{"data":{"id":"us-me/1-m.r.s.-501","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"1 M.R.S. §501","heading":"State agency defined","body":"As used in this subchapter, the word \"agency\" shall mean a state department, agency, office, board, commission; or quasi-independent agency, board, commission, authority or institution.","path":["TITLE 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS","CHAPTER 13: PUBLIC RECORDS AND PROCEEDINGS","SUBCHAPTER 3: PRINTING AND PURCHASE OF DOCUMENTS AND LAWS"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/1/title1sec501.html","current_through":"January 1, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:21Z","sha256":"c411b8f66fb5cb015575fcdd2c4fa3aaa66429fe6192421c3031dc97684b6aaf","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/1-m.r.s.-452","next":"us-me/1-m.r.s.-501-a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}