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18-C ME Rev Stat § 1-303 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 18-C: PROBATE CODE|Article 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS, DEFINITIONS AND JURISDICTION|Part 3: SCOPE, JURISDICTION AND COURTS|18-C §1-303. Venue; multiple proceedings; transfer

 §1-303. Venue; multiple proceedings; transfer 1.  Court where proceeding first commenced.  If a proceeding under this Code could be maintained in more than one court in this State, the court in which the proceeding is first commenced has the exclusive right to proceed.   [PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).] 2.  Multiple proceedings.  If proceedings concerning the same estate, protected person, ward or trust are commenced in more than one court of this State, the court in which the proceeding was first commenced shall continue to hear the matter, and the other courts shall hold the matter in abeyance until the question of venue is decided. If the ruling court determines that venue is properly in another court, it shall transfer the proceeding to the other court.   [PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).] 3.  Transfer in the interest of justice.  If a court finds that in the interest of justice a proceeding or a file should be located in another court of this State, the court making the finding may transfer the proceeding or file to the other court.   [PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).] SECTION HISTORY PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW). PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. F, §1 (AFF). PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).
18-C ME Rev Stat § 1-304 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 18-C: PROBATE CODE|Article 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS, DEFINITIONS AND JURISDICTION|Part 3: SCOPE, JURISDICTION AND COURTS|18-C §1-304. Rule-making power

 §1-304. Rule-making power 1.  Rules.  The Supreme Judicial Court may prescribe by general rules the forms, practice and procedure, including rules of evidence, to be followed in all proceedings under this Code and all appeals from such proceedings. The rules must be consistent with the provisions of this Code and may not abridge, enlarge or modify any substantive right.   [PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).] 2.  Laws inconsistent with rules.  After the effective date of the rules adopted or amended under subsection 1, all laws in conflict with those rules are of no further force or effect, except that in the event of a conflict with a provision of this Code, the Code provision prevails.   [PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).] SECTION HISTORY PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW). PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. F, §1 (AFF). PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).
18-C ME Rev Stat § 1-305 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 18-C: PROBATE CODE|Article 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS, DEFINITIONS AND JURISDICTION|Part 3: SCOPE, JURISDICTION AND COURTS|18-C §1-305. Records and certified copies; judicial supervision

 §1-305. Records and certified copies; judicial supervision The register shall maintain records and files and provide copies of documents as provided in sections 1-501 to 1-511 and further records and copies as the Supreme Judicial Court may by rule provide. The register is subject to the supervision and authority of the judge of the court in which the register serves.   [PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).]SECTION HISTORY PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW). PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. F, §1 (AFF). PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).
18-C ME Rev Stat § 1-306 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 18-C: PROBATE CODE|Article 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS, DEFINITIONS AND JURISDICTION|Part 3: SCOPE, JURISDICTION AND COURTS|18-C §1-306. No jury trial; removal

 §1-306. No jury trial; removal 1.  No jury trial.  In any proceeding under this Code, the court shall sit without a jury.   [PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).] 2.  Removal to Superior Court for jury trial.  Upon timely demand by any party, any proceeding not within the exclusive jurisdiction of the court may be removed for trial to the Superior Court under the procedures the Supreme Judicial Court provides by rule.   [PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).] SECTION HISTORY PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW). PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. F, §1 (AFF). PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).
18-C ME Rev Stat § 1-307 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 18-C: PROBATE CODE|Article 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS, DEFINITIONS AND JURISDICTION|Part 3: SCOPE, JURISDICTION AND COURTS|18-C §1-307. Register; powers

 §1-307. Register; powers The register has the power to probate wills, appoint personal representatives as provided in sections 3-302 and 3-307 and perform other duties set out in this Code. The acts and orders that may be performed by the register under this Code may also be performed by a judge of the court or by a deputy register appointed under the provisions of section 1-506.   [PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).]SECTION HISTORY PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW). PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. F, §1 (AFF). PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).
18-C ME Rev Stat § 1-308 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 18-C: PROBATE CODE|Article 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS, DEFINITIONS AND JURISDICTION|Part 3: SCOPE, JURISDICTION AND COURTS|18-C §1-308. Appeals

