Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 4700-L – Penalties
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1. Fine. A person, company, firm, partnership or corporation who installs, alters, repairs or replaces a water well, geothermal heat exchange well or pump system without being licensed as provided in this chapter or in violation of the code of performance adopted by the commission pursuant to section 4700?H, subsection 5, except for an apprentice well driller or an apprentice pump installer as set forth in this chapter, or a person, firm, partnership or corporation who procures a license as provided in this chapter wrongfully or by fraud commits a civil violation punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000.
[RR 2021, c. 2, Pt. A, §115 (COR).]
Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 4700-L
- Apprentice pump installer: means a person who is engaged to work at and learn the trade of water well pump installation under the direct supervision of a master or journeyman pump installer. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 4700-E
- Apprentice well driller: means a person who is engaged to work at and learn the trade of well drilling under the direct supervision of a master or journeyman well driller. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 4700-E
- Commission: means the Maine Water Well Commission created under section 4700?G. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 4700-E
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Department: means the Department of Health and Human Services. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 4700-E
- Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
- Geothermal heat exchange well: means a hole drilled, driven or bored into the earth for the purpose of using the heat exchange capacity of the earth for heating and cooling. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 4700-E
- Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
- 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.
- pump system: means mechanical equipment or a device used to remove water from a well including all piping and wiring up to the existing equipment in the structure. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 4700-E
- water well: means any hole drilled, driven or bored into the earth used to extract drinking water. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 4700-E
2. Injunction. The State may bring action in Superior Court to enjoin any person, firm, partnership or corporation from violating this chapter, regardless of whether proceedings have been or may be instituted in the District Court or whether civil proceedings have been or may be instituted.
[PL 2001, c. 209, Pt. B, §12 (NEW).]
3. Exclusion. This chapter does not prevent a person from making water well, geothermal heat exchange well or pump system installations, alterations, repairs or replacements in a single-family residence occupied by that person or to be occupied by that person as a bona fide personal abode as long as the installation, alteration, repair or replacement conforms to the standards set forth in this chapter and any rules adopted by the commission or the department.
[PL 2009, c. 153, §24 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1991, c. 455, §B1 (NEW). PL 2001, c. 209, §B12 (RPR). PL 2009, c. 153, §§23, 24 (AMD). RR 2021, c. 2, Pt. A, §115 (COR).