Sec. 1. 4 MRSA §807, sub-§3, śC, as amended by PL 2001, c. 119, §1, 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 provides that 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 may appear for that organization in an action for forcible entry and detainer.