| | Sec. B-1. 10 MRSA §1294, sub-§3, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 462, Pt. | A, §22 and affected by §23, is amended to read: |
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| | 3. Arbitration. Nothing contained in this section may bar | the right of an agreement to provide for binding arbitration | of disputes. Any arbitration must be consistent with the | provisions of this chapter and Title 14, chapter 706 755, and | the place of any arbitration must be in the city or county in | which the dealer maintains the dealer's principal place of | business in the State. |
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| | Sec. B-2. 10 MRSA §1440, sub-§4, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 427, §2, | is amended to read: |
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| | 4. Arbitration. If a dispute arises under this chapter, | the dealer may voluntarily agree to submit that dispute to | binding or nonbinding arbitration. An arbitration proceeding | must be voluntary, initiated by serving a written request for | arbitration on the other party and conducted under the | provisions of the Maine Revised Uniform Arbitration Act. |
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| | Sec. B-3. 14 MRSA §6017, sub-§4, as enacted by PL 1999, c. 192, §2, | is amended to read: |
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| | 4. Arbitration. A commercial landlord and tenant may agree | in their lease or in a separate agreement to arbitration of | disputes as to termination, the right of possession arising | under the lease between landlord and tenant and amounts owed | for rent before an arbitrator or arbitrators chosen in advance | pursuant to the lease or other written agreement. The | decision of the arbitrator is final. If the arbitrator rules | in favor of the landlord, the landlord may, by presentation of | an attested copy of the arbitrator's decision, and after | docketing of the arbitrator's decision by the Superior Court, | immediately obtain a writ of possession from the clerk of the | Superior Court. The arbitrator's decision may be stayed or | appealed from only upon such grounds as generally lie for stay | or appeal of an arbitration decision pursuant to the Uniform | Arbitration Act, Title 14, section 5949 sections 8707 and | 8728. |
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| | Sec. B-4. 26 MRSA §937, last ¶, as enacted by PL 1985, c. 294, §§2 | and 3, is amended to read: |
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| | The board may, at any time in the arbitration process, seek | a stipulated settlement of the matter submitted to it for | resolution provided that settlement is approved by the parties | to the dispute. Except as provided in section 972, arbitration | proceedings shall be are subject to the review provisions of | the Revised Uniform Arbitration Act, Title 14, chapter 706. |
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