Maine Revised Statutes > Title 19-A > Part 2 – Married Persons

		Sections
Chapter 21	Uniform Premarital Agreement Act	601 – 611
Chapter 23	Marriage	650 – 753
Chapter 25	Rights of Married Persons	801 – 806
Chapter 27	Judicial Separation	851 – 852
Chapter 29	Divorce	901 – 1051

Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes > Title 19-A > Part 2 - Married Persons

accumulated contributions: includes as much of the employer's contribution in the Retirement Allowance Fund as is needed to reach 7. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 5 Sec. 17001
Actuarial equivalent: means an amount of equal value when computed at the discount rate contained in actuarial assumptions adopted by the board. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 5 Sec. 17001
Adjusted risk-based capital report: means a risk-based capital report that has been adjusted by the superintendent in accordance with section 6452, subsection 3. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 24-A Sec. 6451
administrator: means an administrator licensed pursuant to chapter 18. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 24-A Sec. 6601
Adult: means a person who has attained the age of 18 years. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72
Advertising: means any written, electronic or printed communication or any communication by means of recorded telephone messages or transmitted on radio, television, the Internet or a similar communications medium, including film strips, motion pictures and videos, published, disseminated, circulated or placed before the public, directly or indirectly, for the purpose of creating an interest in or inducing a person to sell a life insurance policy pursuant to a settlement contract. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 24-A Sec. 6802-A
Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
Affiliated company: means any company in the same corporate system as a parent or a member organization by virtue of common ownership, control, operation or management. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 24-A Sec. 6701
Affirmed: In the practice of the appellate courts, the decree or order is declared valid and will stand as rendered in the lower court.
Agricultural products: include floricultural, horticultural, viticultural, forestry, nut, dairy, livestock, poultry, bee and any farm products. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 13 Sec. 1774
Allegation: something that someone says happened.
Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
Annual percentage rate: The cost of credit at a yearly rate. It is calculated in a standard way, taking the average compound interest rate over the term of the loan so borrowers can compare loans. Lenders are required by law to disclose a card account's APR. ^{Source: FDIC}
Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
Appeals board: means the State Civil Service Appeals Board. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 5 Sec. 7032
Appointing authority: means the officer, board, commission, person or group of persons having the power by virtue of the Constitution of Maine, a statute or lawfully delegated authority to make appointments. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 5 Sec. 7032
Appraisal: A determination of property value.
Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
Archery equipment: means a bow or crossbow. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 12 Sec. 10001
arrangement: means an employer welfare benefit plan or any other arrangement that is established or maintained for the purpose of offering or providing health benefits to the employees of 2 or more employers or to their beneficiaries. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 24-A Sec. 6601
Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
Articles: means the articles of incorporation. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 13 Sec. 1774
Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
Association: means a corporation organized under this subchapter, or a similar domestic corporation, or a foreign association or corporation if authorized to do business in this State, organized under any general or special Act as a cooperative association for the mutual benefit of its members, as agricultural producers, and which confines its operations to purposes authorized by this subchapter and restricts the return on the stock or membership capital and the amount of its business with nonmembers to the limits placed thereon by this subchapter for associations organized hereunder. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 13 Sec. 1774
Association: means any legal association of individuals, corporations, limited liability companies, partnerships or associations that have been in continuous existence for at least one year, the member organizations of which:

A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 24-A Sec. 6701

Association captive insurance company: means any company that insures risks of the member organizations of the association and their affiliated companies. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 24-A Sec. 6701

Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.

Attorney-at-law: A person who is legally qualified and licensed to practice law, and to represent and act for clients in legal proceedings.

Authorized control level risk-based capital: means the number determined under the risk-based capital formula in accordance with the risk-based capital instructions; and [PL 1993, c. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 24-A Sec. 6451

Bankruptcy: Refers to statutes and judicial proceedings involving persons or businesses that cannot pay their debts and seek the assistance of the court in getting a fresh start. Under the protection of the bankruptcy court, debtors may discharge their debts, perhaps by paying a portion of each debt. Bankruptcy judges preside over these proceedings.

Bargaining agent: means any lawful organization, association or individual representative of such organization or association which has as its primary purpose the representation of employees in their employment relations with employers, and which has been determined by the public employer or by the executive director of the board to be the choice of the majority of the unit as their representative. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 26 Sec. 962

Bargaining agent: means any lawful organization, association or individual representative of such organization or association which has as its primary purpose the representation of employees in their employment relations with employers, and which has been determined by the public employer as defined in subsection 5 or by the executive director of the board to be the choice of the majority of the unit as their representative. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 26 Sec. 979-A

Beneficiary: means a person or persons designated by a member to receive a benefit under this Part or a person otherwise entitled to receive a benefit under this Part. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 5 Sec. 17001

Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. ^{Source: OCC}

Benefit: means any payment made, or required to be made, to a beneficiary under chapter 423, subchapter V or chapter 425, subchapter V. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 5 Sec. 17001

Bequeath: To gift property by will.

Bequest: Property gifted by will.

Board: means the Board of Underground Oil Storage Tank Installers established under this chapter. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 10002

Board: means the board of trustees, established under section 12004?F, subsection 9, to administer the Maine Public Employees Retirement System. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 5 Sec. 17001

Board: means the Board of Directors of the Maine Health Data Organization established pursuant to section 8703. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 8702

Board: means the Maine Labor Relations Board referred to in section 968. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 26 Sec. 962

Board: means the Maine Labor Relations Board as defined in section 968, subsection 1. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 26 Sec. 979-A

Books and records: means books, records, accounts, memoranda or other data pertaining to the purchase and distribution of milk. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 2951

Bureau: means the Bureau of Revenue Services, which may be referred to as "Maine Revenue Services. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 36 Sec. 111

Bureau: means the Bureau of Financial Institutions. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 9-B Sec. 131

Business of settlements: means any activity involved in, but not limited to, the offering, solicitation, negotiation, procurement, effectuation, purchasing, financing, monitoring, tracking, underwriting, selling, transferring, assigning, pledging, hypothecating or in any other manner engaging in the business of settlement contracts. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 24-A Sec. 6802-A

Capital improvement: means any work on a road or bridge that has a life expectancy of at least 10 years or restores the load-carrying capacity. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 23 Sec. 1802-A

Captive insurance company: means any pure captive insurance company, sponsored captive insurance company, association captive insurance company or industrial insured captive insurance company formed or licensed under this chapter. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 24-A Sec. 6701

Chronically ill: means :

A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 24-A Sec. 6802-A

Civil forfeiture: The loss of ownership of property used to conduct illegal activity.

