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Maine Revised Statutes, Title 10, § 9721: Definitions, 2007

This section defines key terms used in the chapter, including “Board,” “Building code,” “Maine Uniform Building and Energy Code,” “Maine Uniform Building Code,” and “Maine Uniform Energy Code.”

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Enacted 2007 · Source version 1 Oct 2025
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This section defines key terms used in the chapter, including “Board,” “Building code,” “Maine Uniform Building and Energy Code,” “Maine Uniform Building Code,” and “Maine Uniform Energy Code.”

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This section defines key terms used in the chapter, including “Board,” “Building code,” “Maine Uniform Building and Energy Code,” “Maine Uniform Building Code,” and “Maine Uniform Energy Code.”

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings. [PL 2007, c. 699, §6 (NEW).] 1. Board. "Board" means the Technical Building Codes and Standards Board established in Title 5, section 12004‑G, subsection 5‑A. [PL 2007, c. 699, §6 (NEW).] 1-A. Building code. "Building code" means any part or portion of any edition of a code that regulates the construction of a building, including codes published by the International Code Council or Building Officials and Code Administrators International, Inc. or the International Existing Building Code adopted pursuant to former section 9702, but does not include the fire and life safety codes in Title 25, section 2452. [PL 2013, c. 588, Pt. D, §1 (AMD).] 2. Maine Uniform Building and Energy Code. "Maine Uniform Building and Energy Code" means the uniform statewide building and energy code adopted by the board pursuant to this chapter. [PL 2007, c. 699, §6 (NEW).] 3. Maine Uniform Building Code. "Maine Uniform Building Code" means that portion of the Maine Uniform Building and Energy Code that does not contain energy code requirements as determined by the board pursuant to section 9722, subsection 6, paragraph B. [PL 2019, c. 391, §1 (AMD).] 4. Maine Uniform Energy Code. "Maine Uniform Energy Code" means that portion of the Maine Uniform Building and Energy Code that contains only energy code requirements as determined by the board pursuant to section 9722, subsection 6, paragraph B. [PL 2019, c. 391, §1 (AMD).]
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