Maine Revised Statutes > Title 20-A > Part 3 > Chapter 223 – Health, Nutrition and Safety

		Sections
Subchapter 1	Student Health	6301 – 6308
Subchapter 2	Immunization	6352 – 6359
Subchapter 3	School Health Services	6401-A – 6403-A
Subchapter 4	Health Screening	6451 – 6454
Subchapter 5	Sanitary Facilities	6501
Subchapter 6	Safety	6552 – 6557
Subchapter 7	School Lunch and Milk Program	6601 – 6603
Subchapter 7-A	School Substance Use Disorder Services	6604 – 6606
Subchapter 7-B	Performance-Enhancing Substances	6621 – 6624
Subchapter 7-C	Elementary School Physical Education	6631
Subchapter 8	Child Care Services and Parenting Education	6651 – 6654
Subchapter 9	Nutrition Education	6661 – 6664
Subchapter 10	Youth Mental Health First Aid Training	6671
Subchapter 11	Food Rights	6681

Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes > Title 20-A > Part 3 > Chapter 223 - Health, Nutrition and Safety

Actuary: means the individual or the organization designated by the board to be the technical advisor to the board under section 17107. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 5 Sec. 17001
Administrator: means , except in cases in which the payroll processor is a supervised financial organization or a wholly owned subsidiary of a supervised financial organization, the Superintendent of Consumer Credit Protection within the Department of Professional and Financial Regulation. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 10 Sec. 1495
Administrator: means a person, other than an insurer or creditor, that performs administrative or operational functions pursuant to a waiver program. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 10 Sec. 1500-H
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.
Agent: means an individual appointed to serve in the capacity of a superintendent. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 20-A Sec. 1
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.
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.
Applicant: includes the person filing an application for registration of a mark under this chapter, his legal representatives, successors or assigns. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 10 Sec. 1521
Approved private school: means a private school approved for attendance purposes under chapter 117. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 20-A Sec. 1
Assistive device: includes , but is not limited to, manual wheelchairs, motorized wheelchairs, motorized scooters and other aids that enhance the mobility of the individual; hearing aids, telephone communications devices for the deaf, or TDD, assistive listening devices and other aids that enhance an individual's ability to hear; voice synthesized computer modules, optical scanners, talking software, braille printers and other devices that enhance a sight-impaired individual's ability to communicate; and any other assistive device that enables a person with a disability to communicate, see, hear or maneuver. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 10 Sec. 1500
Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
Attorney-in-fact: A person who, acting as an agent, is given written authorization by another person to transact business for him (her) out of court.
Automated telephone calling device: means any system or equipment, including a facsimile machine, that selects, dials or calls telephone numbers and plays recorded messages or attempts to send facsimiles. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 10 Sec. 1498
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
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
Borrower: means a debtor or retail buyer under a finance agreement. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 10 Sec. 1500-H
Certificate of immunization: means a written statement from a physician, nurse or health official who has administered an immunizing agent to a child, specifying the dosage administered and the date it was administered. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 20-A Sec. 6353
Certification mark: means a mark used upon or in connection with the products or services of one or more persons other than the owner of the mark to certify regional or other origin, material, mode of manufacture, quality, accuracy or other characteristics of such goods or services, or that the work or labor on the goods or services was performed by members of a union or other organization. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 10 Sec. 1521
Change orders: means a written amendment to the home construction contract which becomes part of and is in conformance with the existing contract. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 10 Sec. 1486
Charity: An agency, institution, or organization in existence and operating for the benefit of an indefinite number of persons and conducted for educational, religious, scientific, medical, or other beneficent purposes.
Chief executive officer: means the Chief Executive Officer of the Maine Public Employees Retirement System. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 5 Sec. 17001
Child: means and includes every child entering school. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 20-A Sec. 6353
Civil forfeiture: The loss of ownership of property used to conduct illegal activity.
Code: means the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 5 Sec. 17001
Collective mark: means a trademark or service mark used by the members of a cooperative, an association or other collective group or organization, and includes marks used to indicate membership in a union, an association or other organization. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 10 Sec. 1521
Commissioner: means the Commissioner of Education or the commissioner's designee. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 20-A Sec. 1
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.
Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
Consumer: means a person who purchases or leases an assistive device from a dealer or manufacturer for purposes other than resale; a person to whom an assistive device is transferred for purposes other than resale while an express warranty is in effect; a funding source that purchases a device for a person with a disability; or a person otherwise legally qualified to enforce a warranty. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 10 Sec. 1500
Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
Corporate name: includes any corporate name, reserved name, registered name or assumed name as those terms are used in Title 13?C, sections 401, 402, 403 and 404 respectively and includes a corporate name, reserved name, registered name or assumed name as those terms are used in Title 13?B, sections 301?A, 302?A, 303?A and 308?A respectively. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 10 Sec. 1521
Creditor: means :
(1) The lender in a loan or credit transaction;
(2) A person engaged as a retail seller of motor vehicles that provides credit to consumers, as defined in Title 9?A, section 1?301, subsection 10, of the motor vehicles, as long as that person complies with the provisions of this section;
(3) The seller in a commercial retail installment transaction; or
(4) The assignee of any of the persons in subparagraphs (1) to (4) to which the credit obligation is payable. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 10 Sec. 1500-H
Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
Dealer: means and includes a natural person, firm, corporation, partnership and any other legal entity that is engaged in the business of selling, offering for sale or negotiating the sale of used motor vehicles, except auction businesses licensed by the Secretary of State and includes the officers, agents and employees thereof. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 10 Sec. 1471
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 Education. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 20-A Sec. 1
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
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.
Disease: means those conditions that are preventable by immunizing agent, as specified in rules. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 20-A Sec. 6353
Donor: The person who makes a gift.
Down payment: means all payments to a home construction contractor prior to or contemporaneous with the execution of the home construction contract. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 10 Sec. 1486
E-mail: means electronic mail sent or delivered by transmission over the Internet. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 10 Sec. 1497
E-mail service provider: means a business or organization qualified to do business in this State that provides individuals, corporations or other entities the ability to send or receive e-mail through equipment located in this State or that is an intermediary in sending or receiving e-mail. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 10 Sec. 1497
Elementary school: means that portion of a school that provides instruction in any combination of kindergarten through grade 8. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 20-A Sec. 1
Employee: means :

