Sec. F-1. 13 MRSA §705, as amended by PL 2001, c. 260, Pt. F, §1 and c. 337, §1, is repealed and the following enacted in its place:
1. Rendering same and specific professional service. An individual or group of individuals duly licensed or otherwise legally authorized to render the same professional service within this State may organize and become a shareholder or shareholders of a professional corporation under the corporation laws for the sole and specific purpose of rendering the same and specific professional service.
2. Exceptions. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law:
A. For the purposes of this chapter, osteopathic physicians licensed under Title 32, chapter 36 and physicians and surgeons licensed under Title 32, chapter 48 are considered to render the same professional service;
B. For the purposes of this chapter, optometrists licensed under Title 32, chapter 34-A and opthalmologists licensed under Title 32, chapter 36 or 48 may organize and become the sole shareholders of the same professional corporation under the corporation laws for the sole and specific purpose of rendering their respective professional services that are considered to be complementary to one another;
C. Nonlicensed individuals may organize with individuals who are licensed under Title 32, chapter 113, and may become shareholders of a firm licensed to practice public accountancy under Title 32, section 12252, as long as all of the requirements for licensure under Title 32, section 12252, subsection 3 are met by the firm; and
D. For the purposes of this chapter, a denturist licensed under Title 32, chapter 16 may organize with a dentist who is licensed under Title 32, chapter 16 and may become a shareholder of a dental practice incorporated under the corporation laws. At no time may a denturist or denturists in sum have an equal or greater ownership interest in a dental practice than the dentist or dentists have in that practice.
Sec. F-2. 15 MRSA §3310, sub-§3, as amended by PL 1977, c. 664, §31, is further amended to read:
3. Evidence of mental illness or incapacity. If it appears from the evidence that the juvenile may be a mentally ill person, as defined in Title 34-B, section 3801, subsection 5, or an incapacitated person, as defined in Title 34, section 2616, subsection 1 and section 2251 34-B, section 5001, subsection 2, then subsection 2 shall does not apply and the court shall proceed pursuant to section 3318.
Sec. F-3. 15 MRSA §3318, as amended by PL 1989, c. 621, §8, is further amended to read:
§3318. Mentally ill or incapacitated juveniles
1. Suspension of proceedings. If it appears that a juvenile may be a mentally ill person, as defined in Title 34-B, section 3801, subsection 5, or an incapacitated person, as defined in Title 34, section 2616, subsection 1 34-B, section 5001, subsection 2, the court shall suspend the proceedings on the petition and shall either:
A. Initiate proceedings for voluntary or involuntary commitments as provided in Title 34 34-B, sections 2290 3831 and 2333 3863; or
B. Order that the juvenile be examined by a physician or psychologist and refer the juvenile to a suitable facility or program for the purpose of examination, the costs of such that examination to be paid by the court. If the report of such an that examination is that the juvenile is mentally ill or incapacitated to the extent that short-term or long-term hospitalization or institutional confinement is required, the Juvenile Court shall initiate proceedings for voluntary or involuntary commitment as provided in section 101-B and in Title 34-B, chapter 3, subchapter IV. The court shall continue the proceedings when a juvenile is voluntarily or involuntarily committed.
2. Resumption of proceedings. The court shall set a time for resuming the proceeding when:
A. The report of the examination made pursuant to subsection 1, paragraph B states that the child is not mentally ill or incapacitated to the extent that short-term or long-term hospitalization or institutional confinement is required; or
B. The child is not found by the appropriate court to be a mentally ill person or an incapacitated person as defined in section 101-B and in Title 34 34-B, section 2616, subsection 1 5001.
Sec. F-4. 17 MRSA §331, sub-§6, as amended by PL 2001, c. 204, §§1 and 2, is repealed and the following enacted in its place:
6. Raffles with prizes of $10,000 or less. Notwithstanding subsection 1, a license to conduct or operate a raffle as defined in section 330, subsection 5, in which the holder of the winning chance does not receive something of value worth more than $10,000, is not required of the following:
A. Any agricultural society eligible for the state stipend under Title 7, section 62, or any bona fide, nonprofit organization that is either charitable, educational, political, civic, recreational, fraternal, patriotic or religious or any auxiliary of such an organization;
B. Any volunteer police force, fire department or ambulance corps;
C. Any class or organization of an elementary, secondary or postsecondary educational institution operated or accredited by the State; or
D. Any state agency that conducts or operates a raffle for a donated item to benefit fish and wildlife conservation projects.
Any exempt organization, department or class or combination listed in paragraph A, B, C or D may sponsor, operate and conduct a raffle without a license only for the exclusive benefit of that organization, department or class or combination, and that raffle may be conducted only by duly authorized members of the sponsoring organization, department or class or combination.
A state agency may not conduct or operate more than 2 raffles per year pursuant to paragraph D.
Sec. F-5. Effective date. That section of this Part that repeals and replaces the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 17, section 331, subsection 6 takes effect 90 days after adjournment of the First Regular Session of the 120th Legislature.
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