Maine Statutes

TITLE 4: JUDICIARY

Chapter 10: JUDICIAL CONFERENCE OF MAINE
- 4 §471. Judicial Conference of Maine
Chapter 11: REFEREES, MASTERS AND AUDITORS
- 4 §501. Appointment; fees
Chapter 13: CLERKS OF JUDICIAL COURTS
- 4 §551. Clerks of the judicial courts; appointments
- 4 §552. Military or naval service (REPEALED)
- 4 §553. Bond (REPEALED)
- 4 §554. Accounting by clerks
- 4 §555. Fee schedule
- 4 §556. Account for moneys received; depository; accounts verified; deposits in name of court; forfeiture
- 4 §557. Receipt and discharge of fines and costs voluntarily paid
- 4 §558. Administration of oaths
- 4 §559. Completion of records of deceased clerk
- 4 §560. Duties as to lists of magistrates, discharges of soldiers and seamen; files of state paper (REPEALED)
- 4 §561. Taking illegal fees
- 4 §562. Deputies; oath and bond; clerk pro tempore (REPEALED)
- 4 §563. Record of civil cases
- 4 §564. Record of criminal or traffic infraction cases; certain convictions or adjudications not criminal records
- 4 §565. Examination and correction of records
- 4 §566. Disposal of money collected by action on clerk's bond
- 4 §567. No recording officer to be attorney or sue in own court nor draft nor aid in drafting paper to be recorded
- 4 §568. Duties of clerks as to records; fees
- 4 §569. Clerks; taking of bail authorized (REPEALED)
- 4 §570. Executive Clerk of the Supreme Judicial Court
Chapter 15: REPORTERS OF DECISIONS AND TESTIMONY
- 4 §651. Appointment and duties; salary and expenses (REPEALED)
- 4 §651-A. Production of reviewable record
- 4 §652. Approval and payment of reporters' expenses (REPEALED)
- 4 §653. Authentication of evidence
- 4 §654. Death or disability
- 4 §655. Testimony proved by certified copy of notes or transcript of former testimony
- 4 §656. Stenographic reports, transcripts taxed in bill of costs
- 4 §701. Appointment and tenure; salary (REPEALED)
- 4 §702. Duties
- 4 §703. Copyright of reports (REPEALED)
- 4 §704. Reimbursement for expenses (REPEALED)
- 4 §751. Duties of reporters
- 4 §752. Reading and signing transcript of testimony
- 4 §753. Copies of transcript as evidence
- 4 §754. Correction of mistakes in transcript
- 4 §755. Appointment of reporter by judge
- 4 §756. Transcripts deemed original papers
Chapter 17: ATTORNEYS AT LAW
- 4 §801. Board of bar examiners; purpose; appointment
- 4 §801-A. Reports; limitations (REPEALED)
- 4 §801-B. Budget (REPEALED)
- 4 §802. Attorneys from other states
- 4 §803. Qualifications for taking bar examination
- 4 §804. Further qualifications; examination; fee; grade of (REPEALED)
- 4 §805. Reexamination (REPEALED)
- 4 §805-A. Qualifications for admission to practice
- 4 §806. Attorney's oath
- 4 §806-A. License to practice subject to condition
- 4 §807. Unauthorized practice of law
- 4 §807-A. Representation by Bureau of Unemployment Compensation, Department of the Attorney General or Bureau of Revenue Services employees
- 4 §807-B. Authorized immigration and nationality law assistance
- 4 §808. Action for injunction
- 4 §809. Investigation by Attorney General (REPEALED)
- 4 §810. Remedies and procedures additional
- 4 §811. Person defined
- 4 §812. Attorneys' Client Security Fund (REPEALED)
- 4 §851. Information against attorney
- 4 §852. Denial of charges; information to stand for hearing
- 4 §853. Proceedings on default or hearing
- 4 §854. Judgment final unless appealed
- 4 §855. Appeals
- 4 §856. Conduct of prosecution
- 4 §857. Interpretation of provisions
- 4 §858. Resignation and reinstatement of attorneys
- 4 §859. False advertising or representation to be an attorney.
