§ 2901 Contracts subject to general provisions
§ 2902 Uninsured vehicle coverage; insolvency of insurer
§ 2902-B Motorcycle passenger exclusion
§ 2902-C Refusal to issue insurance prohibited
§ 2902-D Family exclusions prohibited
§ 2902-E Limitation on surcharge
§ 2902-F Volunteer drivers
§ 2902-G Discounted premiums for older drivers
§ 2903 Liability absolute when loss occurs
§ 2904 Judgment creditor may have insurance; exceptions
§ 2907 Coverage for sales tax credit
§ 2908 Cancellation and nonrenewal
§ 2909 Insurance for dealers and transporters
§ 2910 Loss information to be supplied
§ 2910-A Subrogation; medical payments coverage
§ 2910-B Assessment of value of motor vehicle

Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes > Title 24-A > Chapter 39 > Subchapter 1 - General Provisions

  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Executor: A male person named in a will to carry out the decedent
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • 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
  • in writing: include printing and other modes of making legible words. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72
  • 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.
  • Precedent: A court decision in an earlier case with facts and law similar to a dispute currently before a court. Precedent will ordinarily govern the decision of a later similar case, unless a party can show that it was wrongly decided or that it differed in some significant way.
  • 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.
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Under age: means under the age of 18. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72
  • Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72