Maine § 10 §1497 Electronic mail solicitation restricted

Maine Statutes

§ 10 §1497 — Electronic mail solicitation restricted

Maine § 10 §1497

Title 10COMMERCE AND TRADE

Part 3REGULATION OF TRADE

Ch. 224ELECTRONIC MAIL SOLICITATION

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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 10, § 10 §1497 (2026).

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1.Definitions. As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings.

2.Requirements. A person sending unsolicited commercial e-mail shall maintain a valid return e-mail address through which the recipient may provide notice to the sender that the recipient does not wish to receive any more unsolicited commercial e-mail.

3.Statement. All unsolicited commercial e-mail must contain:

4.Prohibition. A person receiving notification from a recipient that the recipient does not wish to receive any more unsolicited commercial e-mails from that person shall cease to send unsolicited commercial e-mails to that recipient. If a recipient is the registered owner of more than one e-mail address and notifies the sender of unsolicited commerci

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1.
Definitions.
As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings.
2.
Requirements.
A person sending unsolicited commercial e-mail shall maintain a valid return e-mail address through which the recipient may provide notice to the sender that the recipient does not wish to receive any more unsolicited commercial e-mail.
3.
Statement.
All unsolicited commercial e-mail must contain:
4.
Prohibition.
A person receiving notification from a recipient that the recipient does not wish to receive any more unsolicited commercial e-mails from that person shall cease to send unsolicited commercial e-mails to that recipient. If a recipient is the registered owner of more than one e-mail address and notifies the sender of unsolicited commercial e-mails to cease sending unsolicited commercial e-mails to all of the e-mail addresses registered to that person or entity, the sender shall cease to send unsolicited commercial e-mails to those addresses.
5.
Use of 3rd-party domain names.
A person may not:
6.
Penalty.
Violation of this chapter is an unfair trade practice as prohibited by Title 5, section 207. Each unsolicited commercial e-mail transmission to a recipient in violation of this chapter constitutes a separate violation. The Attorney General shall establish procedures for receiving and investigating complaints of violations of this chapter. The procedures may include the development of electronic forms, available over the Internet, by which a person may file a complaint with the Attorney General alleging a violation of this chapter.
7.
Civil action; recipients.
Notwithstanding Title 5, section 213, a person who receives a commercial e-mail sent in violation of this chapter may bring an action in an appropriate state court for either or both of the following:
8.
Civil action; e-mail service providers.
Notwithstanding Title 5, section 213, an e-mail service provider through whose service is sent a commercial e-mail in violation of this chapter may bring an action in an appropriate state court for either or both of the following:
9.
Immunity.
An e-mail service provider may, upon its own initiative, block the receipt or transmission through its service of any commercial e-mail that it reasonably believes is or will be sent in violation of this chapter. An e-mail service provider is not liable for any action taken in good faith to block the receipt or transmission through its service of any commercial e-mail that it reasonably believes is or will be sent in violation of this chapter.