{"data":{"id":"us-me/32-m.r.s.-16507","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"32 M.R.S. §16507","heading":"Qualified immunity","body":"A broker-dealer, agent, investment adviser, federal covered investment adviser or investment adviser representative is not liable to another broker-dealer, agent, investment adviser, federal covered investment adviser or investment adviser representative for defamation relating to a statement that is contained in a record required by the administrator or designee of the administrator, the Securities and Exchange Commission or a self-regulatory organization, unless the person knew, or should have known at the time that the statement was made, that it was false in a material respect or the person acted in reckless disregard of the statement's truth or falsity.","path":["TITLE 32: PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS","CHAPTER 135: MAINE UNIFORM SECURITIES ACT","SUBCHAPTER 5: FRAUD AND LIABILITIES"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/32/title32sec16507.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:37Z","sha256":"5f39a429958a3710de73c5c939d688ffea145b3b3c52ced1cd5f8e3d2a9f07e5","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/32-m.r.s.-16506","next":"us-me/32-m.r.s.-16508"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}