint of imminent danger or upon written complaint of any owner, lessee or tenant of a building, state fire inspector, fire chief, fire department inspector, personnel of a transmission and distribution utility or local electrical inspector or whenever they determine it necessary at all reasonable hours, for purposes of examination, may enter into and upon all buildings or premises within their jurisdiction and inspect those buildings or premises. They may enter any building only with the permission of the person having control thereof or, after hearing, upon order of court. Whenever any state electrical inspector finds any electrical installation in any building or structure that does not comply with this chapter, that inspector shall order the electrical installation to be removed or remedied and the order must forthwith be complied with by the owner or occupant of the premises or buildings or the electrician that performed the work. Whenever any state electrical inspector finds any electrical installation in any building or structure that creates a danger to other property or to the public, the inspector may forbid use of the building or structure by serving a written order upon the owner and the occupant, if any, to vacate within a reasonable period of time to be stated in the order. [PL 2017, c. 198, §8 (AMD).] 2. Order to correct deficiency; appeal. Any person ordered by a state electrical inspector to correct an electrical deficiency or to vacate a building or structure may appeal the order to the Electricians' Examining Board by filing with that board within 30 days of receipt of the order a written notice of appeal. The board shall hold a hearing and review that appeal and issue its written decision thereof within a reasonable time after receipt of the notice of appeal. If the board upholds the inspector's order, it shall prescribe the time period for the requisite correction specified in its written decision or the time within which that person must vacate the building or structure. The decision must be complied with unless appealed as provided. Any person ordered by the board to correct an electrical deficiency or to vacate a building or structure may appeal the order to the Superior Court in accordance with Title 5, section 11001 by filing a petition for review within 48 hours of receipt of the order. The petition for review may be advanced on the docket and receive priority over other cases when the court determines that the interests of justice so require. [PL 2017, c. 198, §8 (AMD).] Upon the failure of any person to carry out a final order as provided, the Electricians' Examining Board may petition the Superior Court for the county in which the building or premises are located for an injunction to enforce that order. If the court determines upon hearing the petition that a lawful final order was issued, it shall order compliance. [PL 2009, c. 112, Pt. A, §4 (RPR).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1965, c. 385, §4 (RPR). PL 1967, c. 69, §2 (AMD). PL 1971, c. 310 (AMD). PL 1973, c. 303, §3 (AMD). PL 1973, c. 363 (RPR). PL 1981, c. 432, §§3-5 (AMD). PL 1981, c. 470, §A151 (AMD). PL 1981, c. 698, §157 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 325, §8 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 657, §14 (AMD). PL 2009, c. 112, Pt. A, §4 (RPR). PL 2011, c. 559, Pt. A, §34 (AMD). PL 2017, c. 198, §8 (AMD). The Revisor's Office cannot provide legal advice or interpretation of Maine law to the public. If you need legal advice, please consult a qualified attorney.
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 32, § 1104-A
If the owner or occupant of any building or the electrician who performed the work neglects or refuses without justification for more than 10 days to comply with any order of a state electrical inspector concerning electrical installations as provided in this chapter, that person commits a civil violation for which a fine of not less than $100 for each day's neglect may be adjudged. [PL 2011, c. 286, Pt. F, §9 (AMD).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1965, c. 498, §2 (NEW). PL 1973, c. 363 (RPR). PL 1991, c. 531, §8 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 286, Pt. F, §9 (AMD). The Revisor's Office cannot provide legal advice or interpretation of Maine law to the public. If you need legal advice, please consult a qualified attorney.
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 32, § 1151
The Electricians' Examining Board, as established by Title 5, section 12004‑A, subsection 13 consists of 7 members appointed by the Governor. [PL 2007, c. 402, Pt. I, §6 (AMD).] The board consists of: one master electrician experienced in low-energy electronics; one master electrician who is a bona fide member from organized labor classified as an inside electrician; one master electrician who is employed as a municipal electrical inspector; one master electrician from the education field; and one master electrician experienced in any electrical field, all of whom must have at least 5 years of experience in the electrical field; and 2 public members as defined in Title 5, section 12004‑A. [PL 2017, c. 198, §10 (AMD).] Appointments are made for a 3-year term. Appointments of members must comply with Title 10, section 8009. [PL 2007, c. 402, Pt. I, §6 (AMD).] Any member of the board may be removed from office for cause by the Governor. [PL 2005, c. 235, §3 (AMD).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1965, c. 385, §6 (AMD). PL 1967, c. 69, §4 (AMD). PL 1969, c. 199, §1 (AMD). PL 1969, c. 267, §§1,1A (AMD). PL 1971, c. 592, §26 (AMD). PL 1973, c. 363 (RPR). PL 1975, c. 575, §§13,14 (AMD). PL 1975, c. 579, §14 (AMD). PL 1975, c. 771, §§339,340 (AMD). PL 1981, c. 383, §4 (AMD). PL 1983, c. 413, §34 (RPR). PL 1983, c. 553, §§26,46 (AMD). PL 1983, c. 812, §§202,203 (AMD). PL 1987, c. 735, §§50,51 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 503, §B125 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 438, §1 (AMD). PL 1993, c. 600, §§A101,102 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 237, §1 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 397, §28 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 386, §F11 (AMD). PL 2005, c. 235, §§1-3 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 402, Pt. I, §6 (AMD). PL 2017, c. 198, §10 (AMD). The Revisor's Office cannot provide legal advice or interpretation of Maine law to the public. If you need legal advice, please consult a qualified attorney.
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 32, § 1153-A
All electrical installations must comply with the National Electrical Code that is adopted by rule by the board. The board shall establish by rule technical standards for the proper installation of electrical equipment. These standards must conform as nearly as practicable to the National Electrical Code, National Fire Protection Association standard #70. The installation of the electrical equipment must also comply with the applicable statutes of the State and all applicable ordinances, orders, rules and regulations of any city or town where the installation is being performed. Rules adopted pursuant to this section are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2‑A. [PL 2017, c. 198, §12 (AMD).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1967, c. 69, §5 (NEW). PL 1973, c. 363 (RPR). PL 2003, c. 204, §C2 (RPR). PL 2017, c. 198, §12 (AMD). The Revisor's Office cannot provide legal advice or interpretation of Maine law to the public. If you need legal advice, please consult a qualified attorney.
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 32, § 1155-B
1. Disciplinary sanctions. In addition to the grounds enumerated in Title 10, section 8003, subsection 5‑A, paragraph A, the board may deny a license, refuse to renew a license or impose the disciplinary sanctions authorized by Title 10, section 8003, subsection 5‑A for: A. Any gross negligence, incompetency or misconduct in the performance of the work of making electrical installations. Continued failure to conform with applicable regulations of the National Electrical Code, National Electrical Safety Code or of other safety codes that have been approved by the American National Standards Institute or its successor or other organization approved by the board is prima facie evidence of that gross negligence and incompetency; and [PL 2017, c. 198, §13 (AMD).] B. While in the business of making electrical installations, employ an unlicensed person to do that work, unless the unlicensed person is an apprentice electrician or electrician’s helper as set forth in this chapter. [PL 2011, c. 420, Pt. M, §4 (AMD); PL 2011, c. 420, Pt. M, §7 (AFF).] [PL 2017, c. 198, §13 (AMD).] 2. Reinstatement. The board, for reasons it considers sufficient, may reissue a license to any person whose license has been revoked, if 4 or more members of the board vote in favor of that reissuance. [PL 2007, c. 402, Pt. I, §10 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 2007, c. 402, Pt. I, §10 (NEW). PL 2011, c. 420, Pt. M, §4 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 420, Pt. M, §7 (AFF). PL 2017, c. 198, §13 (AMD). The Revisor's Office cannot provide legal advice or interpretation of Maine law to the public. If you need legal advice, please consult a qualified attorney.
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 32, § 1201
An electrical installation may not be made unless by an electrician licensed by the board except as provided in this chapter. [PL 2017, c. 198, §14 (AMD).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1973, c. 363 (RPR). PL 1987, c. 735, §53 (RPR). PL 1995, c. 325, §11 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 286, Pt. F, §11 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 420, Pt. M, §5 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 420, Pt. M, §7 (AFF). PL 2017, c. 198, §14 (AMD). The Revisor's Office cannot provide legal advice or interpretation of Maine law to the public. If you need legal advice, please consult a qualified attorney.