A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 5 Sec. 17001

Employer: means a person that maintains an office or otherwise transacts business in this State and makes payment of wages taxable under Title 36, Part 8 to a resident or nonresident individual. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 10 Sec. 1495

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

Extended service warranty: means a service contract, not a warranty as that term is used in Title 11, Article 2, that promises service in exchange for a fee and may also be referred to as "extended service contract. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 10 Sec. 1471

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.

Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.

Finance agreement: means a loan or retail installment sales contract for the purchase of a motor vehicle. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 10 Sec. 1500-H

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}

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.

Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.

Free-look period: means the period of time, not less than 30 days, from the effective date of the waiver until the date the borrower may cancel the waiver contract without penalty, fees or costs to the borrower. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 10 Sec. 1500-H

Full-service payroll processor license: means a license permitting a payroll processor to prepare and issue payroll checks, prepare and file state or federal income withholding tax reports and unemployment insurance compensation reports and collect, hold and turn over to the State Tax Assessor or to federal tax authorities income withholding taxes or unemployment insurance contributions. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 10 Sec. 1495

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

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

Health care provider: means an appropriately licensed, certified or registered provider of mental or physical health care, in either the public or private sector. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 5 Sec. 17001

Home construction contract: means a contract to build, remodel or repair a residence, including not only structural work but also electrical, plumbing and heating work; carpeting; window replacements; and other nonstructural work. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 10 Sec. 1486

Immunizing agent: means a vaccine, antitoxin or other substances used to increase an individual's immunity to a disease. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 20-A Sec. 6353

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

Indemnification: In general, a collateral contract or assurance under which one person agrees to secure another person against either anticipated financial losses or potential adverse legal consequences. ^{Source: FDIC}

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.

