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action in Superior Court to enjoin a person from violating this
chapter, regardless of whether proceedings have been or may be
instituted in the District Court or whether criminal proceedings
have been or may be instituted.

 
3.__Strict liability.__Except as otherwise specifically
provided, violation of this section is a strict liability crime
as defined in Title 17-A, section 34, subsection 4-A.

 
4.__Exception.__Subsection 1 does not apply to a person, firm
or corporation or work excepted under section 1102 or 1102-A.

 
5.__Installations by resident; certification.__Nothing in this
chapter prevents a person from making electrical installations in
a single-family residence occupied by that person or to be
occupied by that person as the person's bona fide personal abode,
as long as the installation conforms with the standards of the
National Electric Code.__An electrical installation made under
the authority of this subsection, after July 1, 1987, in a newly
constructed residence, requires certification by a state or local
inspector, master electrician or limited electrician in house
wiring prior to the activation of electricity by the utility
company.

 
Sec. S-4. 32 MRSA §2276, as amended by PL 1999, c. 386, Pt. I, §2
and c. 547, Pt. B, §78 and affected by §80, is further amended to
read:

 
§2276. License required

 
1-A. License required. A person may not practice, or profess
to be authorized to practice occupational therapy, as an
occupational therapist or certified occupational therapy
assistant in this State or use the words "occupational
therapist," "registered occupational therapist," "occupational
therapy assistant" or "certified occupational therapy assistant"
or the letters "O.T.," "O.T.R.," "O.T.A.," "C.O.T.A." or other
words or letters to indicate that the person using the words or
letters is a licensed occupational therapist or certified
occupational therapy assistant, or that may misrepresent to the
public that the person has received formalized training in the
field of occupational therapy, unless that person is licensed in
accordance with this chapter.

 
This subsection is not intended to prohibit occupational therapy
students and occupational therapy assistant students completing
fieldwork from using the letters "O.T.S." and "O.T.A.S."
respectively.


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