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 32, § 1201-A
All electrical installations must comply with the National Electrical Code that is in effect at the time of the installation. The licensing provisions of this chapter do not apply to the entities, persons and licensees enumerated in this section: [PL 2011, c. 286, Pt. F, §12 (NEW).] 1. Industrial plants. Industrial plants and regular employees of industrial plants making electrical installations in or about the industrial plant; [PL 2011, c. 286, Pt. F, §12 (NEW).] 2. Other properties of industrial and manufacturing plants. Other properties of industrial and manufacturing plants and regular employees of other properties of industrial or manufacturing plants making electrical installations in, on or about other properties, equipment or buildings, residential or of any other kind, owned or controlled by the operators of industrial or manufacturing plants, as long as such work is done under the supervision of an electrical engineer in the employ of the operator; [PL 2011, c. 286, Pt. F, §12 (NEW).] 3. Manufacturing plants. Manufacturing plants and regular employees of manufacturing plants making electrical installations in the manufacture, testing or repair of electrical equipment in the manufacturing plant; [PL 2011, c. 286, Pt. F, §12 (NEW).] 4. Low-energy installers. Individuals or employees installing telephone, cable and closed-circuit television, data transmission and sound equipment; [PL 2017, c. 198, §15 (AMD).] 5. Certain laboratories. A person making an installation in a suitable laboratory of exposed electrical wiring for experimental purposes only; [PL 2011, c. 286, Pt. F, §12 (NEW).] 6. Elevator mechanics. A person licensed under chapter 133 subject to the restrictions of the license as issued; [PL 2011, c. 286, Pt. F, §12 (NEW).] 7. Oil burner technicians. A person licensed under chapter 139 subject to the restrictions of the license as issued; [PL 2011, c. 286, Pt. F, §12 (NEW).] 8. Propane and natural gas installers. A person licensed under chapter 139, when installing propane and natural gas utilization equipment, subject to the restrictions of that person's license; [PL 2011, c. 286, Pt. F, §12 (NEW).] 9. Plumbers. A person licensed under chapter 49, except that this exemption applies only to disconnection and connection of electrical conductors required in the replacement of water pumps and water heaters of the same or smaller size in residential properties; [PL 2011, c. 286, Pt. F, §12 (NEW).] 10. Pump installers. A person licensed under chapter 69‑C, except that this exception applies only to disconnection and connection of electrical conductors required in the replacement of water pumps of the same or smaller size in residential properties and the installation of new water pumps and associated equipment of 3 horsepower or smaller; [PL 2011, c. 691, Pt. A, §34 (AMD).] 11. Wastewater treatment plants. Wastewater treatment plants, as defined in section 4171, and regular employees of wastewater treatment plants making electrical installations in or about wastewater treatment plants; [PL 2025, c. 88, §2 (AMD).] 12. Incidental work. Regular employees of an owner or a lessee of real property doing incidental electrical work on that property or incidental electrical work by a person whose occupation involves miscellaneous jobs of manual labor. For purposes of this subsection, "incidental electrical work'' means minor electrical work, limited to light fixtures and switches, that occurs by chance and that does not require electrical installation calculations; or [PL 2025, c. 88, §3 (AMD).] 13. Personal abode. Notwithstanding the requirements set forth in section 1102‑D for electrical installations in newly constructed single-family dwellings, a person making electrical installations in an existing single-family dwelling occupied and owned by that person, as long as the installation conforms with the standards of the National Electrical Code or other standards approved by the board. [PL 2025, c. 88, §4 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 2011, c. 286, Pt. F, §12 (NEW). PL 2011, c. 691, Pt. A, §§34, 35 (AMD). PL 2017, c. 198, §15 (AMD). PL 2025, c. 88, §§2-4 (AMD). The Revisor's Office cannot provide legal advice or interpretation of Maine law to the public. If you need legal advice, please consult a qualified attorney.
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 32, § 1202-B
A person licensed under this chapter must produce a copy of the license upon request of the state electrical inspector. [PL 2023, c. 327, §2 (NEW).] The board may adopt rules to carry out the purposes of this section. Rules adopted pursuant to this section are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2‑A. [PL 2023, c. 327, §2 (NEW).] 1. Apprentice electrician. Licensing for an apprentice electrician is governed by this subsection. A. An apprentice electrician who is licensed in accordance with this subsection and registered with an apprenticeship program may perform electrical installations under the direct supervision of a master electrician, journeyman electrician or limited electrician. [PL 2023, c. 327, §2 (NEW).] B. The board may issue an apprentice electrician license to an individual who submits an application with the required fee and provides evidence of enrollment in a registered apprenticeship program that has been approved and validated by the United States Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, Office of Apprenticeship or by a State Apprenticeship Agency recognized by the Office of Apprenticeship. [PL 2023, c. 327, §2 (NEW).] [PL 2023, c. 327, §2 (NEW).] 2. Helper electrician. Licensing for a helper electrician is governed by this subsection. A. A helper electrician who is licensed in accordance with this subsection may make electrical installations under the direct supervision of a master electrician, journeyman electrician or limited electrician. A helper electrician must be employed by a supervising master electrician, limited electrician or electrical company. [PL 2023, c. 327, §2 (NEW).] B. The board may issue a helper electrician license to an individual who submits an application with the required fee. [PL 2023, c. 327, §2 (NEW).] [PL 2023, c. 327, §2 (NEW).] 3. Journeyman-in-training electrician. Licensing for a journeyman-in-training electrician is governed by this subsection. A. A journeyman-in-training electrician may make electrical installations while employed by a supervising master electrician, limited electrician or electrical company. A journeyman-in-training electrician may not supervise other electricians. [PL 2023, c. 327, §2 (NEW).] B. An applicant for a journeyman-in-training license must first pass an examination approved by the board. To qualify for the examination, an applicant must submit an examination application with the required fee and provide evidence of one of the following: (1) Completion of at least 2,000 work hours in the field of electrical installations as a licensed helper electrician and an electrical program at an accredited community college consisting of a 576-hour course of study as adopted by the board; (2) Completion of at least 6,000 work hours in the field of electrical installations as a licensed apprentice electrician and a 576-hour course of study as adopted by the board or a course of study approved by the United States Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, Office of Apprenticeship or by a state apprenticeship agency recognized by the Office of Apprenticeship; (3) Completion of at least 2,000 work hours in the field of electrical installations as a licensed helper electrician and a vocational-electrical program of a state department of corrections; (4) Comparable work experience, education or training, or any combination of comparable work experience, education or training, completed within the State or outside the State, that is acceptable to the board; or (5) Completion of a 2-year secondary school career and technical education electrical program approved pursuant to Title 20‑A, section 8306‑B and completion of at least 6,000 work hours in the field of electrical installations as a licensed helper electrician. An individual applying pursuant to this subparagraph may take the examination upon graduating from the program and is credited 1,000 work hours in the field of electrical installations. The individual must complete any remaining work hours prior to applying for a journeyman-in-training license. [PL 2023, c. 551, §§1-3 (AMD).] C. Upon passage of the examination, the board may issue the journeyman-in-training license to an applicant who submits a license application with the required fee and evidence of completion of a 45-hour course in the National Electrical Code within the 2 years prior to application for licensure. [PL 2023, c. 327, §2 (NEW).] [PL 2023, c. 551, §§1-3 (AMD).] 4. Journeyman electrician. Licensing for a journeyman electrician is governed by this subsection. A. A journeyman electrician may make electrical installations while employed by a supervising master electrician, limited electrician or electrical company. A person licensed under this subsection may supervise: (1) Two helper electricians who are enrolled in, or have completed, a 576-hour course of study as adopted by the board; (2) Two apprentice electricians; or (3) One helper electrician. [PL 2023, c. 327, §2 (NEW).] B. An applicant for a journeyman electrician license must first pass an examination approved by the board. To qualify for the examination, an applicant must submit an examination application with the required fee and provide evidence of one of the following: (1) Completion of at least 8,000 work hours in electrical installations as a licensed apprentice electrician and completion of a 576-hour course of study as adopted by the board or a course of study approved by the United States Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, Office of Apprenticeship or by a state apprenticeship agency recognized by the Office of Apprenticeship. An individual applying pursuant to this subparagraph who has completed a 576-hour course of study adopted by the board or a course of study approved by the United States Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, Office of Apprenticeship or by a state apprenticeship agency recognized by the Office of Apprenticeship and at least 4,000 of the 8,000 required work hours in the field of electrical installations as a licensed apprentice electrician may take the examination prior to completing the remaining required work hours; (2) Completion of at least 8,000 work hours in the field of electrical installations as a licensed helper electrician or completion of at least 8,000 work hours in electrical installations as permitted under this chapter and completion of a 576-hour course of study as adopted by the board; (3) Completion of a secondary school career and technical education electrical program approved pursuant to Title 20‑A, section 8306‑B and completion of at least 8,000 work hours in the field of electrical installations. An individual applying pursuant to this subparagraph may take the examination upon graduating from the program and is credited 1,000 work hours in the field of electrical installations. The individual must complete any remaining work hours prior to applying for a journeyman electrician license; (4) Completion of an electrical program at an accredited community college consisting of a 576-hour course of study as adopted by the board and completion of at least 8,000 work hours in the field of electrical installations as a licensed helper electrician. An individual applying pursuant to this subparagraph may take the examination upon completion of the electrical program and is credited 4,000 work hours in the field of electrical installations. The individual must complete any remaining work hours prior to applying for a journeyman license; (5) Completion of a vocational-electrical program of a state department of corrections and completion of at least 8,000 work hours in the field of electrical installations as a licensed helper electrician. An individual applying pursuant to this subparagraph may take the examination upon completion of the vocational-electrical program and is credited 4,000 work hours in the field of electrical installations. The individual must complete any remaining work hours prior to applying for a journeyman license; or (6) Comparable work experience, education or training, or a combination of comparable work experience, education or training, completed within the State or outside the State, that is acceptable to the board. [PL 2023, c. 327, §2 (NEW).] C. Upon passage of the examination, the board may issue the journeyman license to an individual who submits a license application with the required fee, demonstrates proof of any required work hours in the field of electrical installations and provides evidence of completion of a 45-hour course in the National Electrical Code within the 2 years prior to application for licensure. [PL 2023, c. 327, §2 (NEW).] [PL 2023, c. 327, §2 (NEW).] 