Maine Revised Statutes

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 35-A, § 1301 (2026)

Substantial compliance

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Substantial compliance by the commission with the requirements of this Title gives effect to all the commission's rules, orders and acts. The commission's rules, orders and acts may not be declared inoperative, illegal or void for an omission of a technical and immaterial nature.   [PL 1987, c. 141, Pt. A, §6 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1987, c. 141, §A6 (NEW). RR 2009, c. 2, §100 (COR).
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2018–2022 · leading case: Conservation Law Found. v. Pub. Utils. Comm'n, 192 A.3d 596 (Me. 2018).
Conservation Law Found. v. Pub. Utils. Comm'n, 192 A.3d 596 (Me. 2018). “See 35-A M.R.S. §§ 1301 - 1323 (2017). [¶ 10] The context of these provisions demonstrates that the Legislature intended, appropriately, to limit jurisdiction for direct appeals to the Law Court to only those appeals from the Commission's action in carrying out its adjudicatory…”
Gen. Marine Constr. Corp. v. Pub. Utils. Comm'n, 2022 ME 20 (Me. 2022). “”); see also 35-A M.R.S. § 1301 (2021) (“Substantial compliance by the commission with the requirements of [Title 35-A] gives effect to all the commission’s rules, orders and acts.”
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