{"data":{"id":"us-me/10-m.r.s.-1500","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"10 M.R.S. §1500","heading":"Definitions","body":"As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings.\n1.  Assistive device.  \"Assistive device\" means any device that a consumer purchases or accepts transfer of in this State that is used within manufacturer specifications by a person with a disability within the meaning of the federal Americans with Disabilities Act to offset the effect of the disability and enhance function in carrying out a major life activity.  \"Assistive device\" includes, but is not limited to, manual wheelchairs, motorized wheelchairs, motorized scooters and other aids that enhance the mobility of the individual; hearing aids, telephone communications devices for the deaf, or TDD, assistive listening devices and other aids that enhance an individual's ability to hear; voice synthesized computer modules, optical scanners, talking software, braille printers and other devices that enhance a sight-impaired individual's ability to communicate; and any other assistive device that enables a person with a disability to communicate, see, hear or maneuver.  \"Assistive device\" does not include a hearing aid as defined by Title 32, section 17101, subsection 8.\n2.  Consumer.  \"Consumer\" means a person who purchases or leases an assistive device from a dealer or manufacturer for purposes other than resale; a person to whom an assistive device is transferred for purposes other than resale while an express warranty is in effect; a funding source that purchases a device for a person with a disability; or a person otherwise legally qualified to enforce a warranty.\n3.  Nonconformity.  \"Nonconformity\" means a condition or a defect that substantially impairs the use, value or safety of an assistive device that is covered by an express warranty applicable to that assistive device, or to a component of that assistive device, but does not include a condition or defect that is the result of abuse, neglect or unauthorized modification or alteration of the assistive device by the consumer.","path":["TITLE 10: COMMERCE AND TRADE","PART 3: REGULATION OF TRADE","CHAPTER 227: ASSISTIVE DEVICES FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/10/title10sec1500.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:24Z","sha256":"16106984e0edd3ceb46cca2ff4185a28527f8880cd296ddbd4255244c4205b8a","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/10-m.r.s.-1499-g","next":"us-me/10-m.r.s.-1500-a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}