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Maine no-contact list only for the purposes of updating the
no-contact list of that telemarketer by including in its
list persons with whom the telemarketer does not have an
established business relationship.

 
3.__Contents of Maine no-contact list.__The Maine no-contact
list must contain the name, address, telephone number and e-
mail address, if any, of each consumer in this State who has
requested to be on that list.__The Maine no-contact list must
be updated and published monthly.__An entry on the Maine no-
contact list expires on the 3rd anniversary of the date the
entry is first published on the list.__An entry may be renewed
for successive 3-year periods, without limitation.__The
telephone number of the consumer on the Maine no-contact list
may be deleted from the list on the consumer's written request
or if the telephone number or e-mail address of the consumer
is changed.

 
4.__Fee; fund.__The Attorney General may charge a person a
reasonable amount not to exceed $3 for a request to place a
telephone number or e-mail address on the Maine no-contact
list or to renew an entry on the list.__Fees collected under
this subsection must be deposited into a fund maintained in
the Department of the Attorney General for use by the Attorney
General for enforcement and administration of this subchapter.

 
5.__Request form.__The Attorney General shall develop and
make available a form to be used by consumers to request to be
on the Maine no-contact list and shall provide a toll-free
telephone number and Internet e-mail address that persons may
use to order a copy of the form.__A private for-profit
publisher of a residential telephone directory that is
distributed to the public at minimal or no cost must include
in the directory a prominently displayed toll-free number and
Internet e-mail address established by the Attorney General
through which a person may order a copy of the form.

 
§14756.__Telemarketing calls to persons on Maine no-contact
list

 
A telemarketer may not make a telemarketing call to a
telephone number that has been published on the Maine no-
contact list more than 60 days after the telephone number
appears on the Maine no-contact list.

 
§14757.__Penalties for telemarketing violation

 
1.__Presumption of adverse effect.__For purposes of this
section, a consumer on the Maine no-contact list is presumed
to be adversely affected by a telemarketer who calls the
consumer more than once.


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