Members of the Division are often called upon to provide specialized training to other members of Maines law enforcement community, including police chiefs and sheriffs. Maine Bar Association 124 State St. Augusta, ME 04330 . Some top officials in Idaho are raising alarms over the Republican attorney general's decision . The Consumer Protection Division focuses on four substantive areas: 1) consumer, including enforcement of the Unfair Trade Practices Act (modeled on the Federal Trade Commission Act), the Mediation and Information Program, and the Lemon Law Arbitration Program; 2) antitrust enforcement of the Monopolies and Profiteering law (modeled on the federal Sherman Act) and of the states merger statute; 3) oversight of public charities; and 4) tobacco enforcement. The Collections Program represents state agencies in District Court to collect money judgments, including restitution, fines, penalties, and costs; delinquent unemployment contributions and income tax; and MaineCare recoupments and estate recovery monies. In addition to its Chief, the Division has 27 trial attorneys, and 1 appellate attorney. in Urban and Regional Planning from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. people just like you. Every state has a disciplinary organization that monitors attorneys, their licenses, and consumer complaints. The district attorneys review thousands of police reports to determine whether there are sufficient grounds to issue a criminal complaint, sponsor police training and continuing legal education to law enforcement, provide legal advice to county governments, handle the many criminal appeals that are filed every year, and serve on innumerable committees, working groups, boards and commissions. The OCME is dedicated to providing the citizens of Maine with comprehensive, scientific, forensic investigation of deaths that fall within the jurisdiction of the office, determined by state statute (Title 22, Chapter 711, MEDICAL EXAMINER ACT). Melanie Dane joined MRSC in 2021 as a Legal Consultant focusing on criminal and civil issues surrounding impaired driving. Presidentially appointed United States Attorneys are noted with an asterisk (*) after their name and should be addressed as "The Honorable." States move to crack down on nurses with bogus diplomas She graduated from Central Washington University with a B.S. In 2010, the eight district attorneys, with the assistance of 76 assistant district attorneys handled 62,188 adult criminal cases and 3,662 juvenile prosecutions. The Division provides legal advice to all the PFR bureaus and offices.5 This includes the Office of Professional and Occupational Regulation which consists of 37 professional licensing boards, commissions, and registration programs dedicated to the protection of the public through licensure, inspection, enforcement/complaint handling, and discipline of its over 100,000 active licensees. jrose@mrsc.org, HR and Administrative Coordinator Dean Jenkins Named President of Bates College; Will Conclude Service at echang@mrsc.org, IT Manager Office of the Attorney General | Office of the Attorney General
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