Sec. 1. 10 MRSA §1498, sub-§3, as amended by PL 1991, c. 524, §2, is further amended to read:

3. Restriction. A person may not use an automated telephone calling device to make solicitation calls to any telephone number in the State except weekdays between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., according to the time in this State, and may not complete more than one solicitation call to any telephone number during each 8-hour period. In addition, the person using the device to place the call shall ensure that the device disconnects no more than 5 seconds following the disconnection of the telephone number called.

The automated telephone calling device used for making the calls subject to this chapter must be of a type approved by the Federal Communications Commission.

Sec. 2. 10 MRSA §1498, sub-§7, as amended by PL 1991, c. 524, §3, is repealed.

Sec. 3. 10 MRSA §1498, sub-§8, as enacted by PL 1989, c. 775, is amended to read:

8. Penalty. Violation of this section, including the provision of false registration information, is an unfair trade practice as prohibited by Title 5, section 207.

Sec. 4. 26 MRSA §1308, sub-§§2 and 3, as amended by PL 1997, c. 757, §7, are further amended to read:

2. Certified copies. A copy of any determination made at the request of the public authority must be certified by the director and filed immediately with the public authority and with the Secretary of State. Copies must be supplied by the bureau to all persons requesting same within 10 days after the filing.

3. Appeal. Any person affected by the determination of the director, whether or not that person participated in the proceedings resulting in the determination, may appeal to the commissioner from that determination by filing a written notice with the commissioner stating the specific grounds of that person's objection within 10 days from the filing of the copy of the determination with the Secretary of State public authority. The commissioner shall hold a hearing on the appeal, pursuant to Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter IV, within 20 days from the receipt of notice of appeal. The hearing by the commissioner must be held in Augusta. The commissioner has the authority to affirm, reverse or amend the determination of the director. The