Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes > Title 18-C > Article 4 > Part 3 - Jurisdiction Over Foreign Representatives

• Asbestos: means a group of naturally occurring minerals that separate into fibers of high tensile strength and are resistant to heat, wear and chemicals, including, but not limited to, chrysotile, amosite, crocidolite, actinolite, tremolite and anthophylite and any of these minerals that have been chemically treated or altered. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 Sec. 1272
• Asbestos abatement activity: includes associated activities such as design, monitoring, analysis and inspection of any asbestos-containing material in an amount greater than 3 square feet or 3 linear feet, and conducting training for persons seeking a state certificate or license. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 Sec. 1272
• Asbestos-containing material: means any material containing asbestos in quantities equal to or greater than 1% by volume. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 Sec. 1272
• Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
• Average annual net wood production rate: means the estimated average net usable amount of wood one acre of land is growing in one year. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 36 Sec. 573
• Bureau: means the Bureau of Revenue Services, which may be referred to as "Maine Revenue Services. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 36 Sec. 111
• Certificate: means a document issued to an individual by the commissioner affirming that an individual has successfully completed the training and other requirements set forth in this chapter to qualify as an asbestos professional. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 Sec. 1272
• Decedent: A deceased person.
• Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
• Fair market value: The price at which an asset would change hands in a transaction between a willing, informed buyer and a willing, informed seller.
• Forest land: means land used primarily for growth of trees to be harvested for commercial use, but does not include ledge, marsh, open swamp, bog, water and similar areas, which are unsuitable for growing a forest product or for harvesting for commercial use even though these areas may exist within forest lands. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 36 Sec. 573
• Forest type: means a stand of trees characterized by the predominance of one or more groups of key species which make up 75% or more of the sawlog volume of sawlog stands, or cordwood in poletimber stands, or of the number of trees in seedling and sapling stands. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 36 Sec. 573
• Friable: means materials that, when dry, have the potential to readily release asbestos fibers when crumbled, pulverized, handled, deteriorated or subjected to mechanical, physical or chemical processes. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 Sec. 1272
• Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
• License: means a document issued by the commissioner to a business entity or public entity affirming that the entity has met the requirements set forth in this chapter to engage in asbestos abatement activities including, but not limited to, asbestos abatement contractor, in-house asbestos abatement unit, asbestos consultant, asbestos analytical laboratory and training provider. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 Sec. 1272
• Municipality: shall include cities, towns and plantations. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 36 Sec. 501
• Personal property: All property that is not real property.
• Property: shall be construed to mean both real estate and personal property. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 36 Sec. 501
• Stumpage value: means the average value of standing timber before it is cut expressed in terms of dollars per unit of measure as determined by the State Tax Assessor. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 36 Sec. 573
• Tax: means the total amount required to be paid, withheld and paid over or collected and paid over with respect to estimated or actual tax liability under this Title, any credit or reimbursement allowed or paid pursuant to this Title that is recoverable by the assessor and any amount assessed by the assessor pursuant to this Title, including any interest or penalties provided by law. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 36 Sec. 111
• United States: includes territories and the District of Columbia. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72
• Value of the annual net wood production: means the average annual net wood production rate per acre for a forest type multiplied by the weighted average of the stumpage values of all species in the type. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 36 Sec. 573
• Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72