- 4 §860. Management of causes by parties or counsel
- 4 §901. Establishment and maintenance (REPEALED)
- 4 §902. Preparation (REPEALED)
- 4 §903. Revision (REPEALED)
- 4 §904. Register as evidence (REPEALED)
- 4 §905. Certificates (REPEALED)
Chapter 18: PARALEGALS AND LEGAL ASSISTANTS
- 4 §921. Definitions
- 4 §922. Restriction on use of titles
Chapter 19: NOTARIES PUBLIC
- 4 §951. Seal; authority to administer oaths
- 4 §951-A. Commission signature
- 4 §952. Protests of losses; record and copies
- 4 §953. Demand and notice on bills and notes
- 4 §954. Acts of notary who is interested in corporation
- 4 §954-A. Conflict of interest if notary related
- 4 §955. Copies; evidence
- 4 §955-A. Removal from office (REPEALED)
- 4 §955-B. Maintenance of records
- 4 §955-C. Disciplinary action; grounds; procedure; complaints
- 4 §956. Resignation or removal; deposit of records
- 4 §957. Injury or concealment of records
- 4 §958. Fees for protest and appropriation of penalties
- 4 §959. Grandfather clause; seal; records (REPEALED)
- 4 §960. Advertisement of services
Chapter 1: SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT
- 4 §1. Constitution of the court; administrative responsibilities of the court and the Chief Justice
- 4 §10. Facsimile signature of clerk
- 4 §11. Appointment; salary (REPEALED)
- 4 §12. Salary (REPEALED)
- 4 §13. Office space and clerical help (REPEALED)
- 4 §14. Duties of administrative assistant assigned by Chief Justice (REPEALED)
- 4 §15. Administrative Office of the Courts; appointment of State Court Administrator
- 4 §16. Assistants and employees of State Court Administrator
- 4 §17. Duties of State Court Administrator
- 4 §17-A. Publications
- 4 §17-B. Funds from the Federal Government and private sources
- 4 §17-C. Subleasing (REALLOCATED FROM TITLE 4, SECTION 17-B)
- 4 §18. Court Mediation Service (REPEALED)
- 4 §18-A. Maine Civil Legal Services Fund established
- 4 §18-B. Court Alternative Dispute Resolution Service
- 4 §19. Creation of judicial regions; regional court centers and regional presiding justices; duties
- 4 §2. Appointment of additional justices
- 4 §2-A. Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court to sit in District Court
- 4 §20. Provide for collection of overdue fines and fees from money collected
- 4 §22. State responsibility for court finances
- 4 §23. Court personnel and compensation
- 4 §24. Operating budgets
- 4 §25. Reimbursement of counties for salaries and expenses of court and jury officers
- 4 §26. Use of Executive Department agencies
- 4 §27. Funds collected by Bureau of Revenue Services
- 4 §28. Additional fee revenue dedicated
- 4 §3. When vacancies shall not be filled
- 4 §31. Purpose
- 4 §32. Procedures; advisory committee
- 4 §4. Salary of justices; expenses
- 4 §41. Court Unification Oversight Committee (REPEALED)
- 4 §5. Compensation of justices upon retirement (REPEALED)
- 4 §51. Constitution of court; concurrence required
- 4 §52. Justice not to sit in review of case tried before him
- 4 §53. Sessions
- 4 §54. Clerks; duties; compensation; expenses of county
- 4 §55. Preservation of briefs
- 4 §56. Messenger in Cumberland County (REPEALED)
- 4 §57. Jurisdiction; disposition of cases; technical errors in pleading and procedure
- 4 §58. Courthouse Security Fund
- 4 §6. Active Retired Justices
- 4 §6-A. Active Retired Justice of Supreme Judicial Court to sit in Superior Court
- 4 §6-B. Per diem compensation for Active Retired Justices of the Supreme Judicial Court
- 4 §7. General jurisdiction; control of records
- 4 §8. Power to prescribe general rules
