1. Enforcement related powers. Notwithstanding the Maine Administrative Procedure Act, an order under this chapter may deny, suspend application of, condition, limit or revoke an exemption created under section 16201, subsection 3, paragraph C, section 16201, subsection 7 or 8 or section 16202 or an exemption or waiver created under section 16203 with respect to a specific security, transaction or offer if the administrator finds that the order is consistent with the public interest and the protection of the public. An order under this section may be issued only pursuant to the procedures in section 16306, subsection 4 or section 16604 and only prospectively.

[PL 2005, c. 65, Pt. A, §2 (NEW).]

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Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 16204

  • Administrator: means the Securities Administrator under section 16601. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 16102
  • Offer to purchase: includes an attempt or offer to obtain, or solicitation of an offer to sell, a security or interest in a security for value. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 16102
  • Offer to sell: includes every attempt or offer to dispose of, or solicitation of an offer to purchase, a security or interest in a security for value. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 16102
  • Person: means an individual; corporation; business trust; estate; trust; partnership; limited liability company; association; joint venture; government; governmental subdivision, agency or instrumentality; public corporation; or any other legal or commercial entity. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 16102
  • Sale: includes every contract of sale of, contract to sell or disposition of a security or interest in a security for value. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 16102
  • Security: means a note; stock; treasury stock; security future; bond; debenture; evidence of indebtedness; certificate of interest or participation in a profit-sharing agreement; collateral trust certificate; preorganization certificate or subscription; transferable share; investment contract; investment in a viatical or life settlement contract; voting trust certificate; certificate of deposit for a security; fractional undivided interest in oil, gas or other mineral rights; documents of title to or certificates of interest or participation in an oil, gas or other mineral title or lease or in payments out of production under any title, lease, right or royalty; put, call, straddle, option or privilege on a security, certificate of deposit or group or index of securities, including an interest therein or based on the value thereof; put, call, straddle, option or privilege entered into on a national securities exchange relating to foreign currency; or, in general, an interest or instrument commonly known as a "security"; or a certificate of interest or participation in, temporary or interim certificate for, receipt for, guarantee of or warrant or right to subscribe to or purchase any of the foregoing. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 16102
2. Knowledge of order required. A person does not violate section 16301, sections 16303 to 16306, section 16504 or section 16510 by an offer to sell, offer to purchase, sale or purchase effected after the entry of an order issued under this section if the person did not know, and in the exercise of reasonable care could not have known, of the order.

[PL 2005, c. 65, Pt. A, §2 (NEW).]

SECTION HISTORY

PL 2005, c. 65, §A2 (NEW).