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14 ME Rev Stat § 12 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 14: COURT PROCEDURE -- CIVIL|Part 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS|Chapter 1: PARTIES AND TITLE OF ACTIONS|Subchapter 2: MODEL JOINT OBLIGATIONS ACT|14 §12. Discharge of co-obligor by judgment

 §12. Discharge of co-obligor by judgment A judgment against one or more of several obligors, or against one or more of joint, or of joint and several obligors shall not discharge a co-obligor who was not a party to the proceeding wherein the judgment was rendered.   [PL 1965, c. 351, §1 (NEW).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1965, c. 351, §1 (NEW).
14 ME Rev Stat § 13 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 14: COURT PROCEDURE -- CIVIL|Part 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS|Chapter 1: PARTIES AND TITLE OF ACTIONS|Subchapter 2: MODEL JOINT OBLIGATIONS ACT|14 §13. Payments credited to co-obligors

 §13. Payments credited to co-obligors The amount or value of any consideration received by the obligee from one or more of several obligors, or from one or more of joint, or of joint and several obligors, in whole or in partial satisfaction of their obligations, shall be credited to the extent of the amount received on the obligations of all co-obligors to whom the obligor or obligors giving the consideration did not stand in the relation of a surety.   [PL 1965, c. 351, §1 (NEW).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1965, c. 351, §1 (NEW).
14 ME Rev Stat § 14 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 14: COURT PROCEDURE -- CIVIL|Part 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS|Chapter 1: PARTIES AND TITLE OF ACTIONS|Subchapter 2: MODEL JOINT OBLIGATIONS ACT|14 §14. Release with reservation of rights

 §14. Release with reservation of rights Subject to section 13, the obligee's release or discharge of one or more of several obligors, or of one or more of joint, or of joint and several obligors shall not discharge co-obligors, against whom the obligee in writing and as part of the same transaction as the release or discharge, expressly reserves his rights; and in the absence of such a reservation of rights shall discharge co-obligors only to the extent provided in section 15.   [PL 1965, c. 351, §1 (NEW).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1965, c. 351, §1 (NEW).
14 ME Rev Stat § 15 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 14: COURT PROCEDURE -- CIVIL|Part 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS|Chapter 1: PARTIES AND TITLE OF ACTIONS|Subchapter 2: MODEL JOINT OBLIGATIONS ACT|14 §15. Release without reservation of rights

 §15. Release without reservation of rights If an obligee releasing or discharging an obligor without express reservation of rights against a co-obligor, then knows or has reason to know that the obligor released or discharged did not pay so much of the claim as he was bound by his contract or relation with the co-obligor to pay, the obligee's claim against that co-obligor shall be satisfied to the amount which the obligee knew or had reason to know that the released or discharged obligor was bound to such co-obligor to pay.   [PL 1965, c. 351, §1 (NEW).]If an obligee so releasing or discharging, an obligor has not then such knowledge or reason to know, the obligee's claim against the co-obligor shall be satisfied to the extent of the lesser of 2 amounts, namely; the amount of the fractional share of the obligor released or discharged, or the amount that such obligor was bound by his contract or relation with the co-obligor to pay.   [PL 1965, c. 351, §1 (NEW).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1965, c. 351, §1 (NEW).
14 ME Rev Stat § 16 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 14: COURT PROCEDURE -- CIVIL|Part 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS|Chapter 1: PARTIES AND TITLE OF ACTIONS|Subchapter 2: MODEL JOINT OBLIGATIONS ACT|14 §16. Death of joint obligor

 §16. Death of joint obligor On the death of a joint obligor in contract, his estate shall be bound as such, jointly and severally with the surviving obligor or obligors.   [PL 1965, c. 351, §1 (NEW).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1965, c. 351, §1 (NEW).
14 ME Rev Stat § 17 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 14: COURT PROCEDURE -- CIVIL|Part 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS|Chapter 1: PARTIES AND TITLE OF ACTIONS|Subchapter 2: MODEL JOINT OBLIGATIONS ACT|14 §17. Uniformity of interpretation; title

 §17. Uniformity of interpretation; title This subchapter shall be so interpreted and construed as to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law of those states which enact it, and may be cited as the Model Joint Obligations Act   [PL 1965, c. 351, §1 (NEW).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1965, c. 351, §1 (NEW).
14 ME Rev Stat § 551 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 14: COURT PROCEDURE -- CIVIL|Part 2: PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL|Chapter 203: PROCESS|Subchapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS|14 §551. Writs or precepts sold only to attorneys; indorsement