Class I liquid: means any liquid having a flash point below 100° Fahrenheit. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 10002

Classified service: means all offices and positions of trust and employment in state service, except those placed in the unclassified service by chapter 71. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 5 Sec. 7032

Clerk of court: An officer appointed by the court to work with the chief judge in overseeing the court's administration, especially to assist in managing the flow of cases through the court and to maintain court records.

Commission: means the Maine Milk Commission. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 2951

Commission: means the Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices as defined in Title 1, chapter 25. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 3 Sec. 312-A

Commissioner: means the Commissioner of Health and Human Services. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 22-A Sec. 101

Commissioner: means the Commissioner of Environmental Protection. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 10002

Commissioner: means the Commissioner of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry or the commissioner's duly authorized agent. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 2900

Commissioner: means the Commissioner of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 12 Sec. 10001

Committee: means any committee, subcommittee, joint or select committee of the Legislature or any special committee or commission, by whatever name, established by the Legislature to make recommendations for legislative action or to develop legislation. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 3 Sec. 312-A

Common law: The legal system that originated in England and is now in use in the United States. It is based on judicial decisions rather than legislative action.

Compensation: means anything of value that is received or to be received in return for, or in connection with, services rendered or to be rendered. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 3 Sec. 312-A

Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.

Consumer: means any person other than a milk dealer who purchases milk for fluid consumption. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 2951

Continuance: Putting off of a hearing ot trial until a later time.

Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.

Controlled unaffiliated business: means a business entity that has a contractual relationship, such as a subcontractor or franchisee relationship, with the parent of a pure captive insurance company or with one or more of its affiliates, satisfying the following criteria:

A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 24-A Sec. 6701

Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.

Corrections officer: means a person who is responsible for the custody or direct supervision of a person confined in a jail, prison or state correctional facility pursuant to an order of a court or as a result of an arrest and who possesses a current and valid certificate issued by the Board of Trustees of the Maine Criminal Justice Academy pursuant to Title 25, section 2803?A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 30-A Sec. 1581

Corrective order: means an order issued by the superintendent specifying corrective actions that the superintendent has determined are required. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 24-A Sec. 6451

Cost items: means the provisions of a collective bargaining agreement which requires an appropriation by the Legislature. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 26 Sec. 979-A

Counterclaim: A claim that a defendant makes against a plaintiff.

Covered official: means an official in the executive branch, an official in the legislative branch, a constitutional officer, the Governor and the Governor's cabinet and staff. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 3 Sec. 312-A

Credit report: A detailed report of an individual's credit history prepared by a credit bureau and used by a lender in determining a loan applicant's creditworthiness. ^{Source: OCC}

Creditable service: means a person's membership service, the person's prior service and service for which credit is allowable under sections 17755 and 17756; section 17760, subsection 3; section 18258; sections 18355 and 18356; and section 18360, subsection 2. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 5 Sec. 17001

creditor: means any person who makes a refund anticipation loan or who takes assignment of a refund anticipation loan. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 9-A Sec. 10-102

Crossbow: means a device for propelling an arrow or bolt by means of traverse limbs and a string, mounted on a stock and having a working mechanical trigger safety device and a minimum draw weight of 100 pounds. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 12 Sec. 10001

Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.

Dealer: means any person who purchases or receives milk for sale as the consignee or agent of a producer, or handles for sale, shipment, storage or processing within the State and shall include a producer-dealer and a sub-dealer, but shall not include a store other than an integrated operation. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 2951

Decedent: A deceased person.

Declaration of trust: means a joint statement of those participating employers composing a multiple-employer welfare arrangement in which the purposes, plan of administration, rights and duties of the participants and the manner of funding obligations arising under the arrangement are established. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 24-A Sec. 6601

Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.

Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.

Department: means the Department of Health and Human Services. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 22-A Sec. 101

Department: means the Department of Health and Human Services and its agents and authorized representatives. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 19-A Sec. 101

Department: means the Department of Environmental Protection. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 10002

Department: means any department, commission, institution or agency of State Government including the Maine Community College System. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 5 Sec. 17001

Department: means the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 12 Sec. 10001

Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.

Deposition: An oral statement made before an officer authorized by law to administer oaths. Such statements are often taken to examine potential witnesses, to obtain discovery, or to be used later in trial.

Devise: To gift property by will.

Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.

Dismissal: The dropping of a case by the judge without further consideration or hearing. ^Source:

Disseminate: means to manufacture, publish, send, promulgate, distribute, exhibit, issue, furnish, sell or transfer or to offer or agree to do any of these acts. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 17-A Sec. 281

Docket: A log containing brief entries of court proceedings.

