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2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 14: COURT PROCEDURE -- CIVIL › Part 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS › Chapter 7: DEFENSES GENERALLY › 14 §164-A. Maine Assistance Program for Lawyers; immunity

§164-A. Maine Assistance Program for Lawyers; immunity
1.  Definition.
As used in this section, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following term has the following meaning.
A. "Program" means the Maine Assistance Program for Lawyers established by court order pursuant to Title 4, section 421 to provide help to lawyers and judges who suffer from the effects of chemical dependency or mental conditions that result from disease, disorder, trauma or other infirmity and that impair a lawyer's or judge's ability to practice law or serve in a judicial capacity.   [PL 2003, c. 148, §1 (NEW).]
[PL 2003, c. 148, §1 (NEW).]
2.  Receive or report information; take or not take action.
A person or an organization receiving information, reporting information, taking action or taking no action on behalf of or in connection with the activities of the program is immune from all civil liability. The immunity provided by this subsection must be liberally construed to accomplish the purposes of the program. The immunity provided by this subsection is in addition to any other immunity provided by law.
[PL 2003, c. 148, §1 (NEW).]
3.  Information confidential.
All proceedings, communications and records, including the identity and treatment of a person seeking or being furnished assistance, connected in any way with the program are confidential and are not subject to compulsory legal process or otherwise discoverable or admissible in evidence in any civil action unless the confidentiality is waived by the affected person. Statistical data not identifying a person involved in the program may be made available for statistical evaluation as a professional aid in furtherance of the goals of the program.
[PL 2003, c. 148, §1 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2003, c. 148, §1 (NEW).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 14: COURT PROCEDURE -- CIVIL › Part 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS › Chapter 7: DEFENSES GENERALLY › 14 §165. Liability of those who store or distribute natural gas

§165. Liability of those who store or distribute natural gas
1.  Liability without proof of negligence.
A natural gas company or an intrastate or interstate natural gas pipeline company that stores, transports or distributes natural gas is liable for all acts and omissions of its servants and agents that cause death or injury to persons or damage to property resulting from explosions or fire caused by natural gas escaping from the natural gas storage, transportation or distribution system under its control or from explosions or fire caused by defects in the natural gas storage, transportation and distribution systems under its control.
[PL 1997, c. 222, §1 (AMD).]
2.  Rebuttable presumption.
When there is death or injury to persons or damage to property resulting from explosions or fire caused by escaping natural gas, there is a rebuttable presumption that the gas escaped because of a defect in a portion of the storage, transportation or distribution system under the company's control.
[PL 1997, c. 222, §1 (AMD).]
3.  Exceptions.
The company is not liable for death or injury to persons or damage to property caused by:
A. An act of God or war;   [PL 1995, c. 299, §1 (NEW).]
B. Fault of the plaintiff to the extent that the plaintiff's fault bars or reduces the plaintiff's recovery under section 156; or   [PL 1995, c. 299, §1 (NEW).]
C. Intervening fault of a 3rd party for whose actions the company is not legally liable. If death or injury to persons or damage to property is caused by the combined fault of the company and other parties, the liability of the company is joint and several with those other parties.   [PL 1995, c. 299, §1 (NEW).]
[PL 1995, c. 299, §1 (NEW).]
4.  Indemnity.
In the event that the company is exposed to liability under this section because of the negligence of a 3rd party, the 3rd party shall indemnify the company for the company's losses, including any damages awarded or negotiated through settlement to any party, and costs and attorney's fees.
[PL 1995, c. 299, §1 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1975, c. 186 (NEW). PL 1995, c. 299, §1 (RPR). PL 1997, c. 222, §1 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 14: COURT PROCEDURE -- CIVIL › Part 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS › Chapter 7: DEFENSES GENERALLY › 14 §167. Insurance inspections

§167. Insurance inspections
1.  Exemption.
Subject to subsection 2, the furnishing of, or failure to furnish, insurance inspection services related to, in connection with or incidental to the issuance or renewal of a policy of property or casualty insurance shall not subject the insurer, its agents, employees or service contractors to liability for damages from injury, death or loss occurring as a result of any act or omission by any person in the course of such services.
[PL 1981, c. 698, §86 (AMD).]
2.  Notice required.
Subsection 1 shall not apply or be effective unless the insurer notifies the insured in writing of the provisions of this section whenever the policy is issued or renewed. The Superintendent of Insurance shall adopt a regulation specifying the contents of the notice required by this subsection and the manner in which it shall be given.
[PL 1981, c. 380, §1 (NEW).]
3.  Exceptions.
This section shall not apply:
A. If the injury, loss or death occurred during the actual performance of inspection services and was proximately caused by the negligence of the insurer, its agent, employees or service contractors;   [PL 1981, c. 380, §1 (NEW).]
B. To any inspection services required to be performed under the provisions of a written service contract or defined loss prevention program; and   [PL 1981, c. 380, §1 (NEW).]
C. In any action against an insurer, its agents, employees or service contractors for damages proximately caused by the act or omission of the insurer, its agents, employees or service contractors in which it is determined that such act or omission constituted a crime, actual malice or gross negligence.   [PL 1981, c. 380, §1 (NEW).]
[PL 1981, c. 380, §1 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1981, c. 380, §1 (NEW). PL 1981, c. 698, §86 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 14: COURT PROCEDURE -- CIVIL › Part 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS › Chapter 7: DEFENSES GENERALLY › 14 §168. Day care facility immunity for certain personnel action (REPEALED)

