{"data":{"id":"us-me/22-m.r.s.-1320","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"22 M.R.S. §1320","heading":"Inspection of dwelling units and child-occupied facilities by department","body":"Any authorized representative of the department, upon presenting the appropriate credentials to the owner or occupant, or a representative of either, may inspect any dwelling unit or child-occupied facility at reasonable times for the purpose of ascertaining the presence of lead-based substances, and may remove samples or objects necessary for laboratory analysis.  Inspections may be made only when there are reasonable grounds to suspect that there are lead-based substances in or upon the exposed surfaces of any dwelling unit or child-occupied facility, or upon the request of either the owner or the occupant with whom children reside, or when a case of lead poisoning has been reported.","path":["TITLE 22: HEALTH AND WELFARE","SUBTITLE 2: HEALTH","PART 3: PUBLIC HEALTH","CHAPTER 252: LEAD POISONING CONTROL ACT"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/22/title22sec1320.html","current_through":"January 1, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:31Z","sha256":"cf03cf03a520119054f4ffa4c60daaefce9518450eeea26eaf27092e03caa1fe","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/22-m.r.s.-1319-d","next":"us-me/22-m.r.s.-1320-a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}