Domestic insurer: means any insurance company domiciled in this State. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 24-A Sec. 6451

Embezzlement: In most states, embezzlement is defined as theft/larceny of assets (money or property) by a person in a position of trust or responsibility over those assets. Embezzlement typically occurs in the employment and corporate settings. ^{Source: OCC}

Emergency medical service: means :

A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 14 Sec. 8102

Employee: means :

A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 5 Sec. 17001

Employee: means a person acting on behalf of a governmental entity in any official capacity, whether temporarily or permanently, and whether with or without compensation from local, state or federal funds, including:

A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 14 Sec. 8102

Employee: means any person holding a position subject to appointment by an appointing authority. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 5 Sec. 7032

Employer: means a person who agrees to reimburse for expenditures or to compensate a person who in return agrees to provide services. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 3 Sec. 312-A

Employment: means an agreement to provide services in exchange for compensation or reimbursement of expenditures. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 3 Sec. 312-A

Entitlement: A Federal program or provision of law that requires payments to any person or unit of government that meets the eligibility criteria established by law. Entitlements constitute a binding obligation on the part of the Federal Government, and eligible recipients have legal recourse if the obligation is not fulfilled. Social Security and veterans' compensation and pensions are examples of entitlement programs.

Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. ^{Source: U.S. Courts}

Escrow: Money given to a third party to be held for payment until certain conditions are met.

Ex officio: Literally, by virtue of one's office.

Executive director: means the Executive Director of the Maine Labor Relations Board. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 26 Sec. 962

Executive director: means the Executive Director of the Maine Labor Relations Board as defined in section 968, subsection 2. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 26 Sec. 979-A

Executor: A male person named in a will to carry out the decedent

Expenditure: means anything of value or any contract, promise or agreement to transfer anything of value, whether or not legally enforceable. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 3 Sec. 312-A

Facilitator of a refund anticipation loan or refund anticipation check: means a person who individually or in conjunction or cooperation with another person:

A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 9-A Sec. 10-102

Fair Credit Reporting Act: A federal law, established in 1971 and revised in 1997, that gives consumers the right to see their credit records and correct any mistakes. ^{Source: OCC}

Fair market value: The price at which an asset would change hands in a transaction between a willing, informed buyer and a willing, informed seller.

Federal Reserve System: The central bank of the United States. The Fed, as it is commonly called, regulates the U.S. monetary and financial system. The Federal Reserve System is composed of a central governmental agency in Washington, D.C. (the Board of Governors) and twelve regional Federal Reserve Banks in major cities throughout the United States. ^{Source: OCC}

Fee simple: Absolute title to property with no limitations or restrictions regarding the person who may inherit it.

Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.

Finance charge: The total cost of credit a customer must pay on a consumer loan, including interest. The Truth in Lending Act requires disclosure of the finance charge. ^{Source: OCC}

Financing entity: means an underwriter, placement agent, lender, purchaser of securities, purchaser of a policy or certificate from a settlement provider, credit enhancer or any entity that has a direct ownership in a policy or certificate that is the subject of a settlement contract:

A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 24-A Sec. 6802-A

Financing transaction: means any transaction in which a licensed settlement provider obtains financing for the purchase, acquisition, transfer or other assignment of one or more settlement contracts or policies acquired pursuant to a settlement contract or interests therein, including, without limitation, any secured or unsecured financing, securitization transaction or securities offering, either registered or exempt from registration under federal and state securities law, or otherwise sells, assigns, transfers, pledges, hypothecates or otherwise disposes of a settlement contract or policy acquired pursuant to a settlement contract or interest therein. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 24-A Sec. 6802-A

Firearm: means any instrument used in the propulsion of pellets, shot, shells or bullets by action of gunpowder, compressed air or gas exploded or released within it. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 12 Sec. 10001

Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.

Fish: means a cold-blooded, completely aquatic vertebrate characteristically having gills, fins and an elongated streamlined body usually covered with scales and includes any physical part of a fish. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 12 Sec. 10001

Foreclosure: A legal process in which property that is collateral or security for a loan may be sold to help repay the loan when the loan is in default. ^{Source: OCC}

Foreign insurer: means any insurance company that is authorized to do business in this State under section 404 but is not domiciled in this State. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 24-A Sec. 6451

Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.

Fraudulent viatical or life settlement act: includes :

A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 24-A Sec. 6802-A

Fund balance: includes other contributed capital, retained earnings and subordinated debt. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 24-A Sec. 6601

Funded trust: means that legal entity created to receive, hold and administer contributions of employers participating in the arrangement that is composed of assets acceptable to the superintendent equal to or in excess of loss reserves and all other liabilities of the arrangement. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 24-A Sec. 6601

Gasoline: means a volatile, highly flammable liquid with a flashpoint of less than 100° Fahrenheit obtained from the fractional distillation of petroleum. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 10002

Germane: On the subject of the pending bill or other business; a strict standard of relevance.

Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.

Governmental entity: means and includes the State and political subdivisions as defined in subsection 3. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 14 Sec. 8102

Grantee: means the person to whom a freehold estate or interest in land is conveyed. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72

Grassroots lobbying: means to communicate with members of the general public to solicit them to communicate directly with any covered official for the purpose of influencing legislative action, other than legislation that is before the Legislature as a result of a direct initiative in accordance with the Constitution of Maine, Article IV, Part Third, Section 18, when that solicitation is made by:

A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 3 Sec. 312-A

Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.

health insurance: means insurance of human beings against bodily injury, disablement or death by accident or accidental means, or the expense thereof, or against disablement or expense resulting from sickness, and every insurance appertaining thereto, including provision for the mental and emotional welfare of human beings by defraying the costs of legal services only to the extent provided for in chapter 38. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 24-A Sec. 704

hunt: means to pursue, catch, take, kill or harvest wild animals or wild birds or to attempt to catch, take, kill or harvest wild animals or wild birds. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 12 Sec. 10001

Immediate family: means a person's spouse or domestic partner and dependent children. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 3 Sec. 312-A

Impeachment: (1) The process of calling something into question, as in "impeaching the testimony of a witness." (2) The constitutional process whereby the House of Representatives may "impeach" (accuse of misconduct) high officers of the federal government for trial in the Senate.

in writing: include printing and other modes of making legible words. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72

Indictment: The formal charge issued by a grand jury stating that there is enough evidence that the defendant committed the crime to justify having a trial; it is used primarily for felonies.