 §551. Writs or precepts sold only to attorneys; indorsement Clerks of judicial courts, judges and registers of the probate courts, judges and clerks of the District Court shall not sell or deliver any blank writs or precepts bearing the seal of said courts and the signature of said judges and registers to any person, except one who has been admitted as an attorney in accordance with the laws of this State. Said judges and registers of said probate courts shall not receive any paper, petition or other instrument pertaining to the practice of law before said probate courts unless it bears the indorsement of an attorney or counselor at law duly authorized to practice before said courts. The above provisions shall not apply to a party in interest in the subject matter in said courts.   [PL 1979, c. 663, §77 (AMD).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1979, c. 663, §77 (AMD).
14 ME Rev Stat § 552 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 14: COURT PROCEDURE -- CIVIL|Part 2: PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL|Chapter 203: PROCESS|Subchapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS|14 §552. Writs of seizin or execution

 §552. Writs of seizin or execution Writs of seizin or execution and all other processes appropriate to civil actions in which equitable relief is sought may be issued by the court to enforce its decrees.
14 ME Rev Stat § 553 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 14: COURT PROCEDURE -- CIVIL|Part 2: PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL|Chapter 203: PROCESS|Subchapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS|14 §553. Action commenced when complaint filed

 §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.   [PL 1971, c. 544, §43 (RPR).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1971, c. 544, §43 (RPR).
14 ME Rev Stat § 554 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 14: COURT PROCEDURE -- CIVIL|Part 2: PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL|Chapter 203: PROCESS|Subchapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS|14 §554. New process after loss or destruction

 §554. New process after loss or destruction When in an action pending, the loss or destruction of a writ, complaint or other process after service is proved by affidavit or otherwise, the court may allow a new one to be filed, corresponding thereto as nearly as may be, with the same effect as the one lost or destroyed.
14 ME Rev Stat § 555 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 14: COURT PROCEDURE -- CIVIL|Part 2: PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL|Chapter 203: PROCESS|Subchapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS|14 §555. Copy of writ for defendant on request; neglect

 §555. Copy of writ for defendant on request; neglect Every officer, plaintiff or his attorney, having in his possession a writ on which an attachment has been made, shall make and deliver to the debtor or his attorney, if requested and the legal fee tendered, an attested copy thereof, and if he unreasonably refuses or neglects to do so for 24 hours, he forfeits $5 and $5 additional for every subsequent 24 hours that he so refuses or neglects. Such forfeit shall be recovered by the debtor to his own use, in a civil action.
14 ME Rev Stat § 601 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 14: COURT PROCEDURE -- CIVIL|Part 2: PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL|Chapter 203: PROCESS|Subchapter 2: INDORSEMENT|14 §601. Necessity for

 §601. Necessity for When the plaintiff, petitioner or complainant in any judicial proceeding is not an inhabitant of the State, every original summons, writ, petition or complaint shall, upon motion of an adverse party made within 20 days of service upon him, be indorsed by a sufficient inhabitant of the State, or security for costs furnished by deposit in court in such amount as the court shall direct. If pending such action, the plaintiff, petitioner or complainant removes from the State, such an indorser shall be procured or security for costs furnished on motion, but if one of such plaintiffs, petitioners or complainants is an inhabitant of the State, no indorser or security shall be required except by special order of the court. The name of an attorney of this State upon such summons, writ, petition or complaint will be deemed to have been placed there to meet the requirements of this section in the absence of any words used in connection therewith showing a different purpose.
14 ME Rev Stat § 602 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 14: COURT PROCEDURE -- CIVIL|Part 2: PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL|Chapter 203: PROCESS|Subchapter 2: INDORSEMENT|14 §602. Liability of indorser

 §602. Liability of indorser In case of avoidance or inability of the plaintiff or petitioner, the indorser is liable, in a civil action brought within one year after the original judgment in the court in which it was rendered, to pay all costs recovered against the plaintiff. A return upon the execution by an officer of the county where the indorser lives, that he has demanded of the indorser payment thereof, and that he has neglected to pay or to show the officer personal property of the plaintiff sufficient to satisfy the execution, or that he cannot find the indorser within his precinct, is conclusive evidence of his liability in the action.
14 ME Rev Stat § 603 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 14: COURT PROCEDURE -- CIVIL|Part 2: PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL|Chapter 203: PROCESS|Subchapter 2: INDORSEMENT|14 §603. New indorser or additional deposit required

 §603. New indorser or additional deposit required If, pending such action, petition or process, any such indorser or deposit becomes insufficient or such indorser removes from the State, the court may require a new and sufficient indorser or additional deposit, and by consent of the defendant the name of the original indorser may be struck out. Such new indorser shall be liable or such deposit holden for all costs from the beginning of the action. If such new indorser is not provided or security furnished within the time fixed by the court, the action shall be dismissed and the defendant shall recover his costs.
14 ME Rev Stat § 651 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 14: COURT PROCEDURE -- CIVIL|Part 2: PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL|Chapter 203: PROCESS|Subchapter 3: FORM AND CONTENT|14 §651. Unknown defendant sued by assumed name

 §651. Unknown defendant sued by assumed name When the name of a defendant is not known to the plaintiff, the summons may issue against him by an assumed name. If duly served, it shall not be dismissed for that reason but may be amended on such terms as the court orders.
14 ME Rev Stat § 652 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 14: COURT PROCEDURE -- CIVIL|Part 2: PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL|Chapter 203: PROCESS|Subchapter 3: FORM AND CONTENT|14 §652. Verification of complaint

 §652. Verification of complaint Verification by the oath of a party for whose benefit the complaint sets forth that it is prosecuted is equivalent to such verification by the plaintiff.
14 ME Rev Stat § 653 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 14: COURT PROCEDURE -- CIVIL|Part 2: PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL|Chapter 203: PROCESS|Subchapter 3: FORM AND CONTENT|14 §653. Simulating legal papers forbidden

 §653. Simulating legal papers forbidden No person shall send, deliver, mail or in any manner cause to be sent, delivered or mailed to any person, firm or corporation any paper or document simulating or intended to simulate a summons, complaint, writ or court process of any kind. Whoever violates this section commits a civil violation for which a forfeiture not to exceed $100 may be adjudged.   [PL 1979, c. 663, §78 (AMD).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1979, c. 663, §78 (AMD).
14 ME Rev Stat § 701 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 14: COURT PROCEDURE -- CIVIL|Part 2: PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL|Chapter 203: PROCESS|Subchapter 4: SERVICE|14 §701. Rules for service

 §701. Rules for service Service of process shall be as prescribed by rule of court.
14 ME Rev Stat § 702 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 14: COURT PROCEDURE -- CIVIL|Part 2: PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL|Chapter 203: PROCESS|Subchapter 4: SERVICE|14 §702. Duty of sheriffs, deputies and civil deputies; fees

 §702. Duty of sheriffs, deputies and civil deputies; fees Every sheriff and each of the sheriff's deputies and civil deputies, as defined in Title 30-A, section 351, subsection 5, shall serve and execute, within the sheriff's county, all writs and precepts issued by lawful authority directed and committed to the sheriff, including those in which a town, plantation or parish of which the sheriff is a resident, or religious society or school district, of which the sheriff is at the time a member, is a party or interested, but the sheriff's legal fees for service must first be paid or secured to the sheriff. If the fees are not paid or secured to the sheriff when the process is delivered to the sheriff, the sheriff shall immediately return it to the plaintiff or attorney offering it; or if sent to the sheriff by mail or otherwise, the sheriff shall put it into a post office within 24 hours, directed to the person sending it; otherwise the sheriff waives the sheriff's right to the sheriff's fees before service.   [PL 2017, c. 332, §1 (AMD).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1987, c. 223, §1 (AMD). PL 2017, c. 332, §1 (AMD).
14 ME Rev Stat § 703 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 14: COURT PROCEDURE -- CIVIL|Part 2: PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL|Chapter 203: PROCESS|Subchapter 4: SERVICE|14 §703. Service to precepts by constables

