An Act To Provide Another Alternative to the Civil Order of Arrest Process
Maine Legislature, Session 126, LD 0912
Committee Amendment CA_A_H175 (House)
Amends: 14 MRSA §3135

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 636, L.D. 912, Bill, "An Act To 
Provide Another Alternative to the Civil Order of Arrest Process" 
Amend the bill in section 1 in subsection 2 in the first line (page 1, line 4 in L.D.) by 
striking out the following: "Instead" and inserting the following: 'Prior to February 15, 
2016, instead' 
Amend the bill in section 1 in subsection 2 by inserting at the end a new blocked 
paragraph to read: 
'Beginning February 15, 2016, instead of requesting a civil order of arrest, the creditor 
may proceed by way of a motion for contempt for failure to appear. This motion must be 
served upon the debtor with a contempt subpoena in the manner set forth in section 3136. 
If the debtor, after being duly served with a contempt subpoena, fails to appear at the time 
and place named in the contempt subpoena, the court may find the debtor in civil 
contempt and shall issue a civil order of arrest under section 3136, subsection 4 or, at the 
creditor's request, shall issue an order for the debtor to appear in court at a certain date 
and time for further proceedings. The order must be served upon the debtor in hand by 
the sheriff, who shall obtain from the debtor the debtor's personal recognizance bond to 
appear in court at the specified date and time.' 
Amend the bill in section 2 in the first indented paragraph in the last line (page 1, line 
in L.D.) by inserting after the following: "bond." the following: 'This paragraph is 
repealed February 15,2016.' 
Amend the bill in section 2 in the 2nd indented paragraph in the last line (page 1, line 
in L.D.) by inserting after the following: "employment." the following: 'This 
paragraph is repealed February 15,2016.' 
Amend the bill by inserting after section 2 the following: 
'Sec. 3. 14 MRSA §3135, as amended by PL 2011, c. 177, § 1, is further amended 
by adding at the end 2 new paragraphs to read: 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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~ COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 'A "to H.P. 636, L.D. 912 
Beginning February 15, 2016, if the debtor fails to appear at the time and place 
specified in a personal recognizance bond obtained by the sheriff, clerk or court, and 
upon request of the judgment creditor, the court shall order the Department of Labor to 
provide the judgment creditor with the name and address of the current or most recent 
employer of the debtor, if any, together with the date the employer last reported wage 
information concerning the debtor and issue an additional civil order of arrest pursuant to 
section 3134 directing the sheriff to cause the debtor named in the order to be arrested 
and delivered to the District Court without obtaining from the debtor a personal 
recognizance bond. 
Beginning February 15,2016, a debtor admitted to personal recognizance bond under 
this section shall date and sign the bond and provide the following information: date of 
birth, hair color, eye color, height, weight, gender, race, telephone number, name of 
employer, address of employer and days and hours of employment.' 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or 
section number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment adds a repeal date of February 15,2016 to the changes made in the 
bill. It also provides for the provisions of the current law to be effective again beginning 
February 15, 2016. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT