94-348 C.M.R. ch. 8, § 01 - GENERALLY

A. Purpose

Pursuant to Title 5 M.R.S. §4566(7), the Maine Human Rights Commission (the "Commission") has adopted the following regulations which are designed to inform owners, lessees, sublessees, managing agents, courts, and other interested parties of the Commission's interpretation of the Maine Human Rights Act, Title 5 M.R.S. §4551, et seq. (the "Act" or "MHRA").

B. Effect

The regulations shall be accorded the full force and effect of interpretative administrative regulations.

C. Construction

(1) Consistent with the public policy underlying the Act (as expressed in §4552), and with firmly established principles for the interpretation of such humanitarian legislation, the remedial provisions of the Act shall be given broad construction and its exceptions shall be construed narrowly.

(2) The provisions of these regulations are severable. If any provision or the application of any provision of these regulations to any person or circumstances is invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application.

Notes

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