Industrial insured: means an insured:

A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 24-A Sec. 6701

Industrial insured captive insurance company: means any company that insures risks of the industrial insureds that comprise the industrial insured group and their affiliated companies. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 24-A Sec. 6701

Industrial insured group: means any group that meets either of the following criteria:

A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 24-A Sec. 6701

Infant: means a person who has not attained the age of 18 years. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72

Inhabitant: means a person having an established residence in a place. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72

Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.

Integrated operation: means a person who is a dealer and who also sells at retail the milk that the person handles for sale, shipment, storage or processing within the State. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 2951

Intent to deprive: means to have the conscious object:

A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 17-A Sec. 352

interest rate: means the interest rate based on the creditor's reasonable estimate of the time the refund will be delivered. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 9-A Sec. 10-102

Interest rate: The amount paid by a borrower to a lender in exchange for the use of the lender's money for a certain period of time. Interest is paid on loans or on debt instruments, such as notes or bonds, either at regular intervals or as part of a lump sum payment when the issue matures. ^{Source: OCC}

Interrogatories: Written questions asked by one party of an opposing party, who must answer them in writing under oath; a discovery device in a lawsuit.

Joint tenancy: A form of property ownership in which two or more parties hold an undivided interest in the same property that was conveyed under the same instrument at the same time. A joint tenant can sell his (her) interest but not dispose of it by will. Upon the death of a joint tenant, his (her) undivided interest is distributed among the surviving joint tenants.

Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.

Labor: means the period of time before a birth during which contractions are of sufficient frequency, intensity and duration to bring about effacement and progressive dilation of the cervix. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 30-A Sec. 1581

lands: includes lands and all tenements and hereditaments connected therewith, and all rights thereto and interests therein. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72

Lane miles: means a length of road measured in miles multiplied by the number of travel lanes for that length of road. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 23 Sec. 1802-A

Lawsuit: A legal action started by a plaintiff against a defendant based on a complaint that the defendant failed to perform a legal duty, resulting in harm to the plaintiff.

Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). ^{Source: OCC}

Legatee: A beneficiary of a decedent

Legislative action: means the drafting, introduction, consideration, modification, enactment or defeat of any bill, resolution, amendment, report, nomination or other matter by the Legislature, by either the House of Representatives or the Senate, any committee or an official in the Legislative Branch acting in the official's official capacity, or action of the Governor in approving or vetoing any legislative document presented to the Governor for the Governor's approval. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 3 Sec. 312-A

Legislative employee: means any employee of the Legislature performing services within the legislative branch, except any person:

A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 26 Sec. 979-A

Legislative review session: means the regular session of the Legislature convening after the beginning of the legislative rule acceptance period. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 5 Sec. 8071-A

Legislative rule acceptance period: means the period beginning on the July 1st preceding the convening of a regular session of the Legislature and ending at 5:00 p. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 5 Sec. 8071-A

Legislative session: That part of a chamber's daily session in which it considers legislative business (bills, resolutions, and actions related thereto).

Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.

Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.

Life expectancy evaluation: means any evaluation of the number of months the insured under the life insurance policy to be settled can be expected to live, or of the probability that the insured will live beyond a specified date, considering medical records and appropriate experiential data. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 24-A Sec. 6802-A

Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.

Loan broker: means any person who, with respect to the extension of consumer credit by others, provides or offers to provide, in return for the separate payment of money or other valuable consideration, any of the following services:

(1) Improving a consumer's credit record, history or rating;

(2) Arranging for or obtaining an extension of credit for a consumer; or

(3) Providing advice or assistance to a consumer with respect to subparagraph (1) or (2). See Maine Revised Statutes Title 9-A Sec. 10-102

Lobbying: includes the time spent to prepare and submit to the Governor, an official in the legislative branch, an official in the executive branch, a constitutional officer or a legislative committee oral and written proposals for, or testimony or analyses concerning, a legislative action. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 3 Sec. 312-A

Lobbying firm: means a partnership, corporation, limited liability company or unincorporated association that employs or contracts with more than one lobbyist or lobbyist associate and that receives or is entitled to receive compensation for engaging in lobbying either directly or through its employees. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 3 Sec. 312-A

Lobbyist: means any person who is specifically employed by another person for the purpose of and who engages in lobbying in excess of 8 hours in any calendar month, or any individual who, as a regular employee of another person, expends an amount of time in excess of 8 hours in any calendar month in lobbying. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 3 Sec. 312-A

Lobbyist associate: means an individual who:

A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 3 Sec. 312-A

Maintenance: includes , but is not limited to, snowplowing, snow removal, sanding and ice control; grading and adding gravel and surface material; installing reclaimed asphalt or grinding existing pavement for reuse; installing, cleaning and replacing culverts; creating and maintaining ditches, drains and other storm water management infrastructure; creating and maintaining sight distances on curves and at intersections; and cutting brush, trees and vegetation in the right-of-way. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 23 Sec. 3101

major policy-influencing position: means those positions listed in Title 5, chapter 71 and officers or employees of departments and agencies listed in section 959 and in Title 5, chapter 71 who have policy development as a major function of their positions. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 3 Sec. 312-A

Majority: when used in reference to age shall mean the age of 18 and over. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72

Mandatory control level risk-based capital: means the product of . See Maine Revised Statutes Title 24-A Sec. 6451

Market: means any city, town or parts thereof of the State, or 2 or more of the same or parts thereof designated by the commission as a natural marketing area. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 2951

Member: means any person included in the membership of a retirement program of the retirement system, as provided in chapter 423, subchapter 2, or chapter 425, subchapter 2. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 5 Sec. 17001

Member: includes the holder of a membership in an association without capital stock and the holder of common stock in an association organized with capital stock. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 13 Sec. 1774

