Maine Revised Statutes Title 5. Administrative Procedures and Services § 1825-Q. Complaints of noncompliance with code of conduct; investigations of complaints

A. The Chief Procurement Officer has independent knowledge that a contractor or a supplier at the point of assembly of goods subject to a contract is not in compliance with the code of conduct;

B. The contractor informs the Chief Procurement Officer that the contractor or a supplier at the point of assembly of goods subject to a contract is not in compliance with the code of conduct;

C. A worker for a contractor or for a supplier at the point of assembly of goods subject to a contract files a written complaint directly with the Chief Procurement Officer stating that the contractor or supplier, to the best of the worker's knowledge, is not in compliance with the code of conduct;

D. A 3rd party established and based outside the United States, on behalf of or on the basis of information from a worker or workers, files directly with the Chief Procurement Officer a signed and dated written complaint stating that, to the best of the 3rd party's knowledge, a contractor or a supplier at the point of assembly of goods subject to a contract is not in compliance with the code of conduct. If possible, the 3rd party's written complaint must be signed and dated under oath before an official authorized to administer oaths; or

E. A 3rd party established and based in the United States, on behalf of or on the basis of information from a worker or workers, files directly with the Chief Procurement Officer a written complaint, signed and dated under oath before an official authorized by applicable law to administer oaths, stating that, to the best of the 3rd party's knowledge, a contractor or a supplier at the point of assembly of goods subject to a contract is not in compliance with the code of conduct.