Maine Specific Exam
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Pertinent Maine Statutes
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Statute |
Topic Area |
7 M.R.S.A. § 50 et. seq. | Protected Farmland |
10 M.R.S.A. § 3251 et. seq. | Mechanics Liens |
12 M.R.S.A. § 1862 | Fill in Submerged Lands |
12 M.R.S.A. §§ 4801-4807 | Lot Sizes |
13 M.R.S.A. § 1371-A & 13 M.R.S.A. § 1142 | Cemeteries |
17 M.R.S.A. § 2511 | Boundary Marking, Timber Harvesting |
17 M.R.S.A. § 3860 | Access to Great Ponds |
23 M.R.S.A. § 3031 | Extinguishment of Public Road Easement |
23 M.R.S.A. § 3360-A | Digsafe |
23 M.R.S.A. § 704 | Driveway Entrance Permitting |
23 M.R.S.A. §§ 3023, 3025 & 3031(4), 33 M.R.S.A. § 469-A | Roads, Title |
23 M.R.S.A. §§ 3026 & 3028 | Public Roads |
30-A M.R.S.A. § 4404(18) & 12 M.R.S.A. § 685B(4-A) | Subdivision & Liquidation Harvesting |
30-A M.R.S.A. § 4211 | Well Location |
30-A M.R.S.A. § 4404 & 38 M.R.S.A. § 957-B | Subdivision Approval Criteria |
38 M.R.S.A. § 408-B & 38 M.R.S.A. § 957-B | Freshwater Wetlands |
30-A M.R.S.A. § 4404(15), 12 M.R.S.A. § 682 | Spaghetti Lots |
30-A M.R.S.A. § 4406 | Variances, Monumentation |
33 M.R.S.A. § 201-A | Easement Description |
33 M.R.S.A. § 458 | Overburdening of an Easement |
33 M.R.S.A. §§ 460 to 469-A | Title in Public Road Easements |
35-A M.R.S.A. § 2308 | Utilities in Public Easements |
36 M.R.S.A. § 1102, 38 M.R.S.A. § 476 | Open Space Land, Scenic Easements, & Conservation Easements |
36 M.R.S.A. § 571 et. seq. | Tree Growth |
38 M.R.S.A. § 408-B | Zoning |
38 M.R.S.A. § 413 | Permits, On-Site Septic Systems |
38 M.R.S.A. §§ 435, 436-A, 38 M.R.S.A. § 480B, 30-A M.R.S.A. § 4401(2-A), 38 M.R.S.A. § 436-A(5) | Wetlands, Zoning |
38 M.R.S.A. § 436-A(4), 38 M.R.S.A. § 480B(2D), 30-A M.R.S.A. § 4404(13) | Floodplain |
38 M.R.S.A. § 482, 30-A M.R.S.A. § 4401, 12 M.R.S.A. §§ 685-A, 685-B | Subdivisions (Site Location, Municipal, & LURC) |
38 M.R.S.A. § 957-B, 30-A M.R.S.A. § 4404(11), 38 M.R.S.A. § 445(1) | Shoreland Frontage |
Pertinent Documents |
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Topic |
Reference |
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Riparian Boundaries | 47 Maine Law Review 36 (1995) | Various Law Libraries |
Roads & Easements | 48 Me.LawRev 200 (1996) or Maine State Bar Association Practice Series |
Various Law Libraries or Maine State Bar Association PO Box 788 Augusta, ME 04330 Tele: 207-622-7523 Fax 207-623-0083 http://www.mainebar.org/store/ |
Maine Principles & Procedures for Boundary Location | Maine State Bar Association Practice Series | Maine State Bar Association PO Box 788 Augusta, ME 04330 Tele: 207-622-7523 Fax 207-623-0083 http://www.mainebar.org/store/ |
Residential Subdivision & Land Development in Maine | Maine State Bar Association Practice Series | Maine State Bar Association PO Box 788 Augusta, ME 04330 Tele: 207-622-7523 Fax 207-623-0083 http://www.mainebar.org/store/ |
Maine Survey Standards & Ethics | Chapter 90 | Maine State Board of Licensure for Professional Land Surveyors State House Station #35 Augusta, Maine 04333 207-624-8603 http://www.state.me.us/sos/cec/rcn/apa/02/chaps02.htm |
Maine Town Information | Counties, Cities, Towns, and Plantations of Maine, A Handbook of Incorporations, Dissolutions, and Boundary Changes | Maine State Archives 84 State House Station Augusta, ME 04333-0084 Phone: 207-287-5795 FAX: 207-287-5739 http://www.state.me.us/sos/arc/research/ |
Contracts | Sample Contract Forms | American Congress on Surveying and Mapping 6 Montgomery Village Avenue, Suite #403 Gaithersburg, MD 20879 Phone: 240/632-9716 Fax: 240/632-1321 http://www.acsm.net/ |
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