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Title 18-A, Article 5: PROTECTION OF PERSONS UNDER DISABILITY AND THEIR PROPERTY

Part 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS

18-A §5-101. Definitions and use of terms (REPEALED) 
18-A §5-102. Jurisdiction of subject matter; consolidation of proceedings (REPEALED) 
18-A §5-103. Facility of payment or delivery (REPEALED) 
18-A §5-104. Delegation of powers by parent or guardian (REPEALED) 
18-A §5-105. Limited guardianships (REPEALED) 

Part 2: GUARDIANS OF MINORS

18-A §5-201. Status of guardian of minor; general (REPEALED) 
18-A §5-202. Testamentary appointment of guardian of minor (REPEALED) 
18-A §5-203. Objection by minor of 14 or older to testamentary appointment (REPEALED) 
18-A §5-204. Court appointment of guardian of minor; conditions for appointment (REPEALED) 
18-A §5-205. Court appointment of guardian of minor; venue (REPEALED) 
18-A §5-206. Court appointment of guardian of minor; qualifications; priority of minor's nominee (REPEALED) 
18-A §5-207. Court appointment of guardian of minor; procedure (REPEALED) 
18-A §5-208. Consent to service by acceptance of appointment; notice (REPEALED) 
18-A §5-209. Powers and duties of guardian of minor (REPEALED) 
18-A §5-210. Termination of appointment of guardian; general (REPEALED) 
18-A §5-211. Proceedings subsequent to appointment; venue (REPEALED) 
18-A §5-212. Resignation or removal proceedings (REPEALED) 
18-A §5-213. Transitional arrangements for minors (REPEALED) 

Part 3: GUARDIANS OF INCAPACITATED PERSONS

18-A §5-301. Testamentary appointment of guardian for incapacitated person (REPEALED) 
18-A §5-302. Venue (REPEALED) 
18-A §5-303. Procedure for court appointment of a guardian of an incapacitated person (REPEALED) 
18-A §5-304. Findings; order of appointment (REPEALED) 
18-A §5-305. Acceptance of appointment; consent to jurisdiction (REPEALED) 
18-A §5-306. Termination of guardianship for incapacitated person (REPEALED) 
18-A §5-307. Removal or resignation of guardian; termination of guardianship (REPEALED) 
18-A §5-308. Visitor in guardianship proceedings (REPEALED) 
18-A §5-309. Notices in guardianship proceedings (REPEALED) 
18-A §5-310. Temporary guardians (REPEALED) 
18-A §5-310-A. Temporary guardians (REPEALED) 
18-A §5-311. Who may be guardian; priorities (REPEALED) 
18-A §5-312. General powers and duties of guardian (REPEALED) 
18-A §5-313. Proceedings subsequent to appointment; venue (REPEALED) 

Part 4: PROTECTION OF PROPERTY OF PERSONS UNDER DISABILITY AND MINORS

18-A §5-401. Protective proceedings (REPEALED) 
18-A §5-402. Protective proceedings; jurisdiction of affairs of protected persons (REPEALED) 
18-A §5-403. Venue (REPEALED) 
18-A §5-404. Original petition for appointment or protective order (REPEALED) 
18-A §5-405. Notice (REPEALED) 
18-A §5-406. Protective proceedings; request for notice; interested person (REPEALED) 
18-A §5-407. Procedure concerning hearing and order on original petition (REPEALED) 
18-A §5-408. Permissible court orders (REPEALED) 
18-A §5-408-A. Temporary conservator (REPEALED) 
18-A §5-409. Protective arrangements and single transactions authorized (REPEALED) 
18-A §5-410. Who may be appointed conservator; priorities (REPEALED) 
18-A §5-411. Bond (REPEALED) 
18-A §5-412. Terms and requirements of bonds (REPEALED) 
18-A §5-413. Acceptance of appointment; consent to jurisdiction (REPEALED) 
18-A §5-414. Compensation and expenses (REPEALED) 
18-A §5-415. Death, resignation or removal of conservator (REPEALED) 
18-A §5-416. Petitions for orders subsequent to appointment (REPEALED) 
18-A §5-417. General duty of conservator (REPEALED) 
18-A §5-418. Inventory and records (REPEALED) 
18-A §5-419. Accounts (REPEALED) 
18-A §5-420. Conservators; title by appointment (REPEALED) 
18-A §5-421. Recording of conservator's letters (REPEALED) 
18-A §5-422. Sale, encumbrance or transaction involving conflict of interest; voidable; exceptions (REPEALED) 
18-A §5-423. Persons dealing with conservators; protection (REPEALED) 
18-A §5-424. Powers of conservator in administration (REPEALED) 
18-A §5-425. Distributive duties and powers of conservator (REPEALED) 
18-A §5-426. Enlargement or limitation of powers of conservator (REPEALED) 
18-A §5-427. Preservation of estate plan (REPEALED) 
18-A §5-428. Claims against protected person; enforcement (REPEALED) 
18-A §5-429. Individual liability of conservator (REPEALED) 
18-A §5-430. Termination of proceeding (REPEALED) 
18-A §5-431. Payment of debt and delivery of property to foreign conservator without local proceedings (REPEALED) 
18-A §5-432. Foreign conservator; proof of authority; bond; powers (REPEALED) 

Part 5: DURABLE POWER OF ATTORNEY

18-A §5-501. Definition (REPEALED) 
18-A §5-502. Durable power of attorney not affected by disability or incapacity (REPEALED) 
18-A §5-503. Relation of attorney-in-fact to court-appointed fiduciary (REPEALED) 
18-A §5-504. Power of attorney not revoked until notice (REPEALED) 
18-A §5-505. Proof of continuance of durable and other powers of attorney by affidavit (REPEALED) 
18-A §5-506. Durable health care power of attorney (REPEALED) 
18-A §5-508. Durable financial power of attorney (REPEALED) 
18-A §5-509. In-person signature required (REPEALED) 
18-A §5-510. Recognition of powers of attorney from other jurisdictions (REPEALED) 

Part 5-A: UNIFORM ADULT GUARDIANSHIP AND PROTECTIVE PROCEEDINGS JURISDICTION ACT

Subpart 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS

18-A §5-511. Short title (REPEALED) 
18-A §5-512. Definitions (REPEALED) 
18-A §5-513. International application of Part (REPEALED) 
18-A §5-514. Communication between courts (REPEALED) 
18-A §5-515. Cooperation between courts (REPEALED) 
18-A §5-516. Taking testimony in another state (REPEALED) 

Subpart 2: JURISDICTION

18-A §5-521. Definitions; significant connection factors (REPEALED) 
18-A §5-522. Exclusive basis (REPEALED) 
18-A §5-523. Jurisdiction (REPEALED) 
18-A §5-524. Special jurisdiction (REPEALED) 
18-A §5-525. Exclusive and continuing jurisdiction (REPEALED) 
18-A §5-526. Appropriate forum (REPEALED) 
18-A §5-527. Jurisdiction declined by reason of conduct (REPEALED) 
18-A §5-528. Notice of proceeding (REPEALED) 
18-A §5-529. Proceedings in more than one state (REPEALED) 

Subpart 3: TRANSFER OF GUARDIANSHIP OR CONSERVATORSHIP

18-A §5-531. Transfer of guardianship or conservatorship to another state (REPEALED) 
18-A §5-532. Accepting guardianship or conservatorship transferred from another state (REPEALED) 

Subpart 4: REGISTRATION AND RECOGNITION OF ORDERS FROM OTHER STATES

18-A §5-541. Registration of guardianship (REPEALED) 
18-A §5-542. Registration of protective orders (REPEALED) 
18-A §5-543. Effect of registration (REPEALED) 

Subpart 5: MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

18-A §5-551. Uniformity of application and construction (REPEALED) 
18-A §5-552. Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act (REPEALED) 
18-A §5-553. Transitional provisions (REPEALED) 
18-A §5-554. Effective date (REPEALED) 

Part 6: PUBLIC GUARDIAN AND CONSERVATOR

18-A §5-601. Public guardians and conservators; general (REPEALED) 
18-A §5-602. Priority of private guardian or conservator (REPEALED) 
18-A §5-603. Exclusiveness of public guardian or conservator (REPEALED) 
18-A §5-604. Nomination of public guardian or conservator (REPEALED) 
18-A §5-605. Acceptance by public guardian or conservator; plan (REPEALED) 
18-A §5-606. Officials authorized to act as public guardian or conservator (REPEALED) 
18-A §5-607. Duties and powers of a public guardian or conservator (REPEALED) 
18-A §5-608. Determination of need for guardianship of mentally retarded persons in institutions and residence facilities (REPEALED) 
18-A §5-609. No change in rights to services (REPEALED) 
18-A §5-610. No change in powers and duties of agency heads and trustees (REPEALED) 
18-A §5-611. Bond (REPEALED) 
18-A §5-612. Compensation (REPEALED) 
18-A §5-613. Incapacitated persons; guardian ad litem costs (REPEALED) 
18-A §5-614. Limited public guardianships (REPEALED) 

Part 7: LIVING WILLS

18-A §5-701. Short title and definitions (REPEALED) 
18-A §5-702. Declaration relating to use of life-sustaining treatment (REPEALED) 
18-A §5-703. When declaration operative (REPEALED) 
18-A §5-704. Revocation of declaration (REPEALED) 
18-A §5-705. Recording determination of terminal condition or persistent vegetative state and declaration (REPEALED) 
18-A §5-706. Treatment of qualified patients (REPEALED) 
18-A §5-707. Consent by others to withdrawal or withholding of treatment (REPEALED) 
18-A §5-708. Transfer of patients (REPEALED) 
18-A §5-709. Immunities (REPEALED) 
18-A §5-710. Penalties (REPEALED) 
18-A §5-711. Miscellaneous provisions (REPEALED) 
18-A §5-712. When health-care provider may presume validity of declaration (REPEALED) 
18-A §5-713. Recognition of declaration executed in another state (REPEALED) 
18-A §5-714. Effect of previous declaration (REPEALED) 