- 4 §8-A. Rules on courts records and unclaimed property
- 4 §8-B. Rules governing nondisclosure of certain identifying information
- 4 §9. Power to prescribe rules in criminal cases
- 4 §9-A. Power to prescribe rules of evidence
- 4 §9-B. Committee on judicial responsibility and disability
Chapter 21: JUSTICES OF THE PEACE
- 4 §1001. Exercise of powers and duties; commission (REPEALED)
Chapter 22: UNIFORM RECOGNITION OF ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ACT
- 4 §1011. Recognition of notarial acts performed outside this State
- 4 §1012. Authentication of authority of officer
- 4 §1013. Certificate of person taking acknowledgment
- 4 §1014. Recognition of certificate of acknowledgment
- 4 §1014-A. Presumption of compliance
- 4 §1015. Certificate of acknowledgment
- 4 §1016. Short forms of acknowledgment
- 4 §1017. Acknowledgments not affected by this Act
- 4 §1018. Uniformity of interpretation
- 4 §1019. Short title
Chapter 23: MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
- 4 §1051. Legal holidays
- 4 §1052. Crier in the courts (REPEALED)
- 4 §1053. Adjournment because of danger from infection
- 4 §1054. Surety bonds authorized in civil and criminal cases
- 4 §1055. Death or disability of presiding justice (REPEALED)
- 4 §1056. Powers of attorneys
- 4 §1057. Government Operations Surcharge Fund
- 4 §1057-A. Maine Community Policing Institute Surcharge Fund (REPEALED)
- 4 §1058. Prisoner application to proceed in forma pauperis
- 4 §1059. Fines; tribal law enforcement activities (WHOLE SECTION TEXT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 6/30/12) (WHOLE SECTION TEXT REPEALED 6/30/12 by T. 4, §1059, sub-§3)
Chapter 25: ADMINISTRATIVE COURT
- 4 §1151. Administrative Court (REPEALED)
- 4 §1152. Procedure in contested cases (REPEALED)
- 4 §1153. Emergency proceedings (REPEALED)
- 4 §1154. Subpoenas by Administrative Court (REPEALED)
- 4 §1155. Decisions (REPEALED)
- 4 §1156. Fines (REPEALED)
- 4 §1157. Judicial review (REPEALED)
- 4 §1158. Judge of Administrative Court assigned to sit in District Court (REPEALED)
Chapter 27: JUDICIAL RETIREMENT ON OR AFTER DECEMBER 1, 1984
- 4 §1201. Definitions
- 4 §1202. Name, establishment and purpose
- 4 §1203. Legal process and assignment
- 4 §1204. Beneficiaries under disability
- 4 §1205. Internal Revenue Code compliance
- 4 §1231. Board of trustees
- 4 §1232. Executive director
- 4 §1233. Actuary
- 4 §1234. Medical board
- 4 §1235. Administrative procedures
- 4 §1236. Legal adviser
- 4 §1251. Control of funds
- 4 §1252. Custodian of funds (REPEALED)
- 4 §1253. Expenses
- 4 §1254. Investments
- 4 §1255. Legislative findings and intent
- 4 §1301. Membership
- 4 §1302. Creditable service
- 4 §1303. State contribution
- 4 §1304. Employees' contributions
- 4 §1305. Return of accumulated contributions (REPEALED)
- 4 §1305-A. Refund of accumulated contributions
- 4 §1305-B. Inactive accounts
- 4 §1306. Back contribution for certain days off without pay
- 4 §1351. Eligibility for retirement
- 4 §1352. Retirement benefits
- 4 §1353. Disability retirement
- 4 §1354. Restoration to service (REPEALED)
- 4 §1355. Ordinary death benefits
- 4 §1355-A. Minimum ordinary death benefits
- 4 §1356. Accidental death benefits
- 4 §1357. Payment of regular retirement allowances
- 4 §1358. Cost-of-living and other adjustments
- 4 §1359. Termination of retirement benefits for conflict of interest (REPEALED)
- 4 §1360. Remarriage after retirement
- 4 §1361. Divorce
Chapter 29: JUDICIAL RETIREMENT PRIOR TO DECEMBER 1, 1984
- 4 §1401. Definitions
- 4 §1402. General provisions
- 4 §1403. Funding
