1. Notification by out-of-state businesses during disaster period. An out-of-state business shall provide notification to the Secretary of State as soon as practicable after entry to the State during a disaster period that the out-of-state business is in the State for purposes of responding to the declared state disaster or emergency. The out-of-state business shall provide to the Secretary of State information related to the out-of-state business including but not limited to the following:
A. Name; [PL 2011, c. 622, §1 (NEW).]
B. State of domicile; [PL 2011, c. 622, §1 (NEW).]
C. Principal business address; [PL 2011, c. 622, §1 (NEW).]
D. Federal employer identification number; [PL 2011, c. 622, §1 (NEW).]
E. The date when the out-of-state business entered the State; and [PL 2011, c. 622, §1 (NEW).]
F. Contact information while the out-of-state business is in this State. [PL 2011, c. 622, §1 (NEW).]

[PL 2011, c. 622, §1 (NEW).]

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Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 10 Sec. 9904

  • 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
  • Registered business: means a business entity that is registered or licensed to do business in the State prior to the declared state disaster or emergency. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 10 Sec. 9902
2. Registered businesses. A registered business shall provide the notification required in subsection 1 for an affiliate of the registered business that enters the State as an out-of-state business. The notification under this subsection also must include contact information for the registered business in the State.

[PL 2011, c. 622, §1 (NEW).]

3. Notification of intent to remain in the State. An out-of-state business that remains in the State after a disaster period shall notify the Secretary of State and shall meet all registration, licensing and filing requirements resulting from any business presence or activity in the State.

[PL 2011, c. 622, §1 (NEW).]

SECTION HISTORY

PL 2011, c. 622, §1 (NEW).