| An Act To Enact the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act |
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| Amendments of 1996 and 2001 |
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | Sec. 1. 19-A MRSA §2802, sub-§7, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 694, Pt. B, | §2 and affected by Pt. E, §2, is amended to read: |
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| | 7. Initiating state. "Initiating state" means a state in | from which a proceeding is forwarded or in which a proceeding is | filed for forwarding to a responding state under this chapter or | a law or procedure substantially similar to this chapter, the | Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Act or the Revised | Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Act is filed for | forwarding to a responding state. |
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| | Sec. 2. 19-A MRSA §2802, sub-§§13-A and 13-B are enacted to read: |
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| | 13-A.__Person.__"Person" means an individual; corporation; | business trust; estate; trust; partnership; limited liability | company; association; joint venture; government; governmental | subdivision, agency or instrumentality; public corporation; or | any other legal or commercial entity. |
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| | 13-B.__Record.__"Record" means information that is inscribed | on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other | medium and is retrievable in perceivable form. |
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| | Sec. 3. 19-A MRSA §2802, sub-§16, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 694, Pt. | B, §2 and affected by Pt. E, §2, is amended to read: |
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