Part 8: UNIFORM HEALTH-CARE DECISIONS ACT

18-A §5-801. Definitions (REPEALED) 
18-A §5-802. Advance health-care directives (REPEALED) 
18-A §5-803. Revocation of advance health-care directive (REPEALED) 
18-A §5-804. Optional form (REPEALED) 
18-A §5-805. Decisions by surrogate (REPEALED) 
18-A §5-806. Decisions by guardian (REPEALED) 
18-A §5-807. Obligations of health-care provider (REPEALED) 
18-A §5-808. Health-care information (REPEALED) 
18-A §5-809. Immunities (REPEALED) 
18-A §5-810. Statutory damages (REPEALED) 
18-A §5-811. Capacity (REPEALED) 
18-A §5-812. Effect of copy (REPEALED) 
18-A §5-813. Effect of Part (REPEALED) 
18-A §5-814. Judicial relief (REPEALED) 
18-A §5-815. Uniformity of application and construction (REPEALED) 
18-A §5-816. Short title (REPEALED) 
18-A §5-817. Effective date (REPEALED) 
18-A §5-818. Military advanced medical directives (REPEALED) 

Part 9: MAINE UNIFORM POWER OF ATTORNEY ACT

Subpart 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS

18-A §5-901. Short title (REPEALED) 
18-A §5-902. Definitions (REPEALED) 
18-A §5-903. Applicability (REPEALED) 
18-A §5-904. Power of attorney is durable (REPEALED) 
18-A §5-905. Execution of power of attorney; notices (REPEALED) 
18-A §5-906. Validity of power of attorney (REPEALED) 
18-A §5-907. Meaning and effect of power of attorney (REPEALED) 
18-A §5-908. Nomination of conservator or guardian; relation of agent to court-appointed fiduciary (REPEALED) 
18-A §5-909. When power of attorney effective (REPEALED) 
18-A §5-910. Termination of power of attorney or agent's authority (REPEALED) 
18-A §5-911. Coagents and successor agents (REPEALED) 
18-A §5-912. Reimbursement and compensation of agent (REPEALED) 
18-A §5-913. Agent's acceptance (REPEALED) 
18-A §5-914. Agent's duties (REPEALED) 
18-A §5-915. Exoneration of agent (REPEALED) 
18-A §5-916. Judicial relief (REPEALED) 
18-A §5-917. Agent's liability (REPEALED) 
18-A §5-918. Agent's resignation; notice (REPEALED) 
18-A §5-919. Acceptance of and reliance upon acknowledged power of attorney (REPEALED) 
18-A §5-920. Liability for refusal to accept acknowledged power of attorney (REPEALED) 
18-A §5-921. Principles of law and equity (REPEALED) 
18-A §5-922. Laws applicable to financial institutions and entities (REPEALED) 
18-A §5-923. Remedies under other law (REPEALED) 

Subpart 2: AUTHORITY

18-A §5-931. Authority that requires specific grant; grant of general authority (REPEALED) 
18-A §5-932. Incorporation of authority (REPEALED) 
18-A §5-933. Construction of authority generally (REPEALED) 
18-A §5-934. Real property (REPEALED) 
18-A §5-935. Tangible personal property (REPEALED) 
18-A §5-936. Stocks and bonds (REPEALED) 
18-A §5-937. Commodities and options (REPEALED) 
18-A §5-938. Banks and other financial institutions (REPEALED) 
18-A §5-939. Operation of entity or business (REPEALED) 
18-A §5-940. Insurance and annuities (REPEALED) 
18-A §5-941. Estates, trusts and other beneficial interests (REPEALED) 
18-A §5-942. Claims and litigation (REPEALED) 
18-A §5-943. Personal and family maintenance (REPEALED) 
18-A §5-944. Benefits from governmental programs or civil or military service (REPEALED) 
18-A §5-945. Retirement plans (REPEALED) 
18-A §5-946. Taxes (REPEALED) 
18-A §5-947. Gifts (REPEALED) 

Subpart 3: STATUTORY FORMS

18-A §5-951. Agent's certification (REPEALED) 

Subpart 4: MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

18-A §5-961. Uniformity of application and construction (REPEALED) 
18-A §5-962. Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act (REPEALED) 
18-A §5-963. Effect on existing powers of attorney (REPEALED) 
18-A §5-964. Effective date (REPEALED) 
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