{"data":{"id":"us-me/9-a-m.r.s.-12-103","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"9-A M.R.S. §12-103","heading":"Application of law","body":"1.   This article does not apply to an advance made by a consumer's attorney to pay for expenses related to preparation for trial.\n2.   Legal funding that is made pursuant to this article is not a consumer credit transaction as defined in section 1‑301, subsection 12.\n3.   An advance made to a consumer other than pursuant to the terms of this article is a supervised loan as defined in section 1‑301, subsection 40.","path":["TITLE 9-A: MAINE CONSUMER CREDIT CODE","PART 4: REMEDIES AND PENALTIES","ARTICLE 12: LEGAL FUNDING PRACTICES"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/9-A/title9-Asec12-103.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:24Z","sha256":"3d99005b212329925bb3cca0f3584c3155cdd92a3e008641cd17eaad4b62cf43","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/9-a-m.r.s.-12-102","next":"us-me/9-a-m.r.s.-12-104"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}