Maine Revised Statutes > Title 31 > Chapter 21 > Subchapter 13 – Administrative Provisions
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- Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
- Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
- Attorney-in-fact: A person who, acting as an agent, is given written authorization by another person to transact business for him (her) out of court.
- Certificate of formation: means the certificate described in section 1531, and the certificate as amended or restated. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 31 Sec. 1502
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Distribution: except as otherwise provided in section 1555, subsection 4, means a transfer of money or other property from a limited liability company to another person on account of a transferable interest. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 31 Sec. 1502
- Electronic transmission: means any process of communication that does not directly involve the physical transfer of paper and that is suitable for the retention, retrieval and reproduction of information by the recipient. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 31 Sec. 1502
- 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.
- Foreign limited liability company: means an organization that is:
A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 31 Sec. 1502Jurisdiction: (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. Member: means a person that has been admitted as a member of a limited liability company under section 1551. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 31 Sec. 1502 Month: means a calendar month. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72 Organization: means , whether domestic or foreign: a partnership, whether general or limited; a limited liability company; a business trust; an association; a corporation; a professional corporation; a professional association; a nonprofit corporation; a government, including a state, county or any other governmental subdivision, agency or instrumentality; or other entity. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 31 Sec. 1502 Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses. Person: means , whether domestic or foreign: an individual; a partnership, whether general or limited; a limited liability company; a trust; a business trust; an estate; an association; a corporation; a professional corporation; a professional association; a nonprofit corporation; a government, including a country, state, county or any other governmental subdivision, agency or instrumentality; a custodian; a nominee; a trustee; a personal representative; a fiduciary; or any other individual or entity, or series thereof, in its own or any representative capacity. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 31 Sec. 1502 Record: means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in written or paper form. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 31 Sec. 1502 Secretary of State: means the Secretary of State for this State. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 31 Sec. 1502 Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party. Sign: means , with the present intent to authenticate or adopt a record:
A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 31 Sec. 1502State: means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 31 Sec. 1502 Statement of authority: means a statement described in section 1542, subsection 1. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 31 Sec. 1502 Transfer: includes an assignment, conveyance, deed, bill of sale, lease, mortgage, security interest, encumbrance, gift and transfer by operation of law. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 31 Sec. 1502 United States: includes territories and the District of Columbia. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72 Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72