{"data":{"id":"us-me/30-a-m.r.s.-4453","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"30-A M.R.S. §4453","heading":"Certification for representation in court","body":"The Department of Public Safety, Office of the State Fire Marshal shall establish certification standards and a program to certify familiarity with court procedures for the following individuals:\n1.  Code enforcement officers.  Code enforcement officers as set forth in sections 4451 and 4452 and Title 38, section 441;\n2.  Plumbing inspectors.  Plumbing inspectors as set forth in sections 4221 and 4451;\n3.  Department of Environmental Protection.  Department of Environmental Protection employees as set forth in Title 38, section 342, subsection 7; and\n4.  Maine Land Use Planning Commission.  Maine Land Use Planning Commission employees as set forth in Title 12, section 685‑C, subsection 9.\n5.  Humane agents and state veterinarians.","path":["TITLE 30-A: MUNICIPALITIES AND COUNTIES","PART 2: MUNICIPALITIES","CHAPTER 187: PLANNING AND LAND USE REGULATION","SUBCHAPTER 5: ENFORCEMENT OF LAND USE REGULATIONS"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/30-A/title30-Asec4453.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:36Z","sha256":"df143fb7060410be57b9df4e284dc911750b6f2b0b1adfa3b2cf5f6ae29cd718","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/30-a-m.r.s.-4452","next":"us-me/30-a-m.r.s.-4454"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}