| | | Emergency preamble. Whereas, Acts of the Legislature do not become | | effective until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted as | | emergencies; and |
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| | | Whereas, this Act provides for a more thorough regulation of | | telemarketers and the practices of those telemarketers; and |
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| | | Whereas, this regulation is necessary for the protection of | | Maine residents; and |
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| | | Whereas, in the judgment of the Legislature, these facts | | create an emergency within the meaning of the Constitution of | | Maine and require the following legislation as immediately | | necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and | | safety; now, therefore, |
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| | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | | Sec. 1. 10 MRSA c. 225, as amended, is repealed. |
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| | | Sec. 2. 32 MRSA §14716, sub-§3, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 324, §12, | | is repealed. |
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| | | Sec. 3. 32 MRSA c. 128, sub-c. 3 is enacted to read: |
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| | | As used in this subchapter, unless the context otherwise | | indicates, the following terms have the following meanings. |
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| | | 1.__Automated telephone calling device.__"Automated | | telephone calling device" means any system or equipment that | | selects, dials or calls telephone numbers and plays recorded | | messages. |
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| | | 2.__Caller identification service.__"Caller identification | | service" means a service or device designed to provide the | | user of the service or device with the telephone number of an | | incoming telephone call. |
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| | | 3.__Consumer good or service.__"Consumer good or service" | | means property of any kind that is normally used for personal, | | family or household purposes.__"Consumer good or service" does | | not include a security as defined in Title 11, section 8-1102. |
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