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Maine Revised Statutes, Title 31, § 1459: Publications, 2005

The Secretary of State may set a fee schedule by rule for publication printing, distribution, and sales procedures, and collected fees must go into a fund for updating and replacing publications and funding new ones.

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“The Secretary of State may set a fee schedule by rule for publication printing, distribution, and sales procedures, and collected fees must go into a fund for updating and replacing publications and funding new ones.”

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The Secretary of State may set a fee schedule by rule for publication printing, distribution, and sales procedures, and collected fees must go into a fund for updating and replacing publications and funding new ones.

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The Secretary of State may set a fee schedule by rule for publication printing, distribution, and sales procedures, and collected fees must go into a fund for updating and replacing publications and funding new ones.

1. Fee schedule. The Secretary of State may establish by rule in accordance with the Maine Administrative Procedure Act a fee schedule to cover the cost of printing and distribution of publications and to set the procedures for the sale of these publications. Rules adopted pursuant to this subsection are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2‑A. [PL 2005, c. 543, Pt. C, §2 (NEW).] 2. Deposit in fund. All fees collected pursuant to this section must be deposited in a fund for use by the Secretary of State for the purpose of replacing and updating publications offered in accordance with this chapter and for funding new publications. [PL 2005, c. 543, Pt. C, §2 (NEW).]
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