Member organization: means any individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership or association that belongs to an association. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 24-A Sec. 6701

Milk: means the lacteal secretion, practically free from colostrum, obtained by the complete milking of one or more healthy cows, goats or sheep. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 2900

Milk: means any of the following, regardless of the presence of any flavoring:

A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 2951

Milk products: means cream, light cream, light whipping cream, heavy cream, heavy whipping cream, whipped cream, whipped light cream, sour cream, acidified sour cream, cultured sour cream, milk, butter, evaporated milk, sweetened condensed milk, nonfat dry milk solids, half-and-half, sour half-and-half, acidified sour half-and-half, cultured sour half-and-half, concentrated milk and milk products, skim milk, reconstituted or recombined milk and milk products, low-fat milk, light milk, reduced fat milk, homogenized milk, frozen milk concentrate, eggnog, cultured milk, buttermilk, yogurt, cottage cheese, creamed cottage cheese, acidified milk, low-sodium milk, lactose-reduced milk, aseptically processed and packaged milk and milk products, milk with added safe and suitable microbial organisms and any other milk product, frozen dairy dessert or frozen dairy dessert mix, cheese or other product designated as a milk product by the commissioner that is made by the addition or subtraction of milkfat or addition of safe and suitable optional ingredients for protein, vitamin or mineral fortification. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 2900

Minor: means a person who has not attained 18 years of age. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 17-A Sec. 281

minor child: means a person who has not attained the age of 18 years. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 19-A Sec. 101

Minority: when used in reference to age shall mean under the age of 18. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72

Month: means a calendar month. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72

Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.

Mortgage loan: A loan made by a lender to a borrower for the financing of real property. ^{Source: OCC}

Mortgagee: shall be construed to include the heirs and assigns of the mortgagee. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 36 Sec. 501

Mortgagee: The person to whom property is mortgaged and who has loaned the money.

Mortgagor: The person who pledges property to a creditor as collateral for a loan and who receives the money.

Municipal officers: means the mayor, councillors and aldermen of cities, the members of the select board of towns and the assessors of plantations. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 36 Sec. 501

Municipal officers: means the mayor and municipal officers or councilors of a city, the members of the select board or councilors of a town and the assessors of a plantation. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72

Municipality: shall include cities, towns and plantations. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 36 Sec. 501

Municipality: includes cities, towns and plantations, except that "municipality" does not include plantations in Title 10, chapter 110, subchapter IV; or Title 30?A, Part 2. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72

Mutual aid emergency response employer: means the Bath Iron Works Corporation or its successor solely with respect to mutual aid emergency response personnel acting pursuant to a mutual aid agreement with a state or municipal entity or in response to a request for aid from a state or municipal entity. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 14 Sec. 8102

Mutual aid emergency response personnel: means the professionally trained firefighting, emergency medical service or rescue personnel employed by the Bath Iron Works Corporation or its successor when acting pursuant to a mutual aid agreement with a state or municipal entity or in response to a request for aid from a state or municipal entity. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 14 Sec. 8102

Muzzle-loading firearm: means a muzzleloader, a traditional muzzleloader or a muzzle-loading shotgun. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 12 Sec. 10001

National Association of Insurance Commissioners: means the National Association of Insurance Commissioners or its successor organization of insurance regulators. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 24-A Sec. 15

National Credit Union Administration: The federal regulatory agency that charters and supervises federal credit unions. (NCUA also administers the National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund, which insures the deposits of federal credit unions.) ^{Source: OCC}

Nolo contendere: No contest-has the same effect as a plea of guilty, as far as the criminal sentence is concerned, but may not be considered as an admission of guilt for any other purpose.

Normal wear and tear: means the deterioration that occurs, based upon the use for which the rental unit is intended, without negligence, carelessness, accident or abuse of the premises or equipment or chattels by the tenant or members of the tenant's household or their invitees or guests. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 14 Sec. 6031

Notice: means written notification served personally, sent by certified mail or sent by first-class mail to the last known address of the person for whom the notification is intended. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 36 Sec. 111

Oath: includes an affirmation, when affirmation is allowed. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72

Oath: A promise to tell the truth.

Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.

Obligee: means any person to whom a duty of support is owed. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 19-A Sec. 101

Obligor: means any person owing a duty of support. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 19-A Sec. 101

Officer: means the State Human Resources Officer. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 5 Sec. 7032

Oil: means oil, petroleum products and their by-products of any kind and in any form including, but not limited to, petroleum, fuel oil, sludge, oil refuse, oil mixed with other waste, crude oils and all other liquid hydrocarbons regardless of specific gravity. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 10002

Oral argument: An opportunity for lawyers to summarize their position before the court and also to answer the judges' questions.

Organization: means the Maine Health Data Organization established under this chapter. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 8702

Original source: means any person who pays $1,000 or more in any lobbying year directly or indirectly to any employer of a lobbyist for purposes of lobbying or grassroots lobbying or to any other person for purposes of grassroots lobbying, except that payments of membership dues to nonprofit corporations formed under Title 13?B, under any equivalent state law or by legislative enactment are not considered payments by an original source. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 3 Sec. 312-A

Out-of-state service: means service rendered as an employee of:

A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 5 Sec. 17001

Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.

Parent: means the legal parent or the legal guardian when no legal parent exists. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 19-A Sec. 101

Parent: means a corporation, limited liability company, partnership or individual that directly or indirectly owns, controls or holds with power to vote more than 50% of the outstanding voting securities of a pure captive insurance company organized as a stock corporation or 50% of the membership interests of a pure captive insurance company organized as a nonprofit corporation. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 24-A Sec. 6701

Participation agreement: means the document pursuant to which an employer undertakes and agrees to fulfill the obligation of employers imposed by the declaration of trust. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 24-A Sec. 6601

Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.