- 4 §1404. Regular retirement benefits
- 4 §1405. Disability benefits
- 4 §1406. Survivor benefits
Chapter 31: COURT APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATE PROGRAM
- 4 §1501. Court Appointed Special Advocate Program
- 4 §1502. Staff
- 4 §1503. Court appointed special advocates
- 4 §1504. Facilities
- 4 §1505. Court Appointed Special Advocate Advisory Panel
- 4 §1506. Immunity from civil liability
Chapter 33: MAINE GOVERNMENTAL FACILITIES AUTHORITY
- 4 §1601. Short title
- 4 §1602. Maine Governmental Facilities Authority; members; compensation
- 4 §1603. Definitions
- 4 §1604. Powers
- 4 §1605. Leasing or renting property of the authority
- 4 §1606. Issuance of securities
- 4 §1607. Pledges and covenants; trust agreement
- 4 §1608. Trust funds
- 4 §1609. Remedies
- 4 §1610. Revenue refunding securities
- 4 §1610-A. Additional securities
- 4 §1610-B. Additional securities
- 4 §1610-C. Additional securities
- 4 §1610-D. Additional securities
- 4 §1610-E. Additional securities; compliance with federal law
- 4 §1611. Tax exemption
- 4 §1612. Governmental functions
- 4 §1613. Liberal construction
- 4 §1614. Securities as legal investment
- 4 §1615. Conflicts
- 4 §1616. Actions against authority
- 4 §1617. Contract of State
- 4 §1618. Credit of State not pledged
- 4 §1619. Gifts and contributions
- 4 §1620. Continuing disclosure
Chapter 35: JUDICIAL COMPENSATION COMMISSION
- 4 §1701. Judicial Compensation Commission
- 4 §1702. Repeal (REPEALED)
Chapter 37: MAINE COMMISSION ON INDIGENT LEGAL SERVICES
- 4 §1801. Maine Commission on Indigent Legal Services; established
- 4 §1802. Definitions
- 4 §1803. Commission structure
- 4 §1804. Commission responsibilities
- 4 §1805. Executive director
Chapter 3: SUPERIOR COURT
- 4 §101. Constitution of court
- 4 §101-A. Chief Justice of the Superior Court
- 4 §102. Salary; expenses
- 4 §103. Compensation upon retirement (REPEALED)
- 4 §104. Active retired justices
- 4 §104-A. Per diem compensation for Active Retired Superior Court Justices
- 4 §105. Superior Court; civil jurisdiction
- 4 §106. Conferences
- 4 §107. Clerk
- 4 §107-A. Authority of clerks to issue process for arrest of persons
- 4 §108. Seal; form of summonses, writs and processes; facsimile signature of clerk
- 4 §109. Writs when returnable (REPEALED)
- 4 §110. Trial terms
- 4 §111. Simultaneous and special sessions
- 4 §112. Sheriff or deputy to attend court
- 4 §113. Messenger of Cumberland County (REPEALED)
- 4 §114. Authority of court
- 4 §115. Place for holding court; suitable quarters
- 4 §115-A. Closure of Superior Courts
- 4 §116. Funds of court
- 4 §117. Other expenses of the court
- 4 §118. Support from counties (REPEALED)
- 4 §119. Media coverage of judicial proceedings (REPEALED)
- 4 §120. Justice of the Superior Court to sit in District Court
- 4 §121. Justice or Active Retired Justice of Superior Court assigned to sit in District Court
Chapter 5: DISTRICT COURT
- 4 §151. Establishment; court of record; seal
- 4 §152. District Court; civil jurisdiction
- 4 §153. Judicial divisions
- 4 §154. Districts
- 4 §155. Venue
- 4 §156. Rules
- 4 §157. Judges; appointment; salary; expenses; full-time duties
- 4 §157-A. Compensation upon retirement (REPEALED)
- 4 §157-B. Active retired judges; appointment
- 4 §157-C. Judge or Active Retired Judge of the District Court to sit in Superior Court
- 4 §157-D. Active retired judges; compensation
- 4 §157-E. Judge or Active Retired Judge of District Court assigned to sit in Administrative Court (REPEALED)
- 4 §158. Ex officio, notary public; may administer oaths