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

Insulation: means any material, including, but not limited to, mineral wool, cellulose fibre, vermeculite and perlite, and foams to reduce heat flow between the interior and exterior surfaces of a building. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 10 Sec. 1481

issue payroll checks: means to provide redeemable payroll payment instruments and includes functions performed by a payroll processor that holds a signature stamp, electronic signature or presigned check stock from the employer, but does not include functions performed by a payroll processor that provides unsigned checks to the employer for distribution by the employer. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 10 Sec. 1495

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

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}

Legacy: A gift of property made by will.

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.

Limited liability company name: includes a limited liability company name, reserved name, assumed name or registered name as those terms are used in Title 31, sections 1508 to 1511. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 10 Sec. 1521

Limited liability partnership name: includes a limited liability partnership name, reserved name, assumed name or registered name as those terms are used in Title 31, sections 803?A to 806?A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 10 Sec. 1521

Limited partnership name: includes a limited partnership name or assumed name under Title 31, section 1308 or reserved name or registered name as used in Title 31, section 1309. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 10 Sec. 1521

Limited payroll processor license: means a license that permits a payroll processor to prepare and issue payroll checks and prepare and file state or federal income withholding tax reports and unemployment insurance compensation reports, but does not permit the licensee to collect, hold or turn over to the State Tax Assessor or to federal tax authorities income withholding taxes or unemployment insurance contributions. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 10 Sec. 1495

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

Livery service: means a service that for a fee arranges, schedules or procures a vehicle for rent or hire or provides a ride for hire. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 10 Sec. 1471

Local district: means :

A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 5 Sec. 17001

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

Mark: includes any trademark, service mark, certification mark or collective mark entitled to be registered under this chapter, whether registered or not. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 10 Sec. 1521

Materials: means all supplies which are used to construct, alter or repair a residence. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 10 Sec. 1486

Mechanical defect: means any defect, failure or malfunction of the mechanical system of a motor vehicle, including but not limited to the motor and transmission, electrical, hydraulic or suspension systems, and any defect, damage, failure or malfunction that affects the safety or normal use of a motor vehicle. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 10 Sec. 1471

Medical review service provider: means an entity with whom the chief executive officer has contracted for the review of medical records and the provision of recommendations, opinions and certifications under this Part by health care providers employed by the entity. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 5 Sec. 17001

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

Membership: means active participation in the program of a school from the date of enrollment to the time the student withdraws or is absent from the school for 10 consecutive days for reasons other than illness. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 20-A Sec. 15001

Misleading or inaccurate caller identification information: includes , to the extent consistent with federal law, blocked caller identification information. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 10 Sec. 1498

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.

Motor vehicle: includes vehicles whether self-propelled or towed. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 10 Sec. 1500-H

Motor vehicle: means any self-propelled vehicle designed primarily to transport not more than 14 individuals, except motorcycles as defined in Title 29?A, section 101, subsection 38, and any vehicles operated exclusively on a rail or rails. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 10 Sec. 1471

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

National Bank: A bank that is subject to the supervision of the Comptroller of the Currency. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency is a bureau of the U.S. Treasury Department. A national bank can be recognized because it must have "national" or "national association" in its name. ^{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.

Nonconformity: means a condition or a defect that substantially impairs the use, value or safety of an assistive device that is covered by an express warranty applicable to that assistive device, or to a component of that assistive device, but does not include a condition or defect that is the result of abuse, neglect or unauthorized modification or alteration of the assistive device by the consumer. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 10 Sec. 1500

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.

Organization: means a corporation, partnership or unincorporated association. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 5 Sec. 17001

Other customer proprietary information: means any information loaded, installed or otherwise placed on a wireless telephone or transmitted from a wireless telephone by a wireless telephone customer. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 10 Sec. 1496-B

Parent: means a parent, guardian or legal guardian. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 20-A Sec. 1

Parent: means a child's parent, legal guardian or custodian. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 20-A Sec. 6353

Participating local district: means a local district that has approved the participation of its employees in the Participating Local District Retirement Program of the retirement system under section 18201. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 5 Sec. 17001

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.