Paved way: means a public road treated with bituminous or concrete material. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 12 Sec. 10001

Person: means an individual, trust, estate, partnership, association, company, corporation, political subdivision of the State, instrumentality of the State or other entity. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 19-A Sec. 101

Person: means any individual, plant operator, partnership, corporation, company, firm, trustee, association or institution. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 2900

Person: means any individual, partnership, firm, corporation, association or other unit, and the State and all political subdivisions or agencies thereof, except state owned and operated institutions. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 2951

Person: means an individual, corporation, proprietorship, joint stock company, business trust, syndicate, association, professional association, labor union, firm, partnership, club or other organization, whether profit or nonprofit, or any municipality or quasi-municipality or group of persons acting in concert, but does not include this State or any other agency of this State. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 3 Sec. 312-A

Person: means a human being or an organization. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 12 Sec. 10001

Person: means an individual, firm, partnership, association, society, club, corporation, financial institution, estate, trust, business trust, receiver, assignee or any other group or combination acting as a unit, the State or Federal Government or any political subdivision or agency of either government. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 36 Sec. 111

Personal property: All property that is not real property.

Place: shall include municipalities, townships and any other unorganized area. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 36 Sec. 501

Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.

Policy: means an individual or group policy, group certificate, contract or arrangement of life insurance affecting the rights of a resident of this State or bearing a reasonable relation to this State, regardless of whether delivered or issued for delivery in this State. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 24-A Sec. 6802-A

Political subdivision: means any city, town, plantation, county, administrative entity or instrumentality created pursuant to Title 30?A, chapters 115 and 119, incorporated fire-fighting unit that is organized under Title 13?B and is officially recognized by any authority created by statute, quasi-municipal corporation and special purpose district, including, but not limited to, any water district, sanitary district, hospital district, school district of any type, an airport authority established pursuant to Title 6, chapter 10, any volunteer fire association as defined in Title 30?A, section 3151, a transit district as defined in Title 30?A, section 3501, subsection 1, a regional transportation corporation as defined in Title 30?A, section 3501, subsection 2, a transit district or regional transportation corporation formed under the laws of another state that would qualify as a transit district or regional transportation corporation under Title 30?A, chapter 163 if formed under the laws of this State, any emergency medical service and a mutual aid emergency response employer. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 14 Sec. 8102

Postpartum recovery: means , as determined by a woman's physician, the period immediately following delivery, including the entire period the woman is in the hospital or infirmary after giving birth. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 30-A Sec. 1581

Power of attorney: A written instrument which authorizes one person to act as another's agent or attorney. The power of attorney may be for a definite, specific act, or it may be general in nature. The terms of the written power of attorney may specify when it will expire. If not, the power of attorney usually expires when the person granting it dies. ^{Source: OCC}

Prior service: means service rendered before the date of establishment of the retirement system as set forth in section 17101. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 5 Sec. 17001

Private way: means a public easement as defined in section 3021, subsection 2. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 23 Sec. 3101

Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law.

Probate: Proving a will

Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.

Producer: means any person who produces milk and sells such milk only to dealers. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 2951

Producer-dealer: means a dealer who produces a part or all of the dealer's milk or a person who produces milk and sells to a grocery store or dairy products store or similar commercial establishment. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 2951

Producers: includes independent agricultural contractors. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 13 Sec. 1774

Professional employee: means any employee engaged in work:

A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 26 Sec. 962

Property: means anything of value, including but not limited to:

A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 17-A Sec. 352

Property: shall be construed to mean both real estate and personal property. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 36 Sec. 501

Property and casualty insurer: means any insurance company authorized to do business in this State under section 410 except a life or health insurer or single line mortgage guaranty insurer, financial guaranty insurer or title insurer. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 24-A Sec. 6451

Property of another: includes property in which any person or government other than the actor has an interest that the actor is not privileged to infringe, regardless of the fact that the actor also has an interest in the property and regardless of the fact that the other person might be precluded from civil recovery because the property was used in an unlawful transaction or was subject to forfeiture as contraband. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 17-A Sec. 352

Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.

Public employee: means an employee of a public employer, except a person:

A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 26 Sec. 962

Public employer: means :

A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 26 Sec. 962

Public employer: means , with respect to the executive branch, all the departments, agencies and commissions of the executive branch of the State of Maine, represented by the Governor or the Governor's designee. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 26 Sec. 979-A

Public law: A public bill or joint resolution that has passed both chambers and been enacted into law. Public laws have general applicability nationwide.

Public member: means that that person may not be a past or present member of the occupation or profession regulated by the board, may not have been professionally affiliated with that occupation or profession for a period of 5 years preceding appointment to the board and may not have had in the past a material or financial interest in either the provision of services provided by this occupation or profession or an activity directly related to this occupation or profession, including the representation of the board or profession for a fee at any time during the 5 years preceding appointment. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 10002

Pure captive insurance company: includes , with respect to operations in this State unless otherwise restricted by the superintendent, a branch captive insurance company. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 24-A Sec. 6701

Pure nonprofit captive insurance company: means a pure captive insurance company formed without capital stock as a nonprofit corporation, whose voting or membership interest is held by a parent organization formed under a nonprofit law. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 24-A Sec. 6701

Qualified financial institution: means an institution that is organized, or in the case of a United States branch or agency office of a foreign banking organization is licensed under the laws of the United States or any state, and has been granted authority to operate with fiduciary powers and is regulated, supervised and examined by federal or state authorities having regulatory authority over banks and trust companies. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 24-A Sec. 6601

Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.

Real estate: includes lands and all tenements and hereditaments connected therewith, and all rights thereto and interests therein. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72

Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.