5. Master electrician. Licensing for a master electrician is governed by this subsection. A. A master electrician may make electrical installations without limitation. A master electrician is responsible for verifying the current licensure of all of that master electrician's employees, if licensure is applicable, prior to and during employment. A master electrician is responsible for any electrical installation that master electrician performs and for the electrical installations of individuals that master electrician supervises at the time of the electrical installations. A master electrician may supervise: (1) Two helper electricians who are enrolled in, or have completed, a 576-hour course of study as adopted by the board; (2) Two apprentice electricians employed by the master electrician; or (3) One helper electrician employed by the master electrician. A master electrician may supervise an unlimited number of licensed journeyman electricians, journeyman-in-training electricians or limited electricians. [PL 2023, c. 327, §2 (NEW).] B. An applicant for a master electrician license must first pass an examination approved by the board. To qualify for the examination, an applicant must submit an examination application with the required fee and provide evidence of one of the following: (1) Completion of at least 12,000 work hours in the field of electrical installations as a licensed helper or apprentice electrician and completion of a 576-hour course of study as adopted by the board; (2) Completion of at least 4,000 work hours in the field of electrical installations as a journeyman electrician and completion of a 576-hour course of study as adopted by the board; (3) Completion of at least 6,000 work hours in the field of electrical installations as a journeyman-in-training electrician and completion of a 576-hour course of study as adopted by the board; or (4) Comparable work experience, education or training, or a combination of comparable work experience, education or training, completed within the State or outside the State, that is acceptable to the board. The board may exercise its discretion to determine if a limited electrician license holder applying for a master electrician's license has adequate experience in all phases of electrical installation to take the examination. A person who holds a journeyman or limited electrician license issued prior to July 1, 1987 is eligible to take the examination for a master electrician license if the person has completed the number of hours of work experience required by this paragraph. [PL 2023, c. 327, §2 (NEW).] C. Upon passage of the examination, the board may issue the master electrician license to a person who submits a license application with the required fee and provides evidence of completion of a 45-hour course in the National Electrical Code within the 2 years prior to application for licensure. [PL 2023, c. 327, §2 (NEW).] [PL 2023, c. 327, §2 (NEW).] 6. Limited electrician. Licensing for a limited electrician is governed by this subsection. A. A limited electrician may make electrical installations authorized by the specific limited electrician license category without limitation. A limited electrician may supervise helper electricians or apprentice electricians only in the performance of electrical installations authorized by the limited electrician's specific limited license category. A limited electrician may supervise: (1) Two helper electricians who are enrolled in, or have completed, a 576-hour course of study as adopted by the board; (2) Two apprentice electricians; or (3) One helper electrician. A limited electrician is responsible for verifying the current licensure of all employees, if licensure is applicable, prior to and during employment. A limited electrician is responsible for any electrical installation work that limited electrician performs and for work of individuals that limited electrician supervises at the time of electrical installation. [PL 2023, c. 327, §2 (NEW).] B. A limited electrician may make only electrical installations authorized by the specific limited license category, as follows: (1) A limited electrician in water pumps is restricted to performing electrical work between the branch circuit overcurrent device, the water pump and associated controls; (2) A limited electrician in outdoor signs, including sign lighting, may not perform electrical work on branch circuit wiring; (3) A limited electrician in gasoline dispensing is restricted to performing electrical work between the branch circuit overcurrent device, the dispenser and associated controls; (4) A limited electrician in traffic signals, including outdoor lighting of traffic signals, is restricted to performing electrical work on traffic signals, including outdoor lighting of traffic signals and the traffic signal electrical service; (5) A limited electrician in house wiring is restricted to performing electrical work in one-family dwellings and 2-family dwellings, including manufactured homes; (6) A limited electrician in refrigeration is restricted to performing electrical work between the branch circuit overcurrent device, the refrigeration equipment and associated controls; (7) A limited electrician in low-energy electronics is restricted to performing electrical work on low-energy electronics as supplied by Class I, II and III limited energy systems, all fire alarm systems and the dedicated branch circuit wiring; and (8) A limited electrician in crane wiring is restricted to the installation of electrical equipment and wiring used in connection with cranes, monorail hoists, hoists and runways. [PL 2023, c. 327, §2 (NEW).] C. The board may require an applicant for a limited electrician license to first pass an examination approved by the board. When an examination is required, an applicant must submit an examination application with the required fee and provide evidence of one of the following, as applicable to the listed limited license category: (1) For water pumps, completion of at least 135 hours of electrical education and 2,000 hours of work experience approved in rules adopted by the board; (2) For outdoor signs, including sign lighting, completion of at least 135 hours of electrical education and 2,000 hours of work experience approved in rules adopted by the board; (3) For gasoline dispensing, completion of at least 135 hours of electrical education and 2,000 hours of work experience approved in rules adopted by the board; (4) For traffic signals, including outdoor lighting of the traffic signals, completion of at least 135 hours of electrical education and 2,000 hours of work experience approved in rules adopted by the board; (5) For house wiring, completed at least 225 hours of electrical education and 4,000 hours of work experience approved in rules adopted by the board; (6) For refrigeration, completion of: (a) At least 270 hours of electrical education and 6,000 hours of work experience approved in rules adopted by the board; or (b) An electrical program in refrigeration from an accredited institution and 6,000 hours of work experience approved in rules adopted by the board. Graduates of an electrical program in refrigeration from an accredited institution are credited with 4,000 hours work experience upon graduation; (7) For low-energy electronics, including fire alarms, completion of at least 270 hours of electrical education and 4,000 hours of work experience approved in rules adopted by the board; or (8) For crane wiring, completion of at least 135 hours of electrical education and 2,000 hours of work experience approved in rules adopted by the board. A person may be eligible for examination under this paragraph by providing evidence of comparable work experience, education or training, or a combination of comparable work experience, education or training, completed within the State or outside the State, that is acceptable to the board. [PL 2023, c. 327, §2 (NEW).] D. The board may issue a limited electrician license to an applicant who submits a license application with the required fee, passes any required examination and provides evidence of completion of a 45-hour course in the National Electrical Code within the 2 years prior to application for licensure. [PL 2023, c. 327, §2 (NEW).] [PL 2023, c. 327, §2 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 2023, c. 327, §2 (NEW). PL 2023, c. 551, §§1-3 (AMD). The Revisor's Office cannot provide legal advice or interpretation of Maine law to the public. If you need legal advice, please consult a qualified attorney.
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 32, § 1206
The board shall issue a license to any person who files an application, who is licensed under the laws of another state or territory of the United States and who has been licensed and actively engaged in an electrician's work for a minimum of 8,000 hours, as long as that state or territory has licensing standards and experience requirements at least equivalent to this State's and as long as that state or territory grants similar privileges to persons licensed under this chapter. Reciprocal licenses may not be denied on the basis of current residency. [PL 2017, c. 198, §18 (AMD).] Notwithstanding other provisions of this section, the board, upon receiving an application for a reciprocal license, may waive the 576 hours of study required for a journeyman or master license pursuant to section 1202‑B. The board may require the applicant to submit such written evidence as it determines necessary to support the application. [PL 2023, c. 327, §3 (AMD).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1993, c. 636, §2 (NEW). PL 2017, c. 198, §18 (AMD). PL 2023, c. 327, §3 (AMD). The Revisor's Office cannot provide legal advice or interpretation of Maine law to the public. If you need legal advice, please consult a qualified attorney.
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 32, § 1207
1. Installation as part of education or apprenticeship program. A person licensed under this chapter as a master electrician who teaches an electrical course at a career and technical education center or at a community college in this State, through an apprenticeship program registered by the Department of Labor or provided by a state career and technical education region may have a maximum of 12 helper or apprentice electricians under that person's direct supervision while making electrical installations that are a part of the instructional program of the school or apprenticeship program. An electrical installation may not be commenced pursuant to this section without the prior approval of the director or president of the school or program at which the master electrician is an instructor. Electrical installations authorized under this section are limited to those in buildings or facilities owned or controlled by: A. School administrative units; and [PL 2017, c. 198, §19 (NEW).] B. Nonprofit organizations. [PL 2017, c. 198, §19 (NEW).] [PL 2017, c. 198, §19 (NEW).] 2. Notification; inspection. The board and the municipal electrical inspector of the municipality in which the electrical installation is to be made, if the municipality has an inspector, must be notified of all electrical installation projects pursuant to this section prior to the commencement of the projects. There must be an inspection by a state electrical inspector or by the municipal electrical inspector of the municipality in which the electrical installation has been made, if the municipality has an inspector, before any wiring on the project is concealed. [PL 2017, c. 198, §19 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 2017, c. 198, §19 (NEW). The Revisor's Office cannot provide legal advice or interpretation of Maine law to the public. If you need legal advice, please consult a qualified attorney.
