Office of the Maine Attorney General

Laws

Here you will find a list of Maine's statutes regarding Attorney General oversight of charitable organizations, charitable solicitations, nonprofit corporations, institutional funds, and charitable trusts.

Title 5, sections 194 through 194-K of the Maine Revised Statutes (provisions pertaining to Attorney General's oversight of public charities and requirements governing conversion transactions)

Title 9, chapter 385 of the Maine Revised Statutes (Charitable Solicitations Act pertaining to fundraising by or on behalf of charities)

Title 13, chapter 99 of the Maine Revised Statutes (Uniform Prudent Management of Institutional Funds Act pertaining to management of restricted funds held by institutions for charitable purposes)

Title 13-B of the Maine Revised Statutes (Maine Nonprofit Corporation Act pertaining to organization and governance of Maine public benefit corporations)

Title 18-B of the Maine Revised Statutes (Maine Uniform Trust Code to the extent those provisions pertain to charitable trusts)