CHAPTER 302

S.P. 424 - L.D. 1210

An Act To Amend the Laws Relating to Corporations, Limited

Partnerships, Limited Liability Companies and Limited

Liability Partnerships

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

Sec. 1. 13-B MRSA §102, sub-§§4-A, 5-C and 11-A are enacted to read:

4-A.__Deliver; delivery. "Deliver" or "delivery" means any method of delivery used in conventional commercial practice, including delivery by hand, mail, commercial delivery and electronic transmission.

5-C.__Electronic transmission. "Electronic transmission" means any process of communication that does not directly involve the physical transfer of paper and that is suitable for the retention, retrieval and reproduction of information by the recipient.

11-A.__Sign; signature. "Sign" or "signature" includes any manual, facsimile, conformed or electronic signature.

Sec. 2. 13-B MRSA §104, sub-§1, ¶B, as amended by PL 1997, c. 376, §17, is further amended to read:

B. In the case of other documents:

(1) By the clerk or secretary;

(2) By the president or a vice-president and by the secretary or an assistant secretary, or such other officer as the bylaws may designate as a 2nd certifying