32 M.R.S. § 14708
§ 14708. Registration fee and security deposit
1.
FEES. The department shall establish fees by rule for applications, registrations and renewals under this
subchapter in an amount not to exceed $ 300 annually for any one purpose. Rules adopted pursuant to this
subsection are routine technical rules pursuant to Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter II-A.
2.
DEDICATED REVENUES. All fees received under this subchapter must be paid to the Treasurer of State to be
used for carrying out this subchapter. Any balance of these fees may not lapse, but must be carried forward as
a continuing account to be expended for the same purpose in the following fiscal year.
3.
SECURITY DEPOSIT. Every person that engages in the business of transient sellers of consumer merchandise,
including the self-employed or those who employ one or more transient sellers of consumer merchandise, shall
also make a security deposit of $ 10,000 or of a sum equal to the anticipated yearly gross revenues in this
State, whichever is less, with the department for the protection of consumers as described in section 14712.
The security deposit may be made by a bond as drawn by the department and as secured by a surety approved by
the department. Only one security deposit is required of each person engaged in transient sales of consumer
merchandise.
4.
REGISTRATION ISSUED. The department shall issue to a transient seller of consumer merchandise and to
employees of that transient seller a registration upon receipt of a completed application in proper form with
required fees and a security deposit.