 §1-308. Appeals Appeals from all final judgments, orders and decrees of the court may be taken to the Supreme Judicial Court, sitting as the Law Court, as in other civil actions.   [PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).]SECTION HISTORY PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW). PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. F, §1 (AFF). PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).
18-C ME Rev Stat § 1-309 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 18-C: PROBATE CODE|Article 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS, DEFINITIONS AND JURISDICTION|Part 3: SCOPE, JURISDICTION AND COURTS|18-C §1-309. Judges

 §1-309. Judges A judge of the court must be chosen and shall serve as provided in Title 4, sections 301 to 312.   [PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).]SECTION HISTORY PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW). PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. F, §1 (AFF). PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).
18-C ME Rev Stat § 1-310 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 18-C: PROBATE CODE|Article 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS, DEFINITIONS AND JURISDICTION|Part 3: SCOPE, JURISDICTION AND COURTS|18-C §1-310. Oath or affirmation on filed documents

 §1-310. Oath or affirmation on filed documents Except as otherwise specifically provided in this Code or by rule, every document filed with the court under this Code, including applications, petitions and demands for notice, is deemed to include an oath, affirmation or statement to the effect that its representations are true as far as the person executing or filing it knows or is informed. Deliberate falsification may subject the person executing or filing the document to penalties for perjury.   [PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).]SECTION HISTORY PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW). PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. F, §1 (AFF). PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).
18-C ME Rev Stat § 1-401 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 18-C: PROBATE CODE|Article 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS, DEFINITIONS AND JURISDICTION|Part 4: NOTICE, PARTIES AND REPRESENTATION IN ESTATE LITIGATION AND OTHER MATTERS|18-C §1-401. Notice

 §1-401. Notice Whenever notice of any proceeding or any hearing is required under this Code, it must be given to any interested person in the manner the Supreme Judicial Court provides by rule. Each notice must include notification of any right to contest or appeal and may be proved by the filing of an affidavit of notice.   [PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).]SECTION HISTORY PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW). PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. F, §1 (AFF). PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).
18-C ME Rev Stat § 1-402 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 18-C: PROBATE CODE|Article 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS, DEFINITIONS AND JURISDICTION|Part 4: NOTICE, PARTIES AND REPRESENTATION IN ESTATE LITIGATION AND OTHER MATTERS|18-C §1-402. Notice; waiver

 §1-402. Notice; waiver A person, including a guardian ad litem, conservator or other fiduciary, may waive notice in the manner the Supreme Judicial Court provides by rule.   [PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).]SECTION HISTORY PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW). PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. F, §1 (AFF). PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).
18-C ME Rev Stat § 1-502 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 18-C: PROBATE CODE|Article 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS, DEFINITIONS AND JURISDICTION|Part 5: REGISTERS OF PROBATE|18-C §1-502. Condition of bond

 §1-502. Condition of bond A register's bond is conditioned on the register's accounting, according to law, for all fees received by or payable to the register by virtue of the office and the register's paying the fees to the county treasurer by the 15th day of each month following the month in which the fees were collected, as provided by law; the register's keeping, seasonably and in good order, the records of the court; the register's making and keeping correct and convenient indices of the records; and the register's faithfully discharging all other duties of the office. If a register forfeits the register's bond, the register is disqualified from holding office. The register's failure to complete the register's records for more than 6 months at any time, except in cases of sickness or extraordinary casualty, constitutes a forfeiture.   [PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).]SECTION HISTORY PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW). PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. F, §1 (AFF). PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).
18-C ME Rev Stat § 1-503 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 18-C: PROBATE CODE|Article 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS, DEFINITIONS AND JURISDICTION|Part 5: REGISTERS OF PROBATE|18-C §1-503. Duties; records; binding of papers; facsimile signature

