Maine Revised Statutes Title 10. Commerce and Trade § 9902. Definitions

1. Declared state disaster or emergency. “Declared state disaster or emergency” means a disaster or emergency event for which a Governor's state of emergency proclamation has been issued pursuant to Title 37-B, section 742 or that the President of the United States has declared to be a major disaster or emergency.

2. Disaster period. “Disaster period” means the period of time that begins no later than 10 days following the Governor's proclamation of a state of emergency or the declaration by the President of the United States of a major disaster or emergency, whichever occurs first, and that extends for a period of 60 calendar days following the end of the declared disaster or emergency as proclaimed by the Governor pursuant to Title 37-B, section 743 or the President of the United States or pursuant to law, whichever occurs first.

3. Infrastructure. “Infrastructure” means:

4. Out-of-state business. “Out-of-state business” means a business entity:

“Out-of-state business” includes a business entity that is affiliated with a registered business solely through common ownership as long as that business entity does not have any registrations, tax filings or nexus in the State prior to the declared state disaster or emergency.

5. Out-of-state employee. “Out-of-state employee” means an individual who performs services for an out-of-state business in return for compensation and who, prior to the declared state disaster or emergency, was not a resident of this State.

6. Registered business. “Registered business” means a business entity that is registered or licensed to do business in the State prior to the declared state disaster or emergency.