Payroll processing services: means preparing and issuing payroll checks; preparing and filing state or federal income withholding tax reports or unemployment insurance contribution reports; or collecting, holding and turning over to the State Tax Assessor or to federal tax authorities income withholding taxes pursuant to Title 36, chapter 827 or federal law or unemployment insurance contributions pursuant to Title 26, chapter 13, subchapter 7 or federal law. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 10 Sec. 1495

Payroll processor: means a person that provides payroll processing service for one or more employers. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 10 Sec. 1495

Person: includes an individual, company, association, organization, partnership, business trust, corporation and every form of legal entity. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 10 Sec. 1500-H

Person: means any individual, firm, partnership, corporation, association, union or other organization. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 10 Sec. 1521

Person: means and includes natural persons, corporations, trusts, partnerships, incorporated or unincorporated associations and any other legal entities. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 10 Sec. 1471

Person: means an individual, a copartnership, corporation or any other legal entity. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 10 Sec. 1481

Personal property: All property that is not real property.

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

Plea: In a criminal case, the defendant's statement pleading "guilty" or "not guilty" in answer to the charges, a declaration made in open court.

Principal: means the person who supervises the operation and management of a school and school property as determined necessary by the superintendent under policies established by the school board. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 20-A Sec. 1

Private school: means an academy, seminary, institute or other private corporation or body formed for educational purposes covering kindergarten through grade 12 or any portion thereof. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 20-A Sec. 1

Private school approved for tuition purposes: means a private school approved for the receipt of public funds under sections 2951 to 2955. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 20-A Sec. 1

Public health official: means a local health officer, the Director of the Bureau of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, or any designated employee or agent of the Department of Health and Human Services. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 20-A Sec. 6353

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 school: includes :

(1) Any public school conducted within the State under the authority and supervision of a duly elected board of education, superintending school committee or school directors; and

(2) Any school which received any direct state aid in 1950 and municipal tuition funds amounting to at least the amount of that state aid during 1950. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 5 Sec. 17001

Public school: means a school that is governed by a school board of a school administrative unit and funded primarily with public funds. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 20-A Sec. 1

Purchaser: means any person who has obtained ownership of a used motor vehicle from a dealer by transfer, gift or purchase. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 10 Sec. 1471

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

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

Reconstructable motor vehicle: means a used motor vehicle that does not meet the inspection standards as set forth in Title 29?A, section 1751, and that is sold, offered for sale or negotiated for sale to a person other than another dealer for the purpose of transportation after repair or rebuilding. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 10 Sec. 1471

Registrant: includes the person to whom the registration of a mark under this chapter is issued, the registrant's legal representatives, successors or assigns. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 10 Sec. 1521

Rescission: The cancellation of budget authority previously provided by Congress. The Impoundment Control Act of 1974 specifies that the President may propose to Congress that funds be rescinded. If both Houses have not approved a rescission proposal (by passing legislation) within 45 days of continuous session, any funds being withheld must be made available for obligation.

Residence: means a dwelling with 3 or fewer living units and garages, if any. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 10 Sec. 1486

residential: shall mean any existing dwelling structure with 3 or less living units whether leased or owner occupied. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 10 Sec. 1481

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

Restricted payroll processor license: means a license that permits a payroll processor to prepare and file state or federal income withholding tax reports and unemployment insurance compensation reports, but does not permit the licensee to collect, hold or turn over to the State Tax Assessor or to federal tax authorities income withholding taxes or unemployment insurance contributions or to issue payroll checks. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 10 Sec. 1495

Retirement: means termination of membership with a retirement allowance granted under this chapter. 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

Rideshare: means a program, activity or action in which a person uses that person's private vehicle to transport a person for a fee. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 10 Sec. 1471

School: means any public or private elementary or secondary school in the State. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 20-A Sec. 6353

School administrative unit: means the state-approved unit of school administration and includes a municipal school unit, school administrative district, community school district, regional school unit or any other municipal or quasi-municipal corporation responsible for operating or constructing public schools, except that it does not include a career and technical education region. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 20-A Sec. 1

