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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 9, § 5014 (2026)

Violation as unfair trade practice

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Any violation of this chapter shall constitute a violation of Title 5, chapter 10, the Unfair Trade Practices Act.   [PL 1977, c. 488, §1 (NEW).]
Any intentional violation of this chapter shall be a Class D crime.   [PL 1977, c. 488, §1 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1977, c. 488, §1 (NEW).
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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1988–2010 · leading case: Christian Action Network v. Maine, 679 F. Supp. 2d 140 (D. Me. 2010).
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Christian Action Network v. Maine, 679 F. Supp. 2d 140 (D. Me. 2010). “The unauthorized name restriction certainly would be constitutional if applied only to the deceptive use of names in solicitations (indeed, 9 M.R.S.A. § 5014 treats a violation of the Act as a violation of Maine’s Unfair Trade Practices Act).”
State v. Smith, 551 A.2d 449 (Me. 1988). “§ 353 (1983), violating the Charitable Solicitations Act, 9 M.R.S.A. § 5014 (1980 & Supp.1986), and witness tampering, 17-A M.”
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