 §1-503. Duties; records; binding of papers; facsimile signature 1.  Duties.  Registers are responsible for the care and custody of all files, papers and books belonging to the probate office and shall duly record all wills probated formally or informally, letters of authority of a personal representative, guardianships or conservatorships issued, bonds approved, accounts filed or allowed, all informal applications and findings, all petitions, decrees, orders or judgments of the judge, including all petitions, decrees or orders relating to adoptions and changes of names and other matters, as the judge directs.   [PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).] 2.  Records.  Registers shall keep a docket of all probate cases and, under the appropriate heading of each case, make entries of each motion, order, decree and proceeding so that at all times the docket shows the exact condition of each case. A register may act as an auditor of accounts when requested to do so by the judge, and the judge's decision is final unless appealed in the same manner as other probate appeals. The records may be attested by the volume, and it is considered to be a sufficient attestation of those records when each volume bears the attest with the written signature of the register or other person authorized by law to attest those records.   [PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).] 3.  Binding of papers.  A register may bind in volumes of convenient size original inventories and accounts filed in the register's office and, when bound and indexed, those inventories and accounts are deemed to be recorded in all cases in which the law requires a record to be made and no further record is required.   [PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).] 4.  Facsimile signature.  A facsimile of the signature of the register or deputy register imprinted at the register's or deputy register's direction upon any instrument, certification or copy that is customarily certified by the register or deputy register or recorded in the probate office has the same validity as the register's or deputy register's signature.   [PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).] SECTION HISTORY PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW). PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. F, §1 (AFF). PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).
18-C ME Rev Stat § 1-504 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 18-C: PROBATE CODE|Article 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS, DEFINITIONS AND JURISDICTION|Part 5: REGISTERS OF PROBATE|18-C §1-504. Certification of wills; appointments of personal representatives; elective share petitions involving real estate

 §1-504. Certification of wills; appointments of personal representatives; elective share petitions involving real estate 1.  Duty of register.  The register shall prepare and submit a certification in accordance with subsection 2 within 30 days after the date on which:   A. A will has been proved or allowed;   [PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).]B. An appointment of a personal representative has been made upon an assumption of intestate status and the petition for appointment indicates that the decedent owned real estate; or   [PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).]C. A petition for an elective share has been filed and the will or the petition upon which the appointment of a personal representative was granted indicates that the decedent owned real estate.   [PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).][PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).] 2.  Certification.  When required by subsection 1, the register shall certify to the register of deeds in the county where any affected real estate is situated a true copy of the portion of the will that devises the real estate, an abstract of the appointment of the personal representative or a true copy or abstract of the petition for an elective share. Each certification must also include:   A. A description of the real estate derived from the probated will or the petition upon which the appointment of the personal representative was made;   [PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).]B. The name of the decedent;   [PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).]C. The name or names of the devisees or heirs; and   [PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).]D. In the case of a will, the date of allowance of the will and an indication whether the will was probated formally or informally.   [PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).][PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).] 3.  Additional certification if will previously probated informally.  If a will was informally probated and subsequently formally probated or denied probate in formal proceedings, the register shall certify the formal probate or formal denial of probate to the register of deeds to which the prior informally probated will was certified, setting forth the date of the formal probate or denial. A register of deeds that receives a certification pursuant to this subsection shall indicate on the certification the time of receipt and record the certification in the same manner as a deed of real estate.   [PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).] SECTION HISTORY PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW). PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. F, §1 (AFF). PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).
18-C ME Rev Stat § 1-505 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 18-C: PROBATE CODE|Article 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS, DEFINITIONS AND JURISDICTION|Part 5: REGISTERS OF PROBATE|18-C §1-505. Notice to beneficiaries; furnishing of copies

 §1-505. Notice to beneficiaries; furnishing of copies A register shall, within 30 days after a will is probated, notify by mail all beneficiaries under the will that devises have been made to them, stating the name of the testator and the name of the personal representative, if a personal representative has been appointed at the time this notification is sent. Beneficiaries in a will may, upon application to the register, be furnished with a copy of the probated will upon payment of a fee of $1 per page.   [PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).]SECTION HISTORY PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW). PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. F, §1 (AFF). PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).
18-C ME Rev Stat § 1-506 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 18-C: PROBATE CODE|Article 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS, DEFINITIONS AND JURISDICTION|Part 5: REGISTERS OF PROBATE|18-C §1-506. Deputy register of probate