- 4 §159. Clerks; appointment
- 4 §160. Clerks, taking of bail authorized (REPEALED)
- 4 §161. Justice of the peace; appointment; duties; salary
- 4 §162. Place for holding court; suitable quarters
- 4 §163. Funds
- 4 §164. Duties of Chief Judge
- 4 §164-A. Acceptance of fine and guilty plea
- 4 §164-B. Appointment of clerk (REPEALED)
- 4 §165. District Court; jurisdiction over crimes and juvenile offenses
- 4 §166. -- Terms of court (REPEALED)
- 4 §167. -- Bail (REPEALED)
- 4 §168. Examination to determine sanity of accused
- 4 §169. Administration of oaths
- 4 §170. Commanding assistance for arrest
- 4 §171. Duty on receipt of complaints
- 4 §171-A. Traffic infraction and civil violation complaints
- 4 §172. Judge unable to attend; continuance
- 4 §173. Costs and fees; criminal
- 4 §173-A. Costs taxable for the State in civil violation or traffic infraction proceedings
- 4 §174. Civil and criminal; overcharging costs (REPEALED)
- 4 §175. Fees of District Courts
- 4 §176. Fees for entering an appeal
- 4 §177. Service of process statewide
- 4 §178. Abstract of record of divorce to be filed with Superior Court (REPEALED)
- 4 §179. Administrative search warrants
- 4 §180. Site inspection warrants
- 4 §181. Hours for small claims (REPEALED)
- 4 §182. Media coverage of judicial proceedings (REPEALED)
- 4 §183. Family Division of District Court
- 4 §184. Licensing and appellate actions
Chapter 6: LAW LIBRARIES
- 4 §191. State Court Library Committee
- 4 §192. Personnel
- 4 §193. System of law libraries
- 4 §194. Duties of State Court Library Committee
- 4 §195. County law libraries
- 4 §196. Duties, county committee
- 4 §197. Duties of treasurer and clerk
- 4 §198. Rules
Chapter 7: PROBATE COURT
- 4 §201. Courts of record; seal; punishment for contempt
- 4 §202. Oaths and acknowledgments
- 4 §203. Rights of claimants under heir
- 4 §251. General jurisdiction
- 4 §252. Equity jurisdiction
- 4 §253. Jurisdiction in court where proceedings originate
- 4 §301. Terms; vacancies; salary
- 4 §302. Officers execute processes and attend courts
- 4 §303. Continuous session; return day for matters requiring public notice
- 4 §304. Equity and contested cases; time and place of hearing
- 4 §305. Term of Fort Kent and Caribou probate court
- 4 §306. Interchange of judicial duties; expenses
- 4 §307. Conflict of interest; transfer of case
- 4 §308. Certification of unfinished acts of predecessor judge
- 4 §309. Judge not to counsel or draft documents
- 4 §310. Perpetual care of cemetery lots by order
- 4 §311. Contracts for support
- 4 §312. Political activities of judges of probate
- 4 §351. Procedural rules; blanks; revision; approval (REPEALED)
- 4 §352. Blanks and records provided
- 4 §401. Appellate jurisdiction; special guardians; appeal to law court (REPEALED)
- 4 §402. Bond on appeal; service of reasons for appeal (REPEALED)
- 4 §403. Allowance of appeal accidentally omitted (REPEALED)
- 4 §404. Failure to prosecute appeal (REPEALED)
- 4 §405. Stay of proceedings on appeal (REPEALED)
- 4 §406. Hearing on appeal (REPEALED)
Chapter 8-A: MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT COURTS
- 4 §431. Mental health treatment courts
Chapter 8: ALCOHOL AND DRUG TREATMENT PROGRAMS
- 4 §421. Establishment
- 4 §422. Programs
- 4 §423. Reports
Chapter 9: MAINE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SENTENCING INSTITUTE
- 4 §451. Establishment (REPEALED)
- 4 §451-A. Courts' future implementation by Judicial Council (REPEALED)
- 4 §452. Reports (REPEALED)
- 4 §453. Expenses (REPEALED)
- 4 §454. Maine Criminal Justice Sentencing Institute