Recourse: An arrangement in which a bank retains, in form or in substance, any credit risk directly or indirectly associated with an asset it has sold (in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles) that exceeds a pro rata share of the bank's claim on the asset. If a bank has no claim on an asset it has sold, then the retention of any credit risk is recourse. ^{Source: FDIC}

Refund anticipation check: means a check, stored value card or other payment mechanism representing the proceeds of the consumer's tax refund that was issued by a depository institution or other person that received a direct deposit of the consumer's tax refund or tax credit and for which the consumer has paid a fee or other consideration. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 9-A Sec. 10-102

Refund anticipation loan: means a loan that is secured by or that the creditor arranges to be repaid directly or indirectly from the proceeds of the consumer's income tax refund or tax credits. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 9-A Sec. 10-102

Refund anticipation loan fee: includes any charge, fee or other consideration for a deposit account if the deposit account is used for the receipt of the consumer's tax refund to repay the amount owed on the loan. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 9-A Sec. 10-102

Registered mail: shall be construed to include certified mail. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 36 Sec. 501

registered mail: when used in connection with any requirement for notice by mail shall mean either registered mail or certified mail. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72

Regular interest: means interest at the rate set from time to time by the board in accordance with section 17156. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 5 Sec. 17001

Regulatory action level risk-based capital: means the product of 1. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 24-A Sec. 6451

Reimbursement: means anything of value received or to be received as repayment for expenditures. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 3 Sec. 312-A

Related provider trust: means a titling trust or other trust established by a licensed settlement provider or a financing entity for the sole purpose of holding the ownership or beneficial interest in purchased policies in connection with a financing transaction. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 24-A Sec. 6802-A

Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.

Reporter: Makes a record of court proceedings and prepares a transcript, and also publishes the court's opinions or decisions (in the courts of appeals).

Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action.

Restraints: means any physical restraint or mechanical device used to control the movement of a prisoner's or juvenile's body or limbs, including, but not limited to, disposable or soft restraints, handcuffs, a security restraint system that combines handcuffs with a rigid component, leg irons, belly chains, a security or tether chain and a convex shield. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 30-A Sec. 1581

Retail sale: means a doorstep delivery and over-the-counter sales by stores. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 2951

Retail store: means a grocery store, dairy product store or any similar commercial establishment where milk is sold to consumers for consumption off the premises. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 2951

Retirement: means termination of membership with a retirement allowance granted under this chapter. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 5 Sec. 17001

Retirement benefit: means the same as retirement allowance. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 5 Sec. 17001

Retirement system: means the Maine Public Employees Retirement System. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 5 Sec. 17001

Return: means any document, digital file or electronic data transmission containing information required by this Title to be reported to the State Tax Assessor. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 36 Sec. 111

Risk-based capital instructions: means the risk-based capital instructions adopted by the NAIC, as such risk-based capital instructions may be amended by the NAIC from time to time in accordance with the procedures adopted by the NAIC. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 24-A Sec. 6451

Risk-based capital plan: means a comprehensive financial plan containing the elements specified in section 6453, subsection 2. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 24-A Sec. 6451

Risk-based capital report: means the report required in section 6452. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 24-A Sec. 6451

Security deposit: means any advance or deposit, regardless of its denomination, of money, the primary function of which is to secure the performance of a lease or tenancy at will agreement for residential premises or any part thereof. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 14 Sec. 6031

Sequester: To separate. Sometimes juries are sequestered from outside influences during their deliberations.

Service: means service as an employee for which compensation was paid. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 5 Sec. 17001

Service credit: means credit received for creditable service as defined under subsection 10. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 5 Sec. 17001

Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.

Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.

Settlement contract: includes the transfer for compensation or value of ownership or beneficial interest in a trust or other entity that owns such policy if the trust or other entity was formed or availed of for the principal purpose of acquiring one or more life insurance contracts, which life insurance contract insures the life of a person residing in this State. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 24-A Sec. 6802-A

Settlement producer: means any person who has life insurance producer authority, who acts or aids in any manner in the soliciting of a settlement on behalf of a viator and for a fee, commission or other valuable consideration offers or attempts to negotiate settlement contracts between a viator and one or more settlement providers. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 24-A Sec. 6802-A

Settlement provider: means a person other than the viator that enters into or effectuates a settlement contract. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 24-A Sec. 6802-A

Sexually explicit conduct: means any of the following acts:

A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 17-A Sec. 281

Special purpose entity: means a corporation, partnership, trust, limited liability company or similar entity formed solely to provide either directly or indirectly access to institutional capital markets for a financing entity or licensed settlement provider. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 24-A Sec. 6802-A

Species of special concern: means a species of fish or wildlife that is not an endangered species or a threatened species but meets criteria for being of special concern as established by the commissioner by rule under section 10105, subsection 19. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 12 Sec. 10001

state: means any state, territory or possession of the United States, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 19-A Sec. 101

State: means the State of Maine or any office, department, agency, authority, commission, board, institution, hospital or other instrumentality of the State, including the Maine Turnpike Authority, the Maine Port Authority, the Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority, the Maine Community College System, the Maine Veterans' Homes, the Maine Public Employees Retirement System, the Maine Military Authority and all such other state entities. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 14 Sec. 8102

State employee: means any regular classified or unclassified officer or employee in a department, any employee of the Maine Community College System except those who make the election provided under Title 20?A, section 12722, any employee of the Maine Educational Center for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing and the Governor Baxter School for the Deaf except as provided in Title 20?A, section 7407, subsection 3?A, any employee of the Maine Military Authority, any employee of the Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority, any employee of the Maine Port Authority, any employee of the Efficiency Maine Trust who on June 30, 2009 is an employee of the Public Utilities Commission energy efficiency or renewable energy programs who elects to remain a state employee, any employee of the Efficiency Maine Trust who accepts employment with the Efficiency Maine Trust prior to July 1, 2010 who was a state employee immediately prior to accepting such employment who elects to remain a state employee and any employee transferred from the Division of Higher Education Services to the Finance Authority of Maine who elects to be treated as a state employee, but does not include:

A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 5 Sec. 17001

State employee: means an employee of the State of Maine performing services within the Executive Department except a person:

A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 26 Sec. 979-A

Statute: A law passed by a legislature.

