Maine Specific Exam

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Pertinent Maine Statutes
http://janus.state.me.us/legis/statutes/

Statute

Topic Area
7 M.R.S.A. § 50 et. seq. Protected Farmland
10 M.R.S.A. § 3251 et. seq. Mechanics Liens
12 M.R.S.A. § 1862 Fill in Submerged Lands
12 M.R.S.A. §§ 4801-4807 Lot Sizes
13 M.R.S.A. § 1371-A & 13 M.R.S.A. § 1142 Cemeteries
17 M.R.S.A. § 2511 Boundary Marking, Timber Harvesting
17 M.R.S.A. § 3860 Access to Great Ponds
23 M.R.S.A. § 3031 Extinguishment of Public Road Easement
23 M.R.S.A. § 3360-A Digsafe
23 M.R.S.A. § 704 Driveway Entrance Permitting
23 M.R.S.A. §§ 3023, 3025 & 3031(4), 33 M.R.S.A. § 469-A Roads, Title
23 M.R.S.A. §§ 3026 & 3028 Public Roads
30-A M.R.S.A. § 4404(18) & 12 M.R.S.A. § 685B(4-A) Subdivision & Liquidation Harvesting
30-A M.R.S.A. § 4211 Well Location
30-A M.R.S.A. § 4404 & 38 M.R.S.A. § 957-B Subdivision Approval Criteria
38 M.R.S.A. § 408-B & 38 M.R.S.A. § 957-B Freshwater Wetlands
30-A M.R.S.A. § 4404(15), 12 M.R.S.A. § 682 Spaghetti Lots
30-A M.R.S.A. § 4406 Variances, Monumentation
33 M.R.S.A. § 201-A Easement Description
33 M.R.S.A. § 458 Overburdening of an Easement
33 M.R.S.A. §§ 460 to 469-A Title in Public Road Easements
35-A M.R.S.A. § 2308 Utilities in Public Easements
36 M.R.S.A. § 1102, 38 M.R.S.A. § 476 Open Space Land, Scenic Easements, & Conservation Easements
36 M.R.S.A. § 571 et. seq. Tree Growth
38 M.R.S.A. § 408-B Zoning
38 M.R.S.A. § 413 Permits, On-Site Septic Systems
38 M.R.S.A. §§ 435, 436-A, 38 M.R.S.A. § 480B, 30-A M.R.S.A. § 4401(2-A), 38 M.R.S.A. § 436-A(5) Wetlands, Zoning
38 M.R.S.A. § 436-A(4), 38 M.R.S.A. § 480B(2D), 30-A M.R.S.A. § 4404(13) Floodplain
38 M.R.S.A. § 482, 30-A M.R.S.A. § 4401, 12 M.R.S.A. §§ 685-A, 685-B Subdivisions (Site Location, Municipal, & LURC)
38 M.R.S.A. § 957-B, 30-A M.R.S.A. § 4404(11), 38 M.R.S.A. § 445(1) Shoreland Frontage

 

Pertinent Documents

Topic

Reference

Source
Riparian Boundaries 47 Maine Law Review 36 (1995) Various Law Libraries
Roads & Easements

48 Me.LawRev 200 (1996) or
Maine State Bar Association Practice Series

 Various Law Libraries or
Maine State Bar Association
PO Box 788
Augusta, ME 04330
Tele: 207-622-7523
Fax 207-623-0083
http://www.mainebar.org/store/
Maine Principles & Procedures for Boundary Location Maine State Bar Association Practice Series Maine State Bar Association
PO Box 788
Augusta, ME 04330
Tele: 207-622-7523
Fax 207-623-0083
http://www.mainebar.org/store/
 
Residential Subdivision & Land Development in Maine		 Maine State Bar Association Practice Series Maine State Bar Association
PO Box 788
Augusta, ME 04330
Tele: 207-622-7523
Fax 207-623-0083
http://www.mainebar.org/store/
Maine Survey Standards & Ethics Chapter 90

Maine State Board of Licensure for Professional Land Surveyors
State House Station #35
Augusta, Maine 04333
207-624-8603
http://www.state.me.us/sos/cec/rcn/apa/02/chaps02.htm
Maine Town Information Counties, Cities, Towns, and Plantations of Maine, A Handbook of Incorporations, Dissolutions, and Boundary Changes Maine State Archives
84 State House Station
Augusta, ME  04333-0084
Phone: 207-287-5795
FAX: 207-287-5739
http://www.state.me.us/sos/arc/research/
Contracts Sample Contract Forms

American Congress on Surveying and Mapping
6 Montgomery Village Avenue, Suite #403
Gaithersburg, MD 20879
Phone: 240/632-9716
Fax: 240/632-1321
http://www.acsm.net/

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