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 32, § 1255
The following persons are exempt from this chapter: [PL 1991, c. 442, §1 (AMD).] 1. Limited practice by nonresident. [PL 2019, c. 375, §4 (RP).] 2. Nonresident becoming resident. [PL 2019, c. 375, §5 (RP).] 3. Certain employees. An employee or a subordinate of a person holding a license under this chapter as long as the practice does not include responsible charge or design or supervision by the employee or subordinate; [PL 2019, c. 375, §6 (AMD).] 4. United States Government employees. Officers and employees of the Government of the United States while engaged within this State in the practice of the profession of engineering for said government. 5. Interstate commerce corporation employees. An officer or employee of a corporation engaged in interstate commerce as defined in the Act of Congress entitled "An Act to Regulate Commerce" approved February 4, 1887, as amended, or in interstate communication as defined in the Act of Congress entitled "Communications Act of 1934" approved June 9, 1934, while working solely as an employee of such corporation. An officer or employee of such corporation customarily in responsible charge of the engineering work of such corporation within this State must be a licensee under this chapter; [PL 2005, c. 315, §8 (AMD).] 6. Subsurface sewage disposal. Persons who have been licensed by the Department of Health and Human Services pursuant to Title 22, section 42, subsection 3‑A, solely for the purpose of work relating to subsurface sewage disposal systems. This exemption does not apply to the board's power to license or to revoke, suspend or refuse to renew the license of any licensee; [PL 2007, c. 379, §1 (AMD).] 7. Person who performs work on certain vessels. A person who performs work only on vessels under 200 feet long; and [PL 2007, c. 379, §2 (AMD).] 8. Persons engaged in design of minor construction. Persons engaged in the design of the following minor construction do not need to provide stamped and sealed plans and specifications unless specifically required by the code enforcement officer. A. Detached one-family or 2-family residences; [PL 2007, c. 379, §3 (NEW).] B. Farm buildings with an overall floor plan not exceeding 3,000 square feet; [PL 2007, c. 379, §3 (NEW).] C. Single bathroom additions or renovations in an existing building if there is no impact on the building’s compliance with the National Fire Protection Association Life Safety Code adopted by the Department of Public Safety, Office of the State Fire Marshal; [PL 2007, c. 379, §3 (NEW).] D. Revisions or additions to plumbing systems costing up to $10,000 if the work has no impact on the building’s compliance with the National Fire Protection Association Life Safety Code adopted by the Department of Public Safety, Office of the State Fire Marshal and does not involve roof drains; [PL 2007, c. 379, §3 (NEW).] E. Revisions to existing heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems and design of new heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems if the work has no impact on the building’s compliance with the National Fire Protection Association Life Safety Code adopted by the Department of Public Safety, Office of the State Fire Marshal requirements and the project does not include more than one heating, ventilation and air conditioning unit with a maximum cooling capacity of 5 tons or heating capacity of 200,000 BTUs; [PL 2007, c. 379, §3 (NEW).] F. Revisions or additions to structural systems costing up to $10,000 if the design is in accordance with the tables provided in the International Building Code; and [PL 2007, c. 379, §3 (NEW).] G. Revisions or additions to electrical systems costing up to $10,000 if the work has no impact on the building’s compliance with the National Fire Protection Association Life Safety Code adopted by the Department of Public Safety, Office of the State Fire Marshal. [PL 2007, c. 379, §3 (NEW).] All work done under these exemptions must be in accordance with the licensing requirements of the trade involved, including, but not limited to, all applicable construction industry design standards such as the National Fire Protection Association codes, the Maine Uniform Building and Energy Code adopted pursuant to Title 10, chapter 1103 and any other state and municipal building and energy codes then in effect. [PL 2019, c. 375, §7 (AMD).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1975, c. 760, §5 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 442, §§1,2 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 355, §§2,3 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 186, §§1,2 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 34, §1 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 689, §B6 (REV). PL 2005, c. 315, §§5-9 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 379, §§1-3 (AMD). PL 2019, c. 375, §§4-7 (AMD). The Revisor's Office cannot provide legal advice or interpretation of Maine law to the public. If you need legal advice, please consult a qualified attorney.
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 32, § 14501
w & Disclaimer Revisor's Office Maine Legislature §14363 Title 32: PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS Chapter 128: REGULATION OF TRANSIENT SALES Subchapter 1: DOOR-TO-DOOR HOME REPAIR TRANSIENT SELLERS §14502 §14501. Definitions As used in this subchapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings. [PL 2001, c. 324, §3 (AMD).] 1. Consumer. "Consumer" means any person who purchases or contracts for the purchase of home repair services. [PL 1993, c. 444, §1 (NEW).] 2. Department. "Department" means the Department of Professional and Financial Regulation, Office of Professional and Occupational Regulation. [PL 1993, c. 444, §1 (NEW); PL 1995, c. 502, Pt. H, §48 (AMD); PL 2011, c. 286, Pt. B, §5 (REV).] 3. Door-to-door sales. "Door-to-door sales" means the solicitation or sale of home repair services by a home repair seller or the seller's employees to a consumer as a result of or in connection with the seller's or the employee's direct contact accomplished by means of a personal visit to the consumer, other than at the seller's place of business, without the consumer soliciting the initial contact. [PL 1993, c. 444, §1 (NEW).] 4. Employee. "Employee" means any independent contractor, agent or person working for a salary or a commission who is affiliated with a home repair seller. [PL 1993, c. 444, §1 (NEW).] 5. Home repair seller. "Home repair seller" means any person, partnership, corporation, business, trust or other legal entity that sells or provides home repair services. [PL 1993, c. 444, §1 (NEW).] 6. Home repair services. "Home repair services" means to fix, replace, alter, convert, modernize, improve or make an addition to real property primarily designed or used as a residence. "Home repair services" includes, but is not limited to, the construction, installation, replacement, improvement or cleaning of driveways, swimming pools, porches, kitchens, chimneys, chimney liners, garages, fences, fall-out shelters, central air conditioning, central heating, boilers, furnaces, hot water heaters, electric wiring, sewers, plumbing fixtures, storm doors, storm windows, siding or awnings or other improvements to structures within the residence or upon the land adjacent to the residence, including tree trimming. [PL 1993, c. 444, §1 (NEW).] 7. Permanent place of business. "Permanent place of business" means a building or other permanent structure, including a home residence, that is owned or held under a 12-month lease or rental agreement, from which business is commenced and that is used in whole or in part for the purpose of engaging in sales of home repair services. [PL 1993, c. 444, §1 (NEW).] 8. Residence. "Residence" means a single-family or multifamily dwelling, including but not limited to a single-family home, apartment building, condominium, duplex or town house that is used or intended to be used by its occupants as a dwelling place. [PL 1993, c. 444, §1 (NEW).] 9. Tra
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 32, § 15213
A person may not service, repair, alter or install any elevator unless that person is licensed as an elevator or lift mechanic under this chapter. Elevator work in industrial plants and manufacturing plants may be performed by plant personnel who are not licensed under this chapter if the work is supervised by the plant engineer and performed in compliance with rules adopted by the director. [PL 2013, c. 70, Pt. D, §20 (AMD).] The word "elevator," as used in this chapter, includes all electrical equipment, wiring, steelwork and piping in the elevator machine room, hoistway and pit pertaining to the operation and control of an elevator, except power feeders and required power equipment up to the control panel, heating, lighting, ventilation and drainage equipment. [PL 2001, c. 573, Pt. B, §20 (AMD); PL 2001, c. 573, Pt. B, §36 (AFF).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1995, c. 560, §H14 (NEW). PL 1995, c. 560, §H17 (AFF). PL 1999, c. 386, §X13 (AMD). PL 2001, c. 573, §B20 (AMD). PL 2001, c. 573, §B36 (AFF). PL 2013, c. 70, Pt. D, §20 (AMD). The Revisor's Office cannot provide legal advice or interpretation of Maine law to the public. If you need legal advice, please consult a qualified attorney.