 §703. Service to precepts by constables A constable may serve, execute and return upon any person in his town or in an adjoining plantation any writ of forcible entry and detainer, or any precept in a personal action, including those in which a town, plantation, parish, religious society or school district of which he is a member is a party or interested, but before he serves any process, he shall give bond to the inhabitants of his town in the sum of $500, with 2 sureties approved by the municipal officers thereof, who shall indorse their approval on said bond in their own hands, for the faithful performance of the duties of his office as to all processes by him served or executed. For every process that he serves before giving such bond, he forfeits not less than $20 nor more than $50 to the prosecutor.   [PL 1977, c. 650, §1 (AMD).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1977, c. 650, §1 (AMD).
14 ME Rev Stat § 704 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 14: COURT PROCEDURE -- CIVIL|Part 2: PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL|Chapter 203: PROCESS|Subchapter 4: SERVICE|14 §704. Persons subject to jurisdiction (REPEALED)

 §704. Persons subject to jurisdiction (REPEALED)SECTION HISTORY PL 1967, c. 544, §34 (AMD). PL 1975, c. 280, §§1,2 (AMD). PL 1975, c. 770, §79 (RP).
14 ME Rev Stat § 705 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 14: COURT PROCEDURE -- CIVIL|Part 2: PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL|Chapter 203: PROCESS|Subchapter 4: SERVICE|14 §705. Civil process served on Sunday void; officer liable (REPEALED)

 §705. Civil process served on Sunday void; officer liable (REPEALED)SECTION HISTORY PL 1993, c. 101, §1 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 694, §D15 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 694, §E2 (AFF). PL 2011, c. 32, §1 (RP).
14 ME Rev Stat § 706 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 14: COURT PROCEDURE -- CIVIL|Part 2: PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL|Chapter 203: PROCESS|Subchapter 4: SERVICE|14 §706. Execution of precepts when officer disqualified

 §706. Execution of precepts when officer disqualified If any officer who has commenced the service or execution of a precept becomes disqualified, it may be completed by any other qualified officer with the same legal effect. If any officer aforesaid has made, in fact, any service, attachment or levy by virtue of any process placed in his hands for service and for any cause has not made his return thereon, such return shall be made by a sheriff, any deputy or other proper officer under direction of a Justice of the Superior Court held in the county where said writ is returnable, the facts to be set forth by said officer in said return to be proved to the satisfaction of said justice. If a deputy sheriff dies after he has served and returned a precept, the sheriff if alive, and if not, any deputy in commission at the time of such service may be allowed by the court to amend such return as the officer who made it might, but the rights of third parties shall not be affected thereby.
14 ME Rev Stat § 707 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 14: COURT PROCEDURE -- CIVIL|Part 2: PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL|Chapter 203: PROCESS|Subchapter 4: SERVICE|14 §707. Service of process on vacating office of sheriff

 §707. Service of process on vacating office of sheriff Sheriffs and their deputies have the same authority and their deputies are under the same obligation to serve, execute and return all processes in their hands, when for any cause they cease to hold such office, as before. Official neglects or misdoings of a deputy after his principal is out of office are a breach of such sheriff's bond.
14 ME Rev Stat § 708 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 14: COURT PROCEDURE -- CIVIL|Part 2: PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL|Chapter 203: PROCESS|Subchapter 4: SERVICE|14 §708. Sheriff a party

 §708. Sheriff a party All writs and precepts in which the sheriff of any county is a party may, unless served or executed by a constable, be served or executed by the sheriff of any county adjoining that of which he is sheriff.
14 ME Rev Stat § 709 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 14: COURT PROCEDURE -- CIVIL|Part 2: PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL|Chapter 203: PROCESS|Subchapter 4: SERVICE|14 §709. Service on deputy sheriff or civil deputy sheriff

 §709. Service on deputy sheriff or civil deputy sheriff Any writ or precept in which the deputy or civil deputy, as defined in Title 30-A, section 351, subsection 5, of a sheriff is a party may be served by any other deputy or civil deputy of the same sheriff.   [PL 2017, c. 332, §2 (AMD).]SECTION HISTORY PL 2017, c. 332, §2 (AMD).
14 ME Rev Stat § 710 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 14: COURT PROCEDURE -- CIVIL|Part 2: PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL|Chapter 203: PROCESS|Subchapter 4: SERVICE|14 §710. Service of precepts for work-jails in one or more counties

 §710. Service of precepts for work-jails in one or more counties An officer of any county qualified to serve precepts in criminal cases in the county where he resides may serve any precept required by the laws providing for work-jails, whether such service is performed in whole or in part in one or more counties, and processes shall be issued and directed accordingly.
14 ME Rev Stat § 711 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 14: COURT PROCEDURE -- CIVIL|Part 2: PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL|Chapter 203: PROCESS|Subchapter 4: SERVICE|14 §711. Action under bastardy laws; service of precept by constable or sheriff (REPEALED)

