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Maine Revised Statutes, Title 38, § 818: Miscellaneous, 1983

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Jurisdiction: United States — Maine
Structure: 1 provisions
Official identity: Year 1983
Dates: Enacted 1983 · Source version 1 Oct 2025

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Dates: Enacted 1983 · Source version 1 Oct 2025

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“This section says the article does not cancel other legal duties or liabilities, does not take away other legal rights, does not limit the Maine Emergency Management Agency’s powers, and does not allow damages actions against the State, the board, the commissioner, or their agents or employees for certain dam-related h”

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This section says the article does not cancel other legal duties or liabilities, does not take away other legal rights, does not limit the Maine Emergency Management Agency’s powers, and does not allow damages actions against the State, the board, the…

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1. Other laws. Except as specifically provided in this Article, nothing in this Article shall be construed as relieving any person from duties, responsibilities or liabilities imposed by any other statute, regulation, municipal ordinance or any rule of law. [PL 1983, c. 417, §6 (NEW).] 2. Rights of others. Except as specifically provided in this Article, this Article may not be construed as denying any person any rights the person has under any other statute, regulation, municipal ordinance or any rule of law. [RR 2021, c. 2, Pt. B, §255 (COR).] 3. Other powers. No provision of this article may be construed as limiting the powers of the Maine Emergency Management Agency under Title 37‑B, chapter 24. [PL 2001, c. 460, §4 (AMD).] 4. Damages. No action may be brought against the State, the board, the commissioner or their agents or employees for the recovery of damages caused by any order of the board or commissioner or by the partial or total failure of any dam or through the operation of any dam upon the ground that the State, the board, the commissioner or their agents or employees are liable by virtue of any order or determination of the board or commissioner. [PL 1989, c. 890, Pt. A, §40 (AFF); PL 1989, c. 890, Pt. B, §192 (AMD).]

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