Sec. 1. 4 MRSA §807, sub-§3, śC, as amended by PL 1995, c. 65, Pt. A, §5 and affected by §153 and Pt. C, §15, is further amended to read:

C. An officer or authorized employee of a corporation, partnership, sole proprietorship or governmental entity, or a member, manager or authorized employee of a limited liability company, who is not an attorney, but is appearing for that organization:

(1) In an action cognizable as a small claim under Title 14, chapter 738; or

(2) For the purposes of entering a plea or answer and paying the fine or penalty for a violation by that organization of Title 23, chapter 24 or Title 29-A; or

(3)__In an action for forcible entry and detainer under Title 14, chapter 709.

SUMMARY

This bill gives managers, members and authorized employees of limited liability companies who are not lawyers the same power to represent their companies in certain court actions as is currently provided for officers and authorized employees of corporations, partnerships and other business entities who are not lawyers. It also adds to the list of court actions in which those persons may represent their organizations to include forcible entry and detainer actions.