Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes > Title 32 > Chapter 3-A > Subchapter 2 - Regulation of Architects, Landscape Architects and Interior Designers

• Board: means the Maine State Board for Licensure of Architects, Landscape Architects and Interior Designers. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 210
• Certified interior designer: means an interior designer who has been licensed by the board in accordance with this chapter. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 220-B
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• 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.
• 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.
• in writing: include printing and other modes of making legible words. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72
• Interior design services: means services that do not require the services of a licensed architect or engineer and that involve the preparation of working drawings, plans and specifications relative to building elements that are not necessary for the structural stability and mechanical and electrical integrity of the construction. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 220-B
• Interior designer: means an individual who provides or offers to provide interior design services. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 220-B
• 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.
• Office: means the Office of Professional and Occupational Regulation within the department. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 210
• 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.
• technical submissions: includes the preliminary studies, plans, designs, drawings, specifications and contract documents, as well as other documents, prepared in the course of practicing architecture or landscape architecture. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 220
• Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72