| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | Sec. 1. 5 MRSA §12004-A, sub-§20-A is enacted to read: |
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| Contractor Licensing | Legislative |
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| | Sec. 2. 32 MRSA c. 135 is enacted to read: |
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| MAINE HOME CONTRACTOR LICENSING ACT |
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| | This chapter may be known and cited as "the Maine Home | Contractor Licensing Act." |
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| | 1.__Applicant.__"Applicant" means a person who applies for a | home contractor's license or a home contractor salesperson. |
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| | 2.__Board.__"Board" means the Maine Home Contractor Licensing | Board as established in this chapter. |
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| | 3.__Commissioner.__"Commissioner" means the Commissioner of | Professional and Financial Regulation. |
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| | 4.__Contract.__"Contract" means an agreement between an owner | and a home contractor or a home contractor salesperson to build a | dwelling or perform any home improvements. |
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| | 5.__Department.__"Department" means the Department of | Professional and Financial Regulation. |
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| | 6.__Dwelling.__"Dwelling" means any building that contains one | or 2 dwelling units. |
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| | 7.__Dwelling unit.__"Dwelling unit" means a single unit | providing complete independent living facilities for one or more | persons, including permanent provisions for living, sleeping, | eating, cooking and sanitation. |
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| | 8.__Employee.__"Employee" has the same meaning as provided in | Title 26, section 591, subsection 1. |
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