Maine Revised Statutes, Title 10, § 1341: Definitions
This section defines “commissions,” “principal,” and “sales representative” for this chapter.
- Business entities
- Sales commissions
- Sales representatives
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This section defines “commissions,” “principal,” and “sales representative” for this chapter.
A party ending a sales representative contract must give the other party 14 days' written notice, unless the contract says otherwise.
If a sales representative’s contract with a principal ends, the principal must pay all accrued commissions within 30 days after termination. Contract terms that try to waive any part of this chapter are void.
A principal that fails to comply with section 1343 may be liable to the sales representative for exemplary damages, attorney's fees, and costs.
This chapter may be known and cited as "the Notice of Risk to Personal Data Act." [PL 2005, c. 379, §1 (NEW); PL 2005, c. 379, §4 (AFF).]
An unauthorized person must not release or use an individual's personal information acquired through a security breach.
This section defines terms used in the chapter, including security breach, encryption, information broker, notice, person, personal information, system, and unauthorized person.
Information brokers and other covered persons must investigate security breaches and give notice to affected residents, with additional notice to consumer reporting agencies and state regulators in some cases.
State regulators enforce this chapter for regulated persons, and the Attorney General enforces it for everyone else.
State regulators and the Attorney General may adopt necessary rules, and they must make reasonable efforts to inform covered persons of their responsibilities.
A person who reasonably believes their personal information was misused may report it to local law enforcement and obtain a police report.
This section defines key terms used in the chapter, including dealer, distributor, franchise, franchisee, franchisor, fraud, good faith, goods, manufacturer, person, and sale.
A dealer, distributor or franchisee who has been damaged by violation of this chapter may bring an action to enjoin the violation and to recover damages arising from the violation. A final judgment, order or decree rendered against a
This section forbids unfair, deceptive, coercive, and bad-faith conduct by manufacturers, distributors, dealers, and manufacturer representatives in dealer-distributor/franchise dealings.
Certain written or oral agreements between a manufacturer and a distributor or dealer are subject to this chapter.
A manufacturer or franchisor may not, without due cause, terminate or refuse to renew a franchise.
Required termination or nonrenewal notices must be delivered by specified methods and include the intent, reasons, and effective date.
A manufacturer shall honor, in a timely fashion, an obligation to dealers or distributors to replace goods, reimburse or pay costs and expenses or provide services arising as a result of a warranty, franchise agreement or other agreement
A contract or part of a contract or activity undertaken pursuant to a contract in violation of this chapter is deemed against public policy and is void and unenforceable. [PL 1993, c. 195, §1 (NEW).]
Most actions under this chapter must be started within 2 years after the cause of action accrues.
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