Maine Revised Statutes Title 10 Sec. 9903 – Status of out-of-state businesses and employees during disaster period
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1. Out-of-state businesses. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, during a disaster period an out-of-state business that conducts operations within the State for the purpose of performing work or providing services related to a declared state disaster or emergency is deemed to have not established a level of presence that would require that business or its out-of-state employees to be subject to any of the following state or local employment, licensing or registration requirements:
A. Business licensing or registration requirements; [PL 2011, c. 622, §1 (NEW).]
B. Unemployment insurance taxes or fees or workers’ compensation insurance taxes or fees; and [PL 2011, c. 691, Pt. E, §1 (AMD); PL 2011, c. 691, Pt. E, §2 (AFF).]
C. Occupational licensing fees. [PL 2011, c. 622, §1 (NEW).]
[PL 2011, c. 691, Pt. E, §1 (AMD); PL 2011, c. 691, Pt. E, §2 (AFF).]
Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 10 Sec. 9903
- Declared state disaster or emergency: means a disaster or emergency event for which a Governor's state of emergency proclamation has been issued pursuant to Title 37-B, section 742 or that the President of the United States has declared to be a major disaster or emergency. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 10 Sec. 9902
- Disaster period: means the period of time that begins no later than 10 days following the Governor's proclamation of a state of emergency or the declaration by the President of the United States of a major disaster or emergency, whichever occurs first, and that extends for a period of 60 calendar days following the end of the declared disaster or emergency as proclaimed by the Governor pursuant to Title 37-B, section 743 or the President of the United States or pursuant to law, whichever occurs first. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 10 Sec. 9902
- Out-of-state business: includes a business entity that is affiliated with a registered business solely through common ownership as long as that business entity does not have any registrations, tax filings or nexus in the State prior to the declared state disaster or emergency. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 10 Sec. 9902
- Out-of-state employee: means an individual who performs services for an out-of-state business in return for compensation and who, prior to the declared state disaster or emergency, was not a resident of this State. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 10 Sec. 9902
2. Status after disaster period. After the termination of a disaster period, an out-of-state business or out-of-state employee that remains in the State is fully subject to the state or local employment, licensing or registration requirements listed in subsection 1 or that were otherwise suspended under this chapter during the disaster period.
[PL 2011, c. 622, §1 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2011, c. 622, §1 (NEW). PL 2011, c. 691, Pt. E, §1 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 691, Pt. E, §2 (AFF).