Maine Revised Statutes

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 9, § 5017 (2026)

Denial or refusal to renew license; disciplinary action

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The director or the director's designee may deny the license application, refuse to renew the license or suspend or revoke the license of a person or an entity that has been, or whose principals, officers, directors, employees or fundraisers have been, convicted of, found guilty of, pled guilty or nolo contendere to or have been incarcerated by any federal or state court for any felony or for any misdemeanor involving dishonesty, including, but not limited to, fraud, theft, larceny, embezzlement or any crime arising from the conduct of a solicitation for a charitable organization.   [PL 2013, c. 313, §25 (AMD).]
The director or the director's designee may deny a license, refuse to renew a license or impose the disciplinary sanctions authorized under Title 10, section 8003, subsection 5‑A for any of the reasons enumerated in Title 10, section 8003, subsection 5‑A, paragraph A.   [PL 2013, c. 313, §25 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2003, c. 541, §18 (NEW). PL 2005, c. 497, §13 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 402, Pt. A, §10 (RPR). PL 2007, c. 695, Pt. A, §10 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 286, Pt. A, §11 (AMD). PL 2013, c. 313, §25 (AMD).
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 2010–2010 · leading case: Christian Action Network v. Maine, 679 F. Supp. 2d 140 (D. Me. 2010).
Christian Action Network v. Maine, 679 F. Supp. 2d 140 (D. Me. 2010). “As for the licensing component of the Maine Act, contrary to Christian Action Network’s argument, the statutory provision that the State “may deny” a license for certain enumerated statutory reasons, 9 M.R.S.A. § 5017, is not facially unconstitutional.”
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