Maine Statutes
§ 36 §1811 — Sales tax
1.Tax imposed; rates.
A tax is imposed on the value of all tangible personal property, products transferred electronically and taxable services sold at retail in this State. Value is measured by the sale price.
2.Public utility sales; tax added to rates.
The tax imposed upon the sale and distribution of gas, water or electricity by any public utility, the rates for which sale and distribution are established by the Public Utilities Commission, must be added to the rates so established.
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Legislative History
PL 1965, c. 362, §6 (AMD). PL 1967, c. 71 (AMD). P&SL 1967, c. 191, §D1 (AMD). PL 1967, c. 544, §92 (AMD). PL 1967, c. 544, §112 (RP). PL 1969, c. 295, §2 (AMD). PL 1973, c. 766, §2 (AMD). PL 1977, c. 198, §6 (AMD). PL 1983, c. 859, §§M7,M13 (AMD). PL 1985, c. 783, §5 (AMD). PL 1987, c. 497, §40 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 533, §§10,14 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 588, §B2 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 871, §16 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 528, §§XX1,2 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 528, §§XX7,8,RRR (AFF). PL 1991, c. 591, §§XX1,2 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 591, §§XX7,8 (AFF). PL 1993, c. 410, §§LLL1,KKKK1 (AMD). PL 1993, c. 410, §LLL5 (AFF). PL 1993, c. 471, §3 (AMD). PL 1993, c. 701, §§6,7 (AMD). PL 1993, c. 701, §10 (AFF). PL 1995, c. 5, §F1 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 5, §F2 (AFF). PL 1995, c. 281, §§18,19 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 281, §42 (AFF). PL 1999, c. 401, §§X1-3 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 401, §X5 (AFF). PL 1999, c. 414, §23 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 488, §11 (AMD). PL 2001, c. 439, §TTTT2 (AMD). PL 2001, c. 439, §TTTT3 (AFF). PL 2003, c. 510, §C12 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 510, §C13 (AFF). PL 2003, c. 673, §V23 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 673, §V29 (AFF). PL 2007, c. 410, §5 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 410, §6 (AFF). PL 2007, c. 438, §48 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 444, §1 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 627, §51 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 627, §96 (AFF). PL 2011, c. 209, §4 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 209, §5 (AFF). PL 2013, c. 368, Pt. M, §2 (AMD). PL 2013, c. 368, Pt. N, §2 (AMD). PL 2013, c. 588, Pt. E, §11 (AMD). PL 2015, c. 267, Pt. OOOO, §5 (AMD). PL 2015, c. 267, Pt. OOOO, §7 (AFF). PL 2015, c. 300, Pt. A, §25 (AMD). PL 2017, c. 409, Pt. D, §2 (AMD). PL 2019, c. 231, Pt. A, §10 (AMD). PL 2019, c. 401, Pt. B, §16 (RPR). PL 2019, c. 607, Pt. B, §§2-5 (AMD). PL 2021, c. 578, §4 (AMD). PL 2021, c. 658, §286 (AMD). PL 2021, c. 669, §5 (REV). PL 2023, c. 643, Pt. H, §23 (AMD). PL 2023, c. 643, Pt. H, §29 (AFF). PL 2023, c. 673, §22 (AMD). PL 2023, c. 673, §28 (AFF). PL 2025, c. 87, §7 (AMD). PL 2025, c. 388, Pt. F, §1 (AMD). PL 2025, c. 388, Pt. F, §5 (AFF).
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§ 36 §1811
Sales tax§ 36 §1811-A
Credit for worthless accounts§ 36 §1811-B
Credit for tax paid on purchases for resale§ 36 §1812
Adding tax to sale price§ 36 §1814
Excessive and erroneous collections§ 36 §1815
Tax from sales occurring on tribal land§ 36 §1818-1
Tax on adult use cannabis and adult use cannabis products (WHOLE SECTION TEXT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1/01/26)§ 36 §1818-2
Tax on adult use cannabis and adult use cannabis products (WHOLE SECTION TEXT EFFECTIVE 1/01/26)§ 36 §1819
Sourcing§ 36 §182
Injunctions§ 36 §1820
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