Maine Administrative Procedure Act
The Maine Administrative Procedure Act ("MAPA"; "Act") governs rulemaking conducted by State of Maine agencies and is codified in Title 5 of the Maine Revised Statutes at sections 8001 through 11116. The MAPA, which was first enacted in 1977 and has been amended multiple times since, establishes the process that State of Maine agencies must follow when they propose and adopt rules that they are to administer and enforce. The Act has been affected by Executive Order 4 (3/4/2019).
In general, the MAPA establishes a uniform, comprehensive set of procedures covering:
- The administrative actions of state agencies, including rulemaking, advisory rulings, adjudicatory proceedings, and licensing; and
- Judicial review of those actions.
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