Maine State Law and Legislative Reference Library Reference request form

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If you send a request and do not hear back from us within 24 hours,
please call us at (207) 287-1600 and ask for the Reference Desk. 3-13-2013

eference librarians will research and respond via e-mail to requests that can be answered briefly and are of a legal, legislative, or governmental nature. We check for incoming requests throughout the day and generally respond within three working days. Maine requests are given priority. For requests coming from out-of-state we supply only Maine-related information. If you have a lengthy or involved request please consider calling the library at (207) 287-1600 or writing to us at: 43 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333-0043. We are open MON-FRI, 8:00-5:00 EST.
If your question is answerable with internet resources we will respond with the information or the appropriate internet link where it is located or scan several pages of information and email them as an attachment. Some questions can only be answered by photocopying or lending materials and sending them via mail, fax, or FedEx. In that case service and copy charges may apply, as well as various lending policies. Before we can send you photocopies we need your consent to be invoiced. Please check the permission box below.

Please help us to respond promptly and completely by supplying all the following:

Name

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Street / PO Box address / Maine legislative seat no.

CityStateZip Country

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We appreciate your phone number and mailing address for those situations when our email response comes back as undeliverable. Help ensure that you get an answer to your question by filling in all the information. Thanks.

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Legislative Government ME Resident Nonresident Attorney

We are not attorneys and cannot give legal advice, interpret or explain statutes, or describe how a particular statute would apply to your situation or question.

Question
Please phrase your question as clearly and concisely as possible, using any important keywords that might aid our research. We are not subject specialists and may know little about your topic. If your question is unclear or incomplete a reference librarian will contact you for more information.

How would you prefer us to respond? Please check all that apply.
Email me links to online resources and/or attach PDF scans of relevant information.
Mail me photocopies, along with an invoice, and I will remit payment.
4th class mail (insert your address above)
1st class mail (insert your address above)
Fax up to 30 pages (additional charges apply; insert your fax number and address above)
Mail me lending volumes from your collection (in Maine only) along with a return mailing label.

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