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Maine Revised Statutes, Title 20-A, § 10714: Application; retroactivity, 1991

Sections 10711 to 10713 apply to qualifying educational institutions, and certain transactions on or after December 4, 1990, are subject to those sections.

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“Sections 10711 to 10713 apply to qualifying educational institutions, and certain transactions on or after December 4, 1990, are subject to those sections.”

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Application; retroactivity

Sections 10711 to 10713 apply to qualifying educational institutions, and certain transactions on or after December 4, 1990, are subject to those sections.

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§ 10714Application; retroactivityProvision

Sections 10711 to 10713 apply to qualifying educational institutions, and certain transactions on or after December 4, 1990, are subject to those sections.

1. Application. Sections 10711 to 10713 apply to all educational institutions having degree-granting authority on or after the effective date of those sections, except that sections 10711 to 10713 do not apply to any educational institution if the action taken under those sections constitutes an impairment of contract that violates the United States Constitution, Article 1, Section 10, Clause 1. [PL 1991, c. 563, §4 (NEW).] 2. Retroactivity. Any transaction described in section 10711 or 10712 occurring on or after December 4, 1990, is subject to sections 10711 to 10713. [PL 1991, c. 563, §4 (NEW).]
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