Maine Statutes
§ 5 §117 — Rules
Maine § 5 §117
JurisdictionMaine
Title 5ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES AND SERVICES
Part 1STATE DEPARTMENTS
Ch. 6-AMODEL REGISTERED AGENTS ACT
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Bluebook
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 5, § 5 §117 (2026).
Text
The Secretary of State may adopt rules consistent with this chapter pertaining to the filing of documents with the Secretary of State. These rules may include, but are not limited to:
1.Forms.
Prescribing forms for documents required or permitted to be delivered for filing under this chapter and refusing to file documents not using these prescribed forms;
2.Disapproved filing.
Disapproving the filing of a document that is not clearly legible or one that may not be clearly reproducible photographically;
3.Appointed designee.
Appointing a designee or other agent to receive documents for filing and to file documents on behalf of the Secretary of State;
4.Electronic filing; facsimile signatures.
Permitting the filing of documents by electronic transmission and permitting facsimile signatur
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Legislative History
PL 2007, c. 323, Pt. A, §1 (NEW). PL 2007, c. 323, Pt. G, §4 (AFF).
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Maine § 5 §117, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/me/5%20%C2%A7117.