{"data":{"id":"us-me/10-m.r.s.-1273","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"10 M.R.S. §1273","heading":"Administrative enforcement","body":"The Superintendent of Consumer Credit Protection may take appropriate action to ensure compliance with this chapter, including without limitation:  to receive and act on complaints; negotiate an assurance in writing that a violator will not engage in the same or similar conduct in the future; conduct hearings in accordance with the Maine Administrative Procedure Act and issue a cease and desist order for violation of this chapter; and refer cases to the Attorney General, who may bring a civil action against a person for knowingly violating a written assurance of discontinuance.  If a court finds a violation of this chapter it may assess a civil forfeiture of not more than $1,000.\nRevisor's Note: §1273.  Notice of termination of dealer agreements (As enacted by PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. B, §1 was REPEALED by PL 1995, c. 462, Pt. A, §21)","path":["TITLE 10: COMMERCE AND TRADE","PART 3: REGULATION OF TRADE","CHAPTER 208-A: PROTECTION OF SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/10/title10sec1273.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:24Z","sha256":"8dfa3c38e7bd6baf48760b78d827c9ef2ecbf95d0d07fbbaae33883c64a76b7f","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/10-m.r.s.-1272-b","next":"us-me/10-m.r.s.-1274"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}