Maine Revised Statutes > Title 38 > Chapter 2 > Subchapter 1-A – Environmental Audit Program
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| § 349-L | Scope of program |
| § 349-M | Definitions |
| § 349-N | Incentives |
| § 349-O | Conditions of discovery |
| § 349-P | Economic benefit |
| § 349-Q | Application |
| § 349-R | Rules |
Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes > Title 38 > Chapter 2 > Subchapter 1-A - Environmental Audit Program
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
- Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
- Environmental requirement: means any law or rule administered by the department. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 Sec. 349-M
- 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
- Lawsuit: A legal action started by a plaintiff against a defendant based on a complaint that the defendant failed to perform a legal duty, resulting in harm to the plaintiff.
- Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
- Plea agreement: An arrangement between the prosecutor, the defense attorney, and the defendant in which the defendant agrees to plead guilty in exchange for special considerations. Source:
- Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
- Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
- United States: includes territories and the District of Columbia. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72