 §1-506. Deputy register of probate A register may appoint a deputy register for the county, subject to the requirements of Title 30-A, section 501. The deputy register may perform any of the duties prescribed by law to be performed by the register. The signature of the deputy register has the same force and effect as the signature of the register. The deputy register shall give bond to the county for the faithful discharge of the deputy register's duties in the same sum and in the same manner as the register. The deputy register shall act as register in the event of a vacancy or absence of the register, until the register resumes the register's duties or another person is qualified as register. The deputy register is entitled to receive an annual salary established by the register and approved by the county commissioners.   [PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).]In the case of an absence of the register in a county where a deputy register has not been appointed or in the case of a vacancy in the office of register due to death, resignation or any other cause, the judge shall appoint a suitable person to act as register pro tempore until the register resumes the duties of office or another person is qualified as register. A register pro tempore must be sworn and, if the judge requires it, shall give bond as in the case of the register.   [PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).]SECTION HISTORY PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW). PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. F, §1 (AFF). PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).
18-C ME Rev Stat § 1-507 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 18-C: PROBATE CODE|Article 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS, DEFINITIONS AND JURISDICTION|Part 5: REGISTERS OF PROBATE|18-C §1-507. Inspection of register's conduct of office

 §1-507. Inspection of register's conduct of office A judge shall constantly inspect the conduct of the register with respect to the register's records and duties and give information in writing of any breach of the register's bond to the treasurer of the county, who shall bring a civil action. Any funds recovered in the civil action must be applied toward the expenses of completing the records of the register under the direction of the judge and the surplus, if any, must inure to the county. If the funds are insufficient, the treasurer may recover the deficiency from the register in a civil action.   [PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).]SECTION HISTORY PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW). PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. F, §1 (AFF). PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).
18-C ME Rev Stat § 1-508 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 18-C: PROBATE CODE|Article 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS, DEFINITIONS AND JURISDICTION|Part 5: REGISTERS OF PROBATE|18-C §1-508. Register incapable or neglects duties

 §1-508. Register incapable or neglects duties When a register is unable to perform or neglects the duties of the office, the judge shall certify the register's inability or neglect to the county treasurer, the time of the commencement and termination of the inability or neglect and the name of the person who has performed the duties for that time period. The treasurer shall pay the person named by the judge a salary in proportion to the time that the person has performed the duties of the register and the amount must be deducted from the register's salary.   [PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).]SECTION HISTORY PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW). PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. F, §1 (AFF). PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).
18-C ME Rev Stat § 1-509 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 18-C: PROBATE CODE|Article 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS, DEFINITIONS AND JURISDICTION|Part 5: REGISTERS OF PROBATE|18-C §1-509. Records in case of vacancy

 §1-509. Records in case of vacancy When there is a vacancy in the office of register and the office's records are incomplete, the records may be completed and certified by the person appointed to act as register or by the register's successor.   [PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).]SECTION HISTORY PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW). PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. F, §1 (AFF). PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).
18-C ME Rev Stat § 1-510 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 18-C: PROBATE CODE|Article 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS, DEFINITIONS AND JURISDICTION|Part 5: REGISTERS OF PROBATE|18-C §1-510. Register or court employee; prohibited activities

 §1-510. Register or court employee; prohibited activities 1.  Prohibited activities.  A register may not:   A. Be an attorney or counselor in or out of court in an action or matter pending in the court of which the register is register or in an appeal in such action or matter;   [PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).]B. Be an administrator, guardian, commissioner of insolvency, appraiser or divider of an estate, in a case within the jurisdiction of the court of which the register is register, except as provided in Title 4, section 307, or be in any manner interested in the fees and emoluments arising from such an estate in that capacity; or   [PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).]C. In violation of this section, commence or conduct, either personally or by agent or clerk, any matter, petition, process or proceeding in the court of which the register is register.   [PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).][PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).] 2.  Assistance in drafting.  Except as otherwise provided in this section, a register may not draft or aid in drafting documents or paper that the register is by law required to record in full or in part. A register may aid in drafting applications in informal proceedings, petitions or sworn statements relating to the closing of decedents' estates that have not been contested prior to closing, applications for change of name and petitions for guardians of minors. A register or an employee of a court may not charge fees or accept anything of value for assisting in the drafting of documents to be used or filed in the court of which the person is the register or an employee.   [PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).] 3.  Penalties.  The following penalties apply to violations of this section.   A. A register who violates subsection 1 commits a Class E crime. Violation of subsection 1 is a strict liability crime as defined in Title 17-A, section 34, subsection 4-A.   [PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).]B. A register or employee of a court who violates subsection 2 is subject to a civil penalty of not more than $100, to be recovered by a complainant in a civil action for the complainant's benefit or by civil action for the benefit of the county.   [PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).][PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).] SECTION HISTORY PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW). PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. F, §1 (AFF). PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).