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Statutes > Maine > Title14 > Title14ch203sec0 > Title14sec553Title 14: COURT PROCEDURE -- CIVIL
Part 2: PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL
Chapter 203: PROCESS
Subchapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS
§553. Action commenced when complaint filed
An action is commenced when the summons and complaint are served or when the complaint is filed with the court, whichever occurs first. [1971, c. 544, §43 (RPR).]
SECTION HISTORY
1971, c. 544, §43 (RPR).