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 32, § 18101
As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings. [PL 2009, c. 344, Pt. C, §3 (NEW); PL 2009, c. 344, Pt. E, §2 (AFF).] 1. Accessory equipment. "Accessory equipment" means equipment, materials and controls that are not integral parts of the oil, solid fuel, propane or natural gas burning unit but that are connected to the oil, solid fuel, propane or natural gas burning unit and have the potential to affect the safety of the equipment. [PL 2009, c. 344, Pt. C, §3 (NEW); PL 2009, c. 344, Pt. E, §2 (AFF).] 2. ASME container. "ASME container" means a container constructed in accordance with a code developed by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers or its successor organization. [PL 2009, c. 344, Pt. C, §3 (NEW); PL 2009, c. 344, Pt. E, §2 (AFF).] 3. Board. "Board" means the Maine Fuel Board established in Title 5, section 12004‑A, subsection 49. [PL 2009, c. 344, Pt. C, §3 (NEW); PL 2009, c. 344, Pt. E, §2 (AFF).] 4. Chimney. "Chimney" means a factory-built, masonry or metal chimney constructed to allow one or more vertical or nearly vertical passageways for conveying flue gases from a building to the outside atmosphere. [PL 2009, c. 344, Pt. C, §3 (NEW); PL 2009, c. 344, Pt. E, §2 (AFF).] 5. Dispensing station. "Dispensing station" means a licensed facility consisting of fixed equipment where propane or natural gas is stored and dispensed into portable containers. [PL 2009, c. 344, Pt. C, §3 (NEW); PL 2009, c. 344, Pt. E, §2 (AFF).] 6. Equipment installations. "Equipment installations" means the installation, alteration or repair of oil, solid fuel, propane or natural gas burning equipment and chimneys, or pellet-fired central heating appliances, including accessory equipment as relating only to the safety of the installation. Associated electrical equipment must be wired in compliance with the rules of the Electricians' Examining Board established in Title 5, section 12004‑A, subsection 13. [PL 2015, c. 169, §1 (AMD).] 7. Natural gas. "Natural gas" means hydrocarbon fuel in a gaseous state with a composition of predominantly CH4. [PL 2015, c. 169, §1 (AMD).] 8. NFPA. "NFPA" means the National Fire Protection Association. [PL 2009, c. 344, Pt. C, §3 (NEW); PL 2009, c. 344, Pt. E, §2 (AFF).] 9. Propane. "Propane" means a hydrocarbon fuel with a chemical composition of predominantly C3H8, whether recovered from natural gas or from crude oil. [PL 2009, c. 344, Pt. C, §3 (NEW); PL 2009, c. 344, Pt. E, §2 (AFF).] 10. Self-service dispensing station. "Self-service dispensing station" means a licensed facility where propane or natural gas is dispensed into permanently mounted fuel containers on vehicles. [PL 2015, c. 169, §1 (AMD).] 11. Solid fuel. "Solid fuel" means coal, wood, pellets and other similar organic materials or any combination of them. [PL 2013, c. 217, Pt. I, §1 (AMD).] 12. State fuel inspector. "State fuel inspector" means a person employed by the Department of Professional and Financial Regulation, Office of Professional and Occupational Regulation to enforce the provisions of this chapter. [PL 2009, c. 344, Pt. C, §3 (NEW); PL 2009, c. 344, Pt. E, §2 (AFF); PL 2011, c. 286, Pt. B, §5 (REV).] 13. Wood pellets. "Wood pellets" means a wood fuel product manufactured from compressed sawdust or other wood by-product that is pressed or extruded into pieces of uniform size and shape that are designed to be fed in bulk to a combustion chamber. "Wood pellets" does not include ground wood chips. [PL 2009, c. 344, Pt. C, §3 (NEW); PL 2009, c. 344, Pt. E, §2 (AFF).] SECTION HISTORY PL 2009, c. 344, Pt. C, §3 (NEW). PL 2009, c. 344, Pt. E, §2 (AFF). PL 2011, c. 286, Pt. B, §5 (REV). PL 2013, c. 217, Pt. I, §1 (AMD). PL 2015, c. 169, §1 (AMD). The Revisor's Office cannot provide legal advice or interpretation of Maine law to the public. If you need legal advice, please consult a qualified attorney.
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 32, § 18104
The licensing provisions of this chapter do not apply to: [PL 2009, c. 344, Pt. C, §3 (NEW); PL 2009, c. 344, Pt. E, §2 (AFF).] 1. Electricians. An electrician duly licensed under chapter 17 insofar as the installation of electrical equipment or the performance of any electrical work involved in the installation of oil or solid fuel or propane or natural gas burners is concerned; [PL 2009, c. 344, Pt. C, §3 (NEW); PL 2009, c. 344, Pt. E, §2 (AFF).] 2. Engineers and operators. A person holding an engineer's license issued under section 15109, or working under the general supervision of one so licensed while performing oil or solid fuel burner repair and maintenance on propane or natural gas burning equipment as is necessary in the steam or heating plant where that person is employed, if that work is performed in compliance with section 18107, or a person employed by companies under the jurisdiction of the Public Utilities Commission; [PL 2009, c. 344, Pt. C, §3 (NEW); PL 2009, c. 344, Pt. E, §2 (AFF).] 3. Equipment. Solid fuel burning fireplace stoves, room heaters and stoves designed exclusively for heating and cooking and not attached to a central heating system and heating or cooling equipment operated by means of solar energy; [PL 2009, c. 344, Pt. C, §3 (NEW); PL 2009, c. 344, Pt. E, §2 (AFF).] 4. Highway transport drivers. A highway transport driver who drives a tractor-trailer commercial motor vehicle that has a cargo tank with a water capacity of 9,000 gallons or more and delivers propane to a bulk plant, as defined in NFPA standards, Number 58, or industrial customers; [PL 2009, c. 344, Pt. C, §3 (NEW); PL 2009, c. 344, Pt. E, §2 (AFF).] 5. Individual user of a self-service propane or natural gas dispensing station. An individual user of a self-service propane or natural gas dispensing station; [PL 2009, c. 344, Pt. C, §3 (NEW); PL 2009, c. 344, Pt. E, §2 (AFF).] 6. Mechanics. The installation of air-handling equipment, sheet metal and other specialized equipment and services associated with oil or solid fuel or propane or natural gas burning equipment made by qualified mechanics of those trades who do not hold a master oil and solid fuel burning technician's license under section 18132, journeyman oil and solid fuel burning technician's license under section 18133, apprentice oil and solid fuel burning technician's license under section 18134 or propane and natural gas technician's license under section 18135. Such an installation must conform to the standards and rules of the board and must be made under the supervision of a master oil and solid fuel burning technician or propane and natural gas technician having responsibility for the installation; [PL 2009, c. 344, Pt. C, §3 (NEW); PL 2009, c. 344, Pt. E, §2 (AFF).] 7. Personal abode. A person making an oil, solid fuel, propane or natural gas burning installation in a single family residence occupied or to be occupied by that person as that person's bona fide personal abode, provided that the installation conforms with standards and rules of the board; [PL 2009, c. 344, Pt. C, §3 (NEW); PL 2009, c. 344, Pt. E, §2 (AFF).] 8. Persons working on internal combustion engines and associated gas trains. A person who works on internal combustion engines and associated gas trains; [PL 2009, c. 344, Pt. C, §3 (NEW); PL 2009, c. 344, Pt. E, §2 (AFF).] 9. Plumbers. A plumber duly licensed under chapter 49 insofar as the work covered by that chapter is involved; and [PL 2009, c. 344, Pt. C, §3 (NEW); PL 2009, c. 344, Pt. E, §2 (AFF).] 10. Regular employees of industrial facilities. Regular employees of industrial plants installing and servicing oil, solid fuel, propane or natural gas burning equipment of greater than 10,000,000 BTUs per hour input. [PL 2009, c. 344, Pt. C, §3 (NEW); PL 2009, c. 344, Pt. E, §2 (AFF).] SECTION HISTORY PL 2009, c. 344, Pt. C, §3 (NEW). PL 2009, c. 344, Pt. E, §2 (AFF). The Revisor's Office cannot provide legal advice or interpretation of Maine law to the public. If you need legal advice, please consult a qualified attorney.
