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LD 1881		 Second Regular Session - 125th Maine Legislature
 
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An Act Regarding the Commercial Sale of Deeds Records

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

Sec. 1. 33 MRSA §671  is enacted to read:

§ 671.  Commercial resale

1.  Prohibition on resale.   A person may not resell digital abstracts and copies of deeds.
2.  Written statement.   A person requesting 1,000 or more digital abstracts and copies of consecutive deeds records shall provide to the register of deeds a signed written statement asserting that the records will not be sold or offered for sale.
3.  Violations.   A violation of subsection 1 is a civil violation for which a fine of not more than $1,000 may be adjudged. The execution of a statement under subsection 2 containing a false statement constitutes unsworn falsification under Title 17-A, section 453.
4.  Application.   This section does not apply to commercial activity for which the exchange of copies of abstracts and deeds records is incidental to the commercial activity.

summary

This bill prohibits the resale of digital abstracts and copies of deeds. A person requesting 1,000 or more consecutive deeds records must file a signed written statement with the register of deeds that the records are not being requested with the intent to resell. A person who resells deeds commits a civil violation for which a fine of not more than $1,000 may be adjudged. A person who executes a statement containing a false statement commits unsworn falsification under the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 17-A, section 453. This prohibition does not apply to commercial activity for which the exchange of copies of abstracts and deeds records is incidental to the activity, such as a real estate closing.

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