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Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 9-A Sec. 12-101

  • Consumer: means a person or entity residing or domiciled in this State with a pending civil claim or action and represented by an attorney. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 9-A Sec. 12-102
  • Legal funding: means a transaction in which a company makes a cash payment to a consumer in exchange for the right to receive an amount out of the potential proceeds of any realized settlement, judgment, award or verdict the consumer may receive in a civil claim or action. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 9-A Sec. 12-102
This article may be known and cited as “the Maine Consumer Credit Code Legal Funding Practices.” [PL 2007, c. 394, §1 (NEW); PL 2007, c. 394, §3 (AFF).]
SECTION HISTORY

PL 2007, c. 394, §1 (NEW). PL 2007, c. 394, §3 (AFF).