Statute of limitations: A law that sets the time within which parties must take action to enforce their rights.

Store: means a grocery store, dairy product store, canteen, milk vending machine operator, milk dispensing operator or any similar commercial establishment or outlet or any other sale where milk is sold to consumers for consumption off the premises where sold. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 2951

Stranger-originated life insurance: includes , but is not limited to, cases in which life insurance is purchased with resources or guarantees from or through a person who, at the time of the inception of the policy, could not lawfully initiate the policy and when, at the time of policy inception, there is an arrangement or agreement to directly or indirectly transfer the ownership of the policy or the policy benefits to another person. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 24-A Sec. 6802-A

Sub-dealer: means any person who does not process milk and who purchases milk from a dealer and sells such milk in the same containers in which the person purchased it, but does not include a store. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 2951

Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.

Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.

Sunrise: means the time computed and established for sunrise for Bangor, Maine, by the Nautical Almanac Office of the United States Naval Observatory, converted to the legal standard of time in force in this State on that day. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 12 Sec. 10001

Sunset: means the time computed and established for sunset for Bangor, Maine, by the Nautical Almanac Office of the United States Naval Observatory, converted to the legal standard of time in force in this State on that day. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 12 Sec. 10001

Surety bond: means a bond purchased by a tenant in lieu of making a security deposit when the function of the bond is to secure the performance of a lease or tenancy at will agreement for residential premises or any part of residential premises. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 14 Sec. 6031

Tax: means the total amount required to be paid, withheld and paid over or collected and paid over with respect to estimated or actual tax liability under this Title, any credit or reimbursement allowed or paid pursuant to this Title that is recoverable by the assessor and any amount assessed by the assessor pursuant to this Title, including any interest or penalties provided by law. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 36 Sec. 111

Tax collector: shall mean any person chosen, appointed or designated by a municipality or the officers thereof to collect any tax due a municipality; or his successor in office. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 36 Sec. 501

Taxpayer: means any person required to file a return under this Title or to pay, withhold and pay over or collect and pay over any tax imposed by this Title. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 36 Sec. 111

Teacher: includes a person who is on a one-year leave of absence from a position as a teacher and is participating in the education of prospective teachers by teaching and supervising students enrolled in college-level teacher preparation programs in this State. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 5 Sec. 17001

Temporary restraining order: Prohibits a person from an action that is likely to cause irreparable harm. This differs from an injunction in that it may be granted immediately, without notice to the opposing party, and without a hearing. It is intended to last only until a hearing can be held.

Tenancy by the entirety: A type of joint tenancy between husband and wife that is recognized in some States. Neither party can sever the joint tenancy relationship; when a spouse dies, the survivor acquires full title to the property.

Tenancy in common: A type of property ownership in which two or more individuals have an undivided interest in property. At the death of one tenant in common, his (her) fractional percentage of ownership in the property passes to the decedent

Terminally ill: means having an illness or sickness that can reasonably be expected to result in death within 24 months or less. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 24-A Sec. 6802-A

Testify: Answer questions in court.

Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.

This subchapter: means the "Uniform Agricultural Cooperative Association Act. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 13 Sec. 1774

Timber and grass: when used in reference to the public reserved lots, so called, in unorganized territory in the State, means all growth of every description on said lots. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72

Tort: A civil wrong or breach of a duty to another person, as outlined by law. A very common tort is negligent operation of a motor vehicle that results in property damage and personal injury in an automobile accident.

Total adjusted capital: means the sum of:

A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 24-A Sec. 6451

Town: includes cities and plantations, unless otherwise expressed or implied. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72

Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition.

Trap: means a device that is designed primarily to catch or hold wild animals, including, but not limited to, a foothold trap, a killer-type trap, a cage-type trap or a snare. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 12 Sec. 10001

Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.

Trust account: A general term that covers all types of accounts in a trust department, such as estates, guardianships, and agencies. ^{Source: OCC}

Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.

Underground gasoline storage tank: means a tank or container, 10% or more of which is underground, together with associated piping and dispensing facilities and which is used, or intended to be used, for the storage or supply of gasoline. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 10002

Underground gasoline storage tank remover: means a person certified under this chapter to remove underground gasoline storage tanks. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 10002

Underground oil storage tank inspector: means a person certified under this chapter to inspect underground oil storage tanks. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 10002

Underground oil storage tank installer: means a person certified under this chapter to install underground oil storage tanks and to remove underground oil storage tanks. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 10002

valid permit: means a license or permit lawfully obtained in the licensee's or permittee's name and signed by that person. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 12 Sec. 10001

Venue: The geographical location in which a case is tried.

Verdict: The decision of a petit jury or a judge.

Viator: means a person who assigns, transfers, sells, devises or bequeaths or seeks to assign, transfer, sell, devise or bequeath a death benefit or ownership of a life insurance policy or certificate under a settlement contract. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 24-A Sec. 6802-A

Wholesale sale: means sale to any other person not included in retail. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 2951

Wild animal: means a species of mammal, wild by nature, whether or not bred or reared in captivity, as distinguished from the common domestic animals, and includes any physical part of that species of animal. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 12 Sec. 10001

Wild bird: means a species of bird wild by nature, whether or not bred or reared in captivity, as distinguished from common domestic birds, and includes any physical part of that species of bird. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 12 Sec. 10001

Wildlife: includes wild animals and wild birds. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 12 Sec. 10001

Wolf: means the Gray Wolf (Canis lupus). See Maine Revised Statutes Title 12 Sec. 10001

Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.

Year: means a 12-month period starting December 1st and ending the following November 30th. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 3 Sec. 312-A

Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72