 §711. Action under bastardy laws; service of precept by constable or sheriff (REPEALED)SECTION HISTORY PL 2001, c. 217, §1 (RP).
14 ME Rev Stat § 712 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 14: COURT PROCEDURE -- CIVIL|Part 2: PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL|Chapter 203: PROCESS|Subchapter 4: SERVICE|14 §712. Service in actions for breach of duty of officer where principal out of State

 §712. Service in actions for breach of duty of officer where principal out of State In actions against sheriffs, deputy sheriffs and constables for breach of official duty where the principal defendant is out of the State, service may be made on such defendant by delivering a copy of the summons and of the complaint to each of the sureties on his official bond 14 days before the return day thereof, and the Superior Court may order further notice to the defendant by publication of an abstract of the complaint and order thereon in a newspaper of general circulation in the county where the complaint is returnable or in the state paper or in such other manner as the court directs. If the order is complied with and proved, the defendant shall answer to the action and judgment in such case has the same effect as if personal service was made upon the principal defendant.   [PL 1987, c. 667, §8 (AMD).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1987, c. 667, §8 (AMD).
14 ME Rev Stat § 713 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 14: COURT PROCEDURE -- CIVIL|Part 2: PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL|Chapter 203: PROCESS|Subchapter 4: SERVICE|14 §713. Constables of Bristol may serve on islands

 §713. Constables of Bristol may serve on islands The constables of the Town of Bristol may serve all precepts on Muscongus and Harbor Islands, in the County of Lincoln, the same as in their own town, until and unless said islands can legally elect constables.
14 ME Rev Stat § 751 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 14: COURT PROCEDURE -- CIVIL|Part 2: PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL|Chapter 205: LIMITATION OF ACTIONS|Subchapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS|14 §751. Twenty years

 §751. Twenty years Except as provided in Title 11, sections 2-725 and 3-1118, subsection (1), personal actions on contracts or liabilities under seal, promissory notes signed in the presence of an attesting witness, or on the bills, notes or other evidences of debt issued by a bank must be commenced within 20 years after the cause of action accrues.   [PL 2017, c. 251, §1 (AMD).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1965, c. 306, §30 (AMD). PL 2017, c. 251, §1 (AMD).
14 ME Rev Stat § 752 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 14: COURT PROCEDURE -- CIVIL|Part 2: PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL|Chapter 205: LIMITATION OF ACTIONS|Subchapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS|14 §752. Six years

 §752. Six years All civil actions shall be commenced within 6 years after the cause of action accrues and not afterwards, except actions on a judgment or decree of any court of record of the United States, or of any state, or of a justice of the peace in this State, and except as otherwise specially provided.
14 ME Rev Stat § 752-A (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 14: COURT PROCEDURE -- CIVIL|Part 2: PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL|Chapter 205: LIMITATION OF ACTIONS|Subchapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS|14 §752-A. Design professionals

 §752-A. Design professionals All civil actions for malpractice or professional negligence against architects or engineers duly licensed or registered under Title 32 shall be commenced within 4 years after such malpractice or negligence is discovered, but in no event shall any such action be commenced more than 10 years after the substantial completion of the construction contract or the substantial completion of the services provided, if a construction contract is not involved. The limitation periods provided by this section shall not apply if the parties have entered into a valid contract which by its terms provides for limitation periods other than those set forth in this section.   [PL 1975, c. 434 (NEW).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1975, c. 434 (NEW).
14 ME Rev Stat § 752-B (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 14: COURT PROCEDURE -- CIVIL|Part 2: PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL|Chapter 205: LIMITATION OF ACTIONS|Subchapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS|14 §752-B. Ski areas

 §752-B. Ski areas All civil actions for property damage, bodily injury or death against a ski area owner or operator or tramway owner or operator or its employees, as defined under Title 32, chapter 133, whether based on tort or breach of contract or otherwise, arising out of participation in skiing or hang gliding or the use of a tramway associated with skiing or hang gliding must be commenced within 2 years after the cause of action accrues.   [PL 1995, c. 560, Pt. H, §5 (AMD); PL 1995, c. 560, Pt. H, §17 (AFF).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1977, c. 608, §1 (NEW). PL 1979, c. 514, §2 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 560, §H5 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 560, §H17 (AFF).