School board: means the governing body with statutory powers and duties for a school administrative unit. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 20-A Sec. 1

Secondary school: means that portion of a school that provides instruction in any combination of grades 9 through 12. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 20-A Sec. 1

Seller: means any person who sells a used motor vehicle to a dealer, including, but not limited to, individuals, other new or used motor vehicle dealers, motor vehicle manufacturers and insurance companies. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 10 Sec. 1471

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 mark: means a mark used in the sale or advertising of services to identify the services of one person and distinguish them from the services of others. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 10 Sec. 1521

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

Solar energy equipment: means all controls, tanks, pumps, heat exchangers, collectors and all other equipment necessary for the collection, transfer and storage of solar energy, as determined by the Governor's Energy Office. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 10 Sec. 1492

Solicitation calls: means calls, including facsimile transmissions, the purpose of which is any of the following:

(1) To offer real property, goods or services for sale or rent;

(2) To convey information on real property, goods or services to solicit sales or purchases;

(3) To promote or solicit charitable contributions; or

(4) To gather data or statistics or solicit information. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 10 Sec. 1498

State board: means the State Board of Education. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 20-A Sec. 1

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

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

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

Superintendent: means , except in cases in which a credit union or financial institution authorized to do business in this State, as defined in Title 9?B, section 131, subsections 12?A and 17?A, is the creditor, the Superintendent of Consumer Credit Protection. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 10 Sec. 1500-H

Superintendent: means the superintendent of schools of a school administrative unit, or a person designated by the superintendent, and the chief administrative officer of a private school. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 20-A Sec. 6353

Superintendent: means the person in a school administrative unit or school union appointed and having the authority and responsibility under this Title and other applicable statutes. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 20-A Sec. 1

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

Telefacsimile: means any process in which electronic signals are transmitted by means of a telephone system for immediate direct printing as images or written text, excluding telecommunication signals transmitted by devices for the deaf, hard of hearing or speech impaired. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 10 Sec. 1496

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

Trade name: means a word, name, symbol, device or any combination thereof used by a person to identify his business, vocation or occupation and distinguish it from the business, vocation or occupation of others. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 10 Sec. 1521

Trademark: means any word, name, symbol or device or any combination thereof adopted and used by a person to identify goods made or sold by him and to distinguish them from goods made or sold by others. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 10 Sec. 1521

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.

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.

Truth in Lending Act: The Truth in Lending Act is a federal law that requires lenders to provide standardized information so that borrowers can compare loan terms. In general, lenders must provide information on ^{Source: OCC}

Uniform Commercial Code: A set of statutes enacted by the various states to provide consistency among the states' commercial laws. It includes negotiable instruments, sales, stock transfers, trust and warehouse receipts, and bills of lading. ^{Source: OCC}

United States: includes territories and the District of Columbia. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72

Unsolicited commercial e-mail: means an e-mail, other than an e-mail sent at the request of the recipient, sent via an e-mail service provider to 2 or more recipients in this State with whom the sender does not have an existing business relationship for the purpose of:

(1) Offering real property, goods or services for sale or rent;

(2) Conveying information on real property, goods or services to solicit sales or purchase;

(3) Conveying information on the extension of credit; or

(4) Promoting or soliciting charitable contributions. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 10 Sec. 1497

Uphold: The decision of an appellate court not to reverse a lower court decision.

Used motor vehicle: means a motor vehicle that either has been once registered or is not covered by a manufacturer's new car warranty. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 10 Sec. 1471

Vehicle history report: means a written or electronic report, record or document that describes or provides information on the service history of a vehicle. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 10 Sec. 1471

waiver: means a contractual agreement in which a creditor agrees for a separate charge to cancel or waive all or part of the amount due on a borrower's finance agreement for a motor vehicle in the event of a total physical damage loss or unrecovered theft of the motor vehicle. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 10 Sec. 1500-H

Wireless telephone service: means any mobile telecommunications services as defined in Title 35?A, section 102, subsection 9?A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 10 Sec. 1496-B

Wireless telephone service provider: means a telecommunications carrier that provides wireless telephone service. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 10 Sec. 1496-B