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STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-THREE
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H.P. 111 - L.D. 170
An Act to Clarify the Authority of the Director of the Real Estate
Commission to Investigate Complaints
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 32 MRSA §13069, sub-§6, as amended by PL 2007, c. 402, Pt. BB, §15, is
repealed and the following enacted in its place:
6. Investigations.
the actions of any licensee under this chapter, or any person or entity that assumes to act in
a capacity requiring a license under this chapter, upon receipt of a written complaint or in
accordance with the guidelines prescribed by the commission by rule.
A. If the director receives a written complaint under this subsection, the director shall
review the complaint to determine whether the complaint describes a violation of law
or rule that is within the authority of the commission to enforce. If the director
determines that a complaint does not describe a violation of law or rule that is within
the authority of the commission to enforce, the director shall notify the person who
submitted the complaint of this determination. If the director determines that the
complaint does describe a violation of law or rule that is within the authority of the
commission to enforce, the director shall investigate the actions described in the
complaint.
B. If the director undertakes an investigation under this subsection, either of a written
complaint or in accordance with guidelines prescribed by the commission by rule, the
director shall, upon completion of the investigation, take one of the following actions:
(1) With the commission's approval, dismiss the complaint;
(2) With the consent of the parties and subject to approval of the commission and
commission counsel, execute a consent agreement; or
(3) Issue a staff petition for hearing before the commission, which may include a
recommended disposition.
APPROVED
JUNE 1, 2023
BY GOVERNOR
CHAPTER
114
PUBLIC LAW