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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 32, § 13001 (2026)

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As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings.   [PL 1987, c. 395, Pt. A, §212 (NEW).]
1.  Real estate.  "Real estate" means all estates and lesser interests in land and an existing business if real estate is a part of the business.  
[PL 1987, c. 395, Pt. A, §212 (NEW).]
1-A.  Commission.  "Commission" means the Real Estate Commission.  
[PL 2007, c. 402, Pt. BB, §1 (NEW).]
1-B.  Director.  "Director" means the director of the Real Estate Commission.  
[PL 2007, c. 402, Pt. BB, §2 (NEW).]
2.  Real estate brokerage.  "Real estate brokerage" means a single instance of offering, attempting to conduct or conducting services on behalf of another for compensation, or with the expectation of receiving compensation, calculated to result in the transfer of an interest in real estate. Real estate brokerage includes, but is not limited to, the following activities conducted in behalf of another:  
A. Listing real estate for sale or exchange;   [PL 1987, c. 395, Pt. A, §212 (NEW).]
B. Promoting the purchase, sale or exchange of real estate;   [PL 1987, c. 395, Pt. A, §212 (NEW).]
C. Procuring of prospects calculated to result in the purchase, sale or exchange of real estate;   [PL 1987, c. 395, Pt. A, §212 (NEW).]
D. Advertising or holding oneself out as offering any services described in this subsection;   [PL 1987, c. 395, Pt. A, §212 (NEW).]
E. Negotiating the purchase, sale or exchange of real estate;   [PL 1987, c. 395, Pt. A, §212 (NEW).]
F. Buying options on real estate or selling real estate options or the real estate under option;   [PL 1987, c. 395, Pt. A, §212 (NEW).]
G. Acting as a finder to facilitate the purchase, sale or exchange of real estate; and   [PL 1987, c. 395, Pt. A, §212 (NEW).]
H. Buying, selling or exchanging real estate.   [PL 1987, c. 395, Pt. A, §212 (NEW).]
[PL 1987, c. 395, Pt. A, §212 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1987, c. 395, §A212 (NEW). PL 2007, c. 402, Pt. BB, §§1, 2 (AMD).
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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 1988–2009 · leading case: Fitzgerald v. Hutchins, 2009 ME 115 (Me. 2009).
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Fitzgerald v. Hutchins, 2009 ME 115 (Me. 2009). · cites it 2× “” See 32 M.R.S. §§ 13001(2), 13004. [¶ 25] Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to Fitzgerald, as we must, see Brawn, 2003 ME 11, ¶ 15 , 819 A.”
Outdoor World Corp. v. Maine Dep't of Labor, Unemployment Ins. Comm'n, 542 A.2d 369 (Me. 1988). “395, § A, 212, now codified at 32 M.R.S.A. §§ 13001, 13002 (1988)) provided in pertinent part: (2) A "reeil estate broker” is any person .”
Winsor v. Maine Real Est. Comm'n, 695 A.2d 1198 (Me. 1997). “32 M.R.S.A. § 13001(2) (1988) lists activities that constitute real estate brokerage and includes the activities that Archambault performed.”
St. Hilaire v. Maine Real Est. Comm'n, 675 A.2d 956 (Me. 1996). “Hilaires had violated the Real Estate Brokerage License Act, 32 M.R.S.A. § 13001, et seq. (1988 & Supp.”
— Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 32, § 13001(2) — 2 cases
Fitzgerald v. Hutchins, 2009 ME 115 (Me. 2009). “” See 32 M.R.S. §§ 13001(2), 13004. [¶ 25] Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to Fitzgerald, as we must, see Brawn, 2003 ME 11, ¶ 15 , 819 A.”
Winsor v. Maine Real Est. Comm'n, 695 A.2d 1198 (Me. 1997). “32 M.R.S.A. § 13001(2) (1988) lists activities that constitute real estate brokerage and includes the activities that Archambault performed.”
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