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 32, § 3501
1. License required. [PL 1999, c. 386, Pt. L, §6 (RP).] 1-A. Application; qualifications. The board shall issue a license to any person who files a sworn application, who passes an examination approved by the board and who meets the qualifications set forth in this section. [PL 1999, c. 386, Pt. L, §6 (NEW).] 2. Journeyman or limited license. The board may issue a journeyman plumber or limited plumber license to persons who submit an application on a form prescribed by the board with the required fee as set under section 3501‑B and who provide satisfactory evidence of the following qualifications: A. A minimum of at least 2 years with 4,000 hours of work in the field of plumbing installations as a licensed trainee plumber under the supervision of a master plumber, or the equivalent thereof, and obtaining a passing grade as determined by the board on the journeyman's examination; or [PL 1999, c. 386, Pt. L, §6 (AMD).] B. A minimum of 2,000 hours of work in the field of plumbing installations as a journeyman-in-training under the supervision of a licensed master plumber, as long as the work experience is obtained within 4 years of the date upon which the applicant was issued a journeyman-in-training license. A journeyman-in-training license must be issued upon sworn application to any person who has satisfactorily completed one academic year of instruction in plumbing at a board-approved technical college or community college or in a career and technical education program approved pursuant to Title 20‑A, section 8306‑B as a secondary student or in a registered Department of Labor apprenticeship program and who has obtained a passing grade, as determined by the board on the journeyman's examination. [PL 2017, c. 4, §1 (AMD).] [PL 2017, c. 4, §1 (AMD).] 2-A. Master plumber license. The board may issue a master plumber license to a person who submits an application on a form prescribed by the board with the required fee as set under section 3501‑B and who provides satisfactory evidence of the following qualifications: A. A minimum of at least one year with 2,000 hours of work in the field of plumbing installations as a journeyman plumber or a minimum of at least 4 years with 8,000 hours of work in the field of plumbing installations as a trainee plumber under the supervision of a master plumber, or the equivalent; and [PL 1987, c. 597, §11 (AMD).] B. Obtaining a passing grade, as determined by the board on the master's examination. [PL 1983, c. 468, §18 (NEW).] [PL 2003, c. 250, Pt. B, §1 (AMD).] 2-B. Journeyman-in-training. The board may issue a journeyman-in-training license to a person who provides satisfactory evidence of completion of a plumbing course consisting of one year or 2 semesters at a board-approved technical college or community college, in a registered Department of Labor apprenticeship program or in a career and technical education program approved pursuant to Title 20‑A, section 8306‑B as a secondary student and who submits the required fee set under section 3501‑B and evidence of having obtained a passing grade, as determined by the board, on the journeyman's examination. A journeyman-in-training license is valid for a single nonrenewable period of 4 years and may be issued only once to any individual. [PL 2017, c. 4, §2 (AMD).] 3. Trainee license. The board may issue a trainee plumber license without examination to any person who submits a written application on a form supplied by the board with the required fee set under section 3501‑B and who provides satisfactory evidence that the person is employed by a licensed master plumber or an entity that employs a licensed master plumber or plumbers and will assist the licensed master plumber or plumbers as a trainee plumber. [PL 2017, c. 210, Pt. D, §5 (AMD).] 4. License displayed. All persons licensed by the board must receive a license that must be publicly displayed at the principal place of business of the plumber, if any, and a pocket card license that must be carried on the person and displayed at any time upon request. [PL 2007, c. 402, Pt. O, §7 (AMD).] 5. Examinations. [PL 1999, c. 386, Pt. L, §6 (RP).] 6. Installation, repair or replacement of well pumps. A person licensed under this subchapter who performs the installation, repair or replacement of a pump in a well, as defined in section 4700‑E, subsection 8, shall install, repair or replace that pump in compliance with the code of performance adopted by the Maine Water Well Commission pursuant to section 4700‑H, subsection 5. Any person, company, firm, partnership or corporation who installs, alters, repairs or replaces a pump system without being licensed as provided in this chapter or in violation of the code of performance, except for an apprentice pump installer as set forth in this chapter, or any person, firm, partnership or corporation who procures a license as provided in this chapter wrongfully or by fraud commits a civil violation punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000. This subsection does not prevent a person from making pump system installations, alterations, repairs or replacements in a single-family residence occupied by that person or to be occupied by that person as a bona fide personal abode, providing the installation, alteration, repair or replacement conforms to the standards set forth in this chapter and any rules adopted by the Maine Water Well Commission or the department. This subsection does not prevent a person from removing and replacing an existing pump for the purpose of well inspection or to test pumping if the pump and electrical system are not being modified. [PL 2001, c. 209, Pt. A, §4 (AMD).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1977, c. 469, §15 (RPR). PL 1977, c. 696, §245 (AMD). PL 1981, c. 470, §A153 (AMD). PL 1983, c. 468, §§17-19 (AMD). PL 1983, c. 553, §§43,44 (AMD). PL 1987, c. 597, §§10-12 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 443, §89 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 509, §24 (AMD). PL 1993, c. 25, §1 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 386, §L6 (AMD). PL 2001, c. 209, §A4 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 250, §§B1-3 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 688, §§A37,38 (AMD). PL 2005, c. 520, §1 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 402, Pt. O, §7 (AMD). PL 2017, c. 4, §§1, 2 (AMD). PL 2017, c. 210, Pt. D, §5 (AMD). The Revisor's Office cannot provide legal advice or interpretation of Maine law to the public. If you need legal advice, please consult a qualified attorney.
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Title 17-A: MAINE CRIMINAL CODE
Part 1: GENERAL PRINCIPLES
Chapter 1: PRELIMINARY
§3
§2. Definitions
As used in this code, unless a different meaning is plainly required, the following words and variants thereof have the following meanings.
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[PL 1975, c. 499, §1 (NEW).]
1.Â
"Act" or "action" means a voluntary bodily movement.
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[PL 1975, c. 499, §1 (NEW).]
2.Â
"Acted" includes, where appropriate, possessed or omitted to act.
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[PL 1975, c. 499, §1 (NEW).]
3.Â
"Actor" includes, where appropriate, a person who possesses something or who omits to act.
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[PL 1975, c. 499, §1 (NEW).]
3-A.Â
[PL 1977, c. 510, §9 (RP).]
3-B.Â
"Another jurisdiction" means the Federal Government, the United States military, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, federally recognized Indian tribes and each of the several states except Maine.
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[PL 2019, c. 621, Pt. E, §1 (AMD).]
3-C.Â
Adult probation supervisor.Â
"Adult probation supervisor" means any person who:
Â
A.
Is an employee of the Department of Corrections;
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[PL 2009, c. 142, §1 (NEW).]
B.
Supervises adult probation officers; and
Â
[PL 2009, c. 142, §1 (NEW).]
C.
Is trained, qualified and authorized by the Commissioner of Corrections to use deadly force.
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[PL 2009, c. 142, §1 (NEW).]
[PL 2009, c. 142, §1 (NEW).]
4.Â
"Benefit" means any gain or advantage to the actor, and includes any gain or advantage to a person other than the actor which is desired or consented to by the actor.
Â
[PL 1975, c. 499, §1 (NEW).]
5.Â
"Bodily injury" means physical pain, physical illness or any impairment of physical condition.
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[PL 1975, c. 499, §1 (NEW).]
5-A.Â
"Corrections officer" has the same meaning as in Title 25, section 2801âA, subsection 2.
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[PL 1995, c. 625, Pt. A, §19 (AMD).]
5-B.Â
Corrections supervisor.Â
"Corrections supervisor" means any person who:
Â
A.
Is an employee of the Department of Corrections;
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[PL 1995, c. 215, §1 (NEW).]
B.
Supervises corrections officers; and
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[PL 1995, c. 215, §1 (NEW).]
C.
Is trained, qualified and authorized by the Commissioner of Corrections to use deadly force.
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[PL 1995, c. 215, §1 (NEW).]
[PL 1995, c. 215, §1 (NEW).]
5-C.Â
Concurrent sentence.Â
"Concurrent sentence" means a sentence involving imprisonment that runs at the same time as one or more other sentences involving imprisonment while an individual is simultaneously in execution of each of them. A sentence involving imprisonment does not need to be imposed at the same time or begin or end at the same time as another sentence to be a concurrent sentence.
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[PL 2019, c. 113, Pt. B, §1 (NEW).]
5-D.Â
Consecutive sentence.Â
"Consecutive sentence" means a sentence involving imprisonment that immediately follows in time another sentence involving imprisonment. A sentence is not a consecutive sentence with respect to another sentence if an individual is in execution of both sentences at any time. A sentence involving imprisonment does not need to be imposed at the same time as another sentence to be a consecutive sentence.
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[PL 2019, c. 113, Pt. B, §1 (NEW).]
6.Â
"Criminal negligence" has the meaning set forth in section 35.
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[PL 1981, c. 324, §2 (AMD).]
6-A.Â
"Critical infrastructure" means critical public or private infrastructure resource systems involved in providing services necessary to ensure or protect the public health, safety and welfare, including, but not limited to, a public water system or a public water source; an emergency, governmental, medical, fire or law enforcement response system; a public utility system; a financial system; an educational system; or a food or clothing distribution system.
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[PL 2001, c. 634, §2 (NEW).]
7.Â
"Culpable" has the meaning set forth in section 35.
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[PL 1981, c. 324, §2 (AMD).]
7-A.Â
Day.Â
"Day," for purposes of imposing imprisonment or probation, administrative release or supervised release, means 24 hours.
Â
[PL 2019, c. 113, Pt. B, §2 (NEW).]
8.Â
"Deadly force" means physical force that a person uses with the intent of causing, or that a person knows to create a substantial risk of causing, death or serious bodily injury. Except as provided in section 101, subsection 5, intentionally, knowingly or recklessly discharging a firearm in the direction of another person or at a moving vehicle constitutes deadly force.
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[PL 2009, c. 336, §4 (AMD).]
9.Â
Dangerous weapon.
Â
A.
"Use of a dangerous weapon" means the use of a firearm or other weapon, device, instrument, material or substance, whether animate or inanimate, which, in the manner it is used or threatened to be used is capable of producing death or serious bodily injury.
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[PL 1977, c. 510, §10 (RPR).]
B.
"Armed with a dangerous weapon" means in actual possession, regardless of whether the possession is visible or concealed, of:
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(1)
A firearm;
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(2)
Any device designed as a weapon and capable of producing death or serious bodily injury; or
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(3)
Any other device, instrument, material or substance, whether animate or inanimate, which, in the manner it is intended to be used by the actor, is capable of producing or threatening death or serious bodily injury. For purposes of this definition, the intent may be conditional.
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[PL 1977, c. 510, §10 (RPR).]
C.
When used in any other context, "dangerous weapon" means a firearm or any device designed as a weapon and capable of producing death or serious bodily injury.
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[PL 1977, c. 510, §10 (RPR).]
D.
For purposes of this subsection, proof that a thing is presented in a covered or open manner as a dangerous weapon gives rise to a permissible inference under the Maine Rules of Evidence, Rule 303 that it, in fact, is a dangerous weapon.
