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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 35-A, § 9216 (2026)

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SECTION HISTORY
PL 2009, c. 612, §10 (NEW). PL 2015, c. 151, §§1, 2 (AMD). PL 2015, c. 284, §10 (AMD). PL 2019, c. 625, §12 (RP).
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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases, 2016–2017 · leading case: State v. Biddeford Internet Corp., 171 A.3d 603 (Me. 2017).
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State v. Biddeford Internet Corp., 171 A.3d 603 (Me. 2017). · cites it 5× “) awarding the State and the Authority $406,852 in unpaid fees pursuant to 35-A M.R.S. § 9216 (2014). 1 On appeal, all parties argue that the court erred by concluding that the section 9216 assessment was a valid business excise tax.”
State of Maine & ConnectME Auth. v. Biddeford Internet Corp. (Me. Super. Ct 2016). · cites it 15× “§ 102(9-B) and 35-A M.R.S.A § 9216( l)(B), in pertinent part, as "a telephone utility that provided single-party ser vice, voice grade access to the public switched telephone network j in a defined service tenitory in the State on Febrnru·y 8, 1997, or itrs successor," or t hat…”
State v. Biddeford Internet Corp., 171 A.3d 603 (Me. 2017). · cites it 5× “) awarding the State and the Authority $406,852 in unpaid fees pursuant to 35-A M.R.S. § 9216 (2014). 1 On appeal, all parties argue that the court erred by concluding that the section 9216 assessment was a valid business excise tax.”
State v. Biddeford Internet Corp., 171 A.3d 603 (Me. 2017). · cites it 5× “) awarding the State and the Authority $406,852 in unpaid fees pursuant to 35-A M.R.S. § 9216 (2014). 1 On appeal, all parties argue that the court erred by concluding that the section 9216 assessment was a valid business excise tax.”
State v. Biddeford Internet Corp., 171 A.3d 603 (Me. 2017). · cites it 5× “) awarding the State and the Authority $406,852 in unpaid fees pursuant to 35-A M.R.S. § 9216 (2014). 1 On appeal, all parties argue that the court erred by concluding that the section 9216 assessment was a valid business excise tax.”
State of Maine v. Biddeford Internet Corp., 2017 ME 204 (Me. 2017). · cites it 2× “GWI contends that the assessment constitutes either an invalid business excise tax or an unconstitutional property tax.”
— Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 35-A, § 9216(2) — 1 case
State of Maine & ConnectME Auth. v. Biddeford Internet Corp. (Me. Super. Ct 2016). “§ 102(9-B) and 35-A M.R.S.A § 9216( l)(B), in pertinent part, as "a telephone utility that provided single-party ser vice, voice grade access to the public switched telephone network j in a defined service tenitory in the State on Febrnru·y 8, 1997, or itrs successor," or t hat…”
— Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 35-A, § 9216(3) — 1 case
State of Maine & ConnectME Auth. v. Biddeford Internet Corp. (Me. Super. Ct 2016). “§ 102(9-B) and 35-A M.R.S.A § 9216( l)(B), in pertinent part, as "a telephone utility that provided single-party ser vice, voice grade access to the public switched telephone network j in a defined service tenitory in the State on Febrnru·y 8, 1997, or itrs successor," or t hat…”
— Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 35-A, § 9216(4)(B) — 1 case
State of Maine & ConnectME Auth. v. Biddeford Internet Corp. (Me. Super. Ct 2016). “§ 102(9-B) and 35-A M.R.S.A § 9216( l)(B), in pertinent part, as "a telephone utility that provided single-party ser vice, voice grade access to the public switched telephone network j in a defined service tenitory in the State on Febrnru·y 8, 1997, or itrs successor," or t hat…”
— Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 35-A, § 9216(5) — 1 case
State of Maine & ConnectME Auth. v. Biddeford Internet Corp. (Me. Super. Ct 2016). “§ 102(9-B) and 35-A M.R.S.A § 9216( l)(B), in pertinent part, as "a telephone utility that provided single-party ser vice, voice grade access to the public switched telephone network j in a defined service tenitory in the State on Febrnru·y 8, 1997, or itrs successor," or t hat…”
— Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 35-A, § 9216(l)(B) — 1 case
State of Maine & ConnectME Auth. v. Biddeford Internet Corp. (Me. Super. Ct 2016). “§ 102(9-B) and 35-A M.R.S.A § 9216( l)(B), in pertinent part, as "a telephone utility that provided single-party ser vice, voice grade access to the public switched telephone network j in a defined service tenitory in the State on Febrnru·y 8, 1997, or itrs successor," or t hat…”
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