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[PL 2001, c. 383, §1 (AMD); PL 2001, c. 383, §156 (AFF).]
[PL 2001, c. 383, §1 (AMD); PL 2001, c. 383, §156 (AFF).]
10.Â
"Dwelling place" means a structure that is adapted for overnight accommodation of persons, or sections of any structure similarly adapted. A dwelling place does not include garages or other structures, whether adjacent or attached to the dwelling place, that are used solely for the storage of property or structures formerly used as dwelling places that are uninhabitable. It is immaterial whether a person is actually present.
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[PL 2011, c. 691, Pt. A, §11 (AMD).]
11.Â
"Element of the crime" has the meaning set forth in section 32.
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[PL 1981, c. 324, §2 (AMD).]
12.Â
"Financial institution" means a bank, insurance company, credit union, safety deposit company, savings and loan association, investment trust, or other organization held out to the public as a place of deposit of funds or medium of savings or collective investment.
Â
[PL 1975, c. 499, §1 (NEW).]
12-A.Â
"Firearm" means any weapon, whether loaded or unloaded, which is designed to expel a projectile by the action of an explosive and includes any such weapon commonly referred to as a pistol, revolver, rifle, gun, machine gun or shotgun. Any weapon which can be made into a firearm by the insertion of a firing pin, or other similar thing, or by repair, is a firearm.
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[PL 1983, c. 219 (AMD).]
13.Â
"Government" means the United States, any state or any county, municipality or other political unit within territory belonging to the State, the United States, or any department, agency or subdivision of any of the foregoing, or any corporation or other association carrying out the functions of government or formed pursuant to interstate compact or international treaty.
Â
[PL 1975, c. 499, §1 (NEW).]
14.Â
"He" means, where appropriate, "she," or an organization.
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[PL 1975, c. 499, §1 (NEW).]
14-A.Â
Individual.Â
"Individual" means a human being.
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[PL 2019, c. 113, Pt. B, §3 (NEW).]
15.Â
"Intentionally" has the meaning set forth in section 35.
Â
[PL 1981, c. 324, §2 (AMD).]
15-A.Â
Jail.Â
"Jail" means a specially constructed or modified facility designated by law or regularly used for detention for a period of up to 12 months.
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[PL 2019, c. 113, Pt. B, §4 (NEW).]
16.Â
"Knowingly" has the meaning set forth in section 35.
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[PL 1981, c. 324, §2 (AMD).]
17.Â
 Â
"Law enforcement officer" means any person who by virtue of public employment is vested by law with a duty to maintain public order, to prosecute offenders, to make arrests for crimes, whether that duty extends to all crimes or is limited to specific crimes, or to perform probation functions or who is an adult probation supervisor.
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[PL 2013, c. 133, §5 (AMD).]
17-A.Â
Month.Â
"Month," for purposes of imposing imprisonment or probation, administrative release or supervised release, means 30 days.
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[PL 2019, c. 113, Pt. B, §5 (NEW).]
18.Â
"Nondeadly force" means any physical force which is not deadly force.
Â
[PL 1975, c. 499, §1 (NEW).]
19.Â
"Organization" means a corporation, partnership or unincorporated association.
Â
[PL 1975, c. 499, §1 (NEW).]
20.Â
"Person" means a human being or an organization.
Â
[PL 1975, c. 499, §1 (NEW).]
21.Â
"Public servant" means any official officer or employee of any branch of government and any person participating as juror, advisor, consultant or otherwise, in performing a governmental function. A person is considered a public servant upon the person's election, appointment or other designation as such, although the person may not yet officially occupy that position.
Â
[PL 2007, c. 173, §2 (AMD).]
21-A.Â
"Public utility system" includes any pipeline, gas, electric, steam, water, oil, transportation, sanitation, communication or other system operated for public use regardless of ownership.
Â
[PL 2001, c. 634, §2 (NEW).]
21-B.Â
"Public water source" has the same meaning as in Title 22, section 2641.
Â
[PL 2001, c. 634, §2 (NEW).]
21-C.Â
"Public water system" has the same meaning as in Title 22, section 2601, subsection 8.
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[PL 2001, c. 634, §2 (NEW).]
22.Â
"Recklessly" has the meaning set forth in section 35.
Â
[PL 1981, c. 324, §2 (AMD).]
23.Â
"Serious bodily injury" means a bodily injury which creates a substantial risk of death or which causes serious, permanent disfigurement or loss or substantial impairment of the function of any bodily member or organ, or extended convalescence necessary for recovery of physical health.
Â
[PL 1975, c. 740, §11 (AMD).]
23-A.Â
"Strict liability crime" has the meaning set forth in section 34.
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[PL 1999, c. 23, §1 (NEW).]
23-B.Â
Split sentence.Â
"Split sentence" means a sentence involving imprisonment, an initial portion of which is served and the remainder of which is suspended, accompanied by probation or administrative release.
Â
[PL 2019, c. 113, Pt. B, §6 (NEW).]
24.Â
"Structure" means a building or other place designed to provide protection for persons or property against weather or intrusion, but does not include vehicles and other conveyances whose primary purpose is transportation of persons or property unless such vehicle or conveyance, or a section thereof, is also a dwelling place.
Â
[PL 1977, c. 510, §12 (NEW).]
25.Â
"Terroristic intent" means the intent to do any of the following for the purpose of intimidating or coercing a civilian population or to affect the conduct of government:
Â
A.
Cause serious bodily injury or death to multiple persons;
Â
[PL 2001, c. 634, §2 (NEW).]
B.
Cause substantial damage to multiple structures; or
Â
[PL 2001, c. 634, §2 (NEW).]
C.
Cause substantial damage to critical infrastructure.
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[PL 2001, c. 634, §2 (NEW).]
[PL 2001, c. 634, §2 (NEW).]
25-A.Â
"Transport officer" has the same meaning as in Title 25, section 2801âA, subsection 8.
Â
[PL 2025, c. 429, §2 (NEW).]
26.Â
Week.Â
"Week," for purposes of imposing imprisonment or probation, administrative release or supervised release, means 7 days.
Â
[PL 2019, c. 113, Pt. B, §7 (NEW).]
27.Â
Year.Â
"Year," for purposes of imposing imprisonment or probation, administrative release or supervised release, means 365 days.
Â
[PL 2019, c. 113, Pt. B, §7 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1975, c. 499, §1 (NEW). PL 1975, c. 740, §11 (AMD). PL 1977, c. 510, §§9-12 (AMD). PL 1981, c. 324, §2 (AMD). PL 1983, c. 219 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 18, §1 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 113, §2 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 215, §1 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 625, §A19 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 23, §1 (AMD). PL 2001, c. 383, §1 (AMD). PL 2001, c. 383, §156 (AFF). PL 2001, c. 634, §2 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 173, §§1, 2 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 476, §1 (AMD). PL 2009, c. 142, §§1, 2 (AMD). PL 2009, c. 336, §4 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 691, Pt. A, §11 (AMD). PL 2013, c. 133, §5 (AMD). PL 2019, c. 113, Pt. B, §§1-7 (AMD). PL 2019, c. 621, Pt. E, §1 (AMD). PL 2025, c. 429, §2 (AMD).
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Title 6: AERONAUTICS
Chapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS
§4
§3. Definitions
As used in this chapter and chapters 2 to 17, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms shall have the following meanings.
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[PL 1979, c. 541, Pt. A, §42 (AMD).]
1.Â
Administration.Â
"Administration" means the Federal Aviation Administration of the United States, or any federal agency succeeding the Federal Aviation Administration.
Â
[PL 1971, c. 404, §2 (AMD).]
2.Â
Aeronautics.Â
"Aeronautics" means the act, practice of, or instruction in the art and science of transportation by aircraft, and operation, construction, repair or maintenance of aircraft, airports and air navigation facilities.
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[PL 1971, c. 404, §2 (AMD).]
3.Â
Air carrier.Â
"Air carrier" means a person who undertakes, whether directly or indirectly or by lease or other arrangement, to engage in air commerce and is certificated under Federal Air Regulations.
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[PL 1999, c. 131, §1 (AMD).]
4.Â
Air commerce.Â
"Air commerce" means the carriage by aircraft of persons or property for compensation or hire, when that carriage is a major enterprise for profit and not merely incidental to a person's other business.
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[PL 1977, c. 678, §5 (RPR).]
5.Â
Aircraft.Â
"Aircraft" means any contrivance now known or hereafter invented, used or designed for navigation of or flight in the air, except a parachute or other contrivance designed for such navigation but used primarily as safety equipment.
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5-A.Â
Aircraft dealer.Â
"Aircraft dealer" means any person engaged in the sale or purchase or manufacture of new or used aircraft.
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[PL 1971, c. 404, §3 (AMD).]
6.Â
Aircrew member.Â
"Aircrew member" means any individual who engages, as the person in command or as pilot, mechanic or member of the flight crew, in the navigation of aircraft while under way and any individual who is directly in charge of the inspection, maintenance, overhauling or repair of aircraft, aircraft engines, propellers or appliances.
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[RR 2023, c. 1, Pt. C, §25 (COR).]
7.Â
Air navigation facility.Â
"Air navigation facility" means any facility used in, available for use in, or designed for use in, aid of air navigation, including airports, lights, any apparatus or equipment for disseminating weather information, for signaling, for radio-directional finding, or for radio or other electrical communication, and any other structure or mechanism having a similar purpose for guiding or controlling flight in the air or the landing and takeoff of aircraft.
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[PL 1971, c. 404, §4 (AMD).]
7-A.Â
Air taxi.Â
"Air taxi" means a person who undertakes, whether directly or indirectly or by lease or other arrangement, to engage in air commerce and who possesses an Air Taxi Commercial Operators Certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration under 14 Code of Federal Regulations, Part 135.
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[PL 1977, c. 678, §6 (NEW).]
8.Â
Airport.Â
"Airport" means any area of land or water which is used, or intended for use, for the landing and takeoff of aircraft, and any appurtenant areas which are used, or intended for use, for airport buildings or other airport facilities or rights-of-way, together with all airport buildings and facilities located thereon.
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[PL 1971, c. 404, §5 (AMD).]
9.Â
Airport hazard.Â
"Airport hazard" means any structure, or vegetation, including trees, which obstructs the aerial approaches of a public airport.
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[PL 1971, c. 404, §5 (AMD).]
10.Â
Air transportation.Â
"Air transportation" means the transportation of persons, property or mail by aircraft.
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10-A.Â
Antique aircraft.Â
"Antique aircraft" means an aircraft in excess of 30 years of age which is flown only for purposes of demonstration and show.
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[PL 1977, c. 678, §7 (NEW).]
10-B.Â
Basing aircraft.Â
"Basing aircraft" means storing, parking, tying down or mooring aircraft in Maine for more than 30 consecutive calendar days.
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[PL 1977, c. 678, §7 (NEW).]
10-C.Â
Bureau of Aeronautics.Â
[PL 1995, c. 504, Pt. B, §1 (RP).]
11.Â
Certificate, airworthiness.Â
"Certificate, airworthiness" is a document issued by the administration to the registered owner of an aircraft, certifying that the aircraft is airworthy when operated and maintained in accordance with the terms of said certificate.
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12.Â
Certificate, experimental.Â
"Certificate, experimental" is a document issued by the administration to the registered owner of an aircraft, certifying that the aircraft is an experimental aircraft and specifying such operation limitations as are deemed necessary by the administration.
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13.Â
Certificate of competency.Â
"Certificate of competency" means a document issued by the administration to aircrew members specifying the kind of aeronautical activity for which they are determined competent.
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[RR 2023, c. 1, Pt. C, §26 (COR).]
14.Â
Certificate, registration (federal).Â
"Certificate, registration (federal)" is a document, together with an identification mark, issued by the administration to the owner of an aircraft for purposes of identifying the aircraft and determining its nationality.
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15.Â
Certificate, registration (State).Â
"Certificate, registration (State)" is a document issued by the commissioner for aircraft, landing areas and air carriers, specifying the aeronautical activities in which the holder thereof may engage.
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[PL 1969, c. 498, §2 (AMD); PL 1995, c. 504, Pt. B, §10 (AMD).]
16.Â
Civil aircraft.Â
"Civil aircraft" means any aircraft other than a public aircraft.
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17.Â
Civil air regulations.Â
[PL 1971, c. 404, §6 (RP).]
18.Â
Department.Â
"Department" means the Department of Transportation.
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[PL 1971, c. 593, §1 (RPR).]
18-A.Â
Commercial airport.Â
"Commercial airport" means any airport which is open to the public upon which there is conducted an aeronautical business or which accommodates an operation in air commerce.
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[PL 1977, c. 678, §8 (RPR).]
18-B.Â
Commercial seaplane landing area.Â
[PL 1999, c. 131, §2 (RP).]
18-C.Â
Commissioner.Â
"Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Transportation or the commissioner's designee.
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[RR 2023, c. 1, Pt. C, §27 (COR).]
18-D.Â
Commuter air carrier.Â
"Commuter air carrier" means an air taxi which provides public transportation between at least 2 points in accordance with a published schedule or regularly operated flights.
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[PL 1977, c. 678, §9 (NEW).]
18-E.Â
Experimental aircraft.Â
"Experimental aircraft" means any aircraft used for noncommercial purposes holding a certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration under Federal Air Regulation, Part 21 classifying that aircraft in the experimental aircraft category.
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[PL 1977, c. 678, §9 (NEW).]
18-F.Â
Commercial activity.Â
"Commercial activity" means an aeronautical business or an operation in air commerce.
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[PL 1999, c. 131, §3 (NEW).]
18-G.Â
FAA.Â
"FAA" means the Federal Aviation Administration.
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[PL 1999, c. 131, §3 (NEW).]
19.Â
Director.Â
[PL 1995, c. 504, Pt. B, §2 (RP).]
19-A.Â
Federal air regulations.Â
"Federal air regulations" means the regulations of the Federal Aviation Administration issued under the authority of the "Federal Aviation Act of 1958," as amended, or any federal regulations superseding those issued under the authority of the Act.
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[PL 1977, c. 678, §11 (AMD).]
19-B.Â
Heliport.Â
"Heliport" means a place set aside for the landing and take off of helicopters.
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[PL 1971, c. 404, §7 (NEW).]
20.Â
Inspector.Â
"Inspector" means an inspector of aeronautics appointed by the commissioner.
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[PL 1977, c. 678, §12 (AMD); PL 1995, c. 504, Pt. B, §10 (AMD).]
21.Â
Landing area.Â
"Landing area" means any locality, either of land or water, which is used, or intended to be used, for the landing and takeoff of aircraft.
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[PL 1977, c. 678, §13 (AMD).]
22.Â
Navigable air space.Â
"Navigable air space" means air space above the minimum altitudes of flight prescribed by the federal air regulations.
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[PL 1971, c. 404, §8 (AMD).]
23.Â
Navigation of aircraft.Â
"Navigation of aircraft" or "navigate aircraft" includes the piloting of aircraft.
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23-A.Â
Noncommercial airport.Â
"Noncommercial airport" means any airport, open to the public, where no fees are incurred to the user.
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[PL 1977, c. 678, §14 (RPR).]
24.Â
Operation of aircraft.Â
"Operation of aircraft" or "operate aircraft" means the use of aircraft, for the purpose of air navigation and includes the navigation of aircraft. Any person who causes or authorizes the operation of aircraft, whether with or without the right of legal control, in the capacity of owner, lessee or otherwise, of the aircraft, shall be deemed to be engaged in the operation of aircraft within the meaning of chapters 1 to 17.
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[PL 1977, c. 678, §15 (AMD).]
25.Â
Person.Â
"Person" means any individual, firm, copartnership, corporation, company, association, joint stock association or body politic and includes any trustee, receiver, assignee or other similar representative thereof.
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25-A.Â
Private airport.Â
[PL 1977, c. 678, §16 (RP).]
25-B.Â
Private airport.Â
"Private airport" means an airport that is not open to the public.
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[PL 1999, c. 131, §4 (NEW).]
25-C.Â
Primary airport.Â
"Primary airport" means an airport that has at least 10,000 passenger boardings per year.
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[PL 2011, c. 351, §1 (NEW).]
26.Â
Private landing area.Â
[PL 1977, c. 678, §17 (RP).]
27.Â
Public aircraft.Â
"Public aircraft" means an aircraft used exclusively in the service of any government or of any political subdivision thereof, including the government of any state, territory or possession of the United States or the District of Columbia, but not including any government-owned aircraft engaged in carrying persons or property for commercial purposes.
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27-A.Â
Public airport.Â
[PL 1977, c. 678, §18 (RP).]
28.Â
Public landing area.Â
[PL 1977, c. 678, §19 (RP).]
29.Â
Resident.Â
"Resident" means a person who has resided and made the person's home not less than 6 months next prior to the person's application for registration continuously within the State.
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[RR 2023, c. 1, Pt. C, §28 (COR).]
29-A.Â
State airways system.Â
"State airways system" means all air navigation facilities available for public use, whether natural or human-made, except for those under the jurisdiction of the Federal Government.
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[RR 2023, c. 1, Pt. C, §29 (COR).]
30.Â
Structure.Â
"Structure" means any object constructed or installed by humans, including such objects regulated or licensed by other provisions of law.
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[RR 2023, c. 1, Pt. C, §30 (COR).]
31.Â
Utility airport.Â
"Utility airport" means an airport that is constructed for and intended to be used by propeller-driven aircraft of 12,500 pounds maximum gross weight and less.
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[PL 1999, c. 131, §5 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1969, c. 498, §§2-4 (AMD). PL 1969, c. 590, §6 (AMD). PL 1971, c. 404, §§2-11 (AMD). PL 1971, c. 593, §§1,2 (AMD). PL 1977, c. 678, §§3-20 (AMD). PL 1979, c. 541, §§A42,A43 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 504, §§B1,2,10 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 131, §§1-5 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 351, §1 (AMD). RR 2023, c. 1, Pt. C, §§25-30 (COR).
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