§168. Day care facility immunity for certain personnel action
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1985, c. 380, §2 (NEW).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 14: COURT PROCEDURE -- CIVIL › Part 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS › Chapter 7: DEFENSES GENERALLY › 14 §169. Restriction of attorney's representation prohibited

§169. Restriction of attorney's representation prohibited
A settlement of litigation may not include a condition that an attorney representing a party in that litigation is not permitted to represent other persons who are similarly situated in a related action involving a party that the attorney opposed in the settled litigation. A condition not in compliance with this section is void and unenforceable as against public policy.   [PL 2001, c. 108, §1 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2001, c. 108, §1 (NEW).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 14: COURT PROCEDURE -- CIVIL › Part 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS › Chapter 7: DEFENSES GENERALLY › 14 §170. Consumption of food

§170. Consumption of food
1.  Definitions.
As used in this section, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings.
A. "Food product" means any product that is grown, prepared, manufactured, provided, served or sold and that is primarily intended for human consumption and nourishment.   [PL 2005, c. 355, §1 (NEW).]
B. "Long-term" means consisting of multiple instances over a period of time and not a single or isolated instance.   [PL 2005, c. 355, §1 (NEW).]
[PL 2005, c. 355, §1 (NEW).]
2.  Liability limited.
Except as provided in subsection 3, a manufacturer, distributor or seller of a food product, or an association of one or more such entities, is not liable for personal injury or death to the extent the liability is based upon a person's weight gain or obesity resulting from the person's long-term consumption of the food product.
[PL 2005, c. 355, §1 (NEW).]
3.  Exception.
Subsection 2 does not bar a claim for damages if otherwise available under any other provision of law against a manufacturer or distributor of food products if the manufacturer or distributor has failed to provide nutritional content information as required by any applicable state or federal statute, rule or regulation or has provided materially false or misleading information to the public.
[PL 2005, c. 355, §1 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2005, c. 355, §1 (NEW).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 14: COURT PROCEDURE -- CIVIL › Part 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS › Chapter 7: DEFENSES GENERALLY › 14 §171. Defense of premises

§171. Defense of premises
It is a defense to a civil claim resulting from the use of force that the person was or would have been justified in using such force under Title 17‑A, section 104.   [PL 2007, c. 315, §1 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2007, c. 315, §1 (NEW).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 14: COURT PROCEDURE -- CIVIL › Part 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS › Chapter 7: DEFENSES GENERALLY › 14 §174. Installation of smoke and carbon monoxide detectors by fire departments (REALLOCATED FROM TITLE 14, SECTION 173 )

§174. Installation of smoke and carbon monoxide detectors by fire departments
(REALLOCATED FROM TITLE 14, SECTION 173 )
1.  Definitions.
As used in this section, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings.
A. "Device" means a battery-operated or plug-in smoke detector, carbon monoxide detector or combination smoke and carbon monoxide detector.   [PL 2021, c. 214, §1 (NEW); RR 2021, c. 1, Pt. A, §10 (RAL).]
B. "Fire department" means the State Fire Marshal, a municipal fire department as defined in Title 30‑A, section 3151, subsection 1, a volunteer fire association as defined in Title 30‑A, section 3151, subsection 3 or a fire district under Title 30‑A, chapter 164.   [PL 2021, c. 214, §1 (NEW); RR 2021, c. 1, Pt. A, §10 (RAL).]
[PL 2021, c. 214, §1 (NEW); RR 2021, c. 1, Pt. A, §10 (RAL).]
2.  Immunity.
Notwithstanding any provision of any public or private and special law to the contrary, a fire department or an employee or member of a fire department that delivers to or installs at residential premises a device or batteries for a device is not liable for damages for personal injury, wrongful death, property damage or other loss related to the device if:
A. The device is installed by the fire department and the device is new and meets all applicable current safety and manufacturing standards;   [PL 2021, c. 214, §1 (NEW); RR 2021, c. 1, Pt. A, §10 (RAL).]
B. The device or the batteries in the device are installed by the fire department and the installation is performed in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions; and   [PL 2021, c. 214, §1 (NEW); RR 2021, c. 1, Pt. A, §10 (RAL).]
C. The installation or delivery is performed in the fire department's official capacity and authorized by the municipal officers.   [PL 2021, c. 214, §1 (NEW); RR 2021, c. 1, Pt. A, §10 (RAL).]
For purposes of this subsection, "installation" does not include the alteration or installation of electrical wiring.
[PL 2021, c. 214, §1 (NEW); RR 2021, c. 1, Pt. A, §10 (RAL).]
3.  Records.
A fire department that installs or delivers a device or batteries for a device under this section shall keep a record of the installation or delivery for a period of 5 years after the installation or delivery.
[PL 2021, c. 214, §1 (NEW); RR 2021, c. 1, Pt. A, §10 (RAL).]
4.  Application.
This section does not limit or otherwise affect an obligation or duty of an owner or occupier of residential premises receiving an installation or delivery of a device or batteries for a device under this section.
[PL 2021, c. 214, §1 (NEW); RR 2021, c. 1, Pt. A, §10 (RAL).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2021, c. 214, §1 (NEW). RR 2021, c. 1, Pt. A, §10 (RAL).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 14: COURT PROCEDURE -- CIVIL › Part 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS › Chapter 9: DEFENSE BY SUBSEQUENT ATTACHING CREDITORS › 14 §201. Motion to defend prior actions by subsequent attaching creditor

§201. Motion to defend prior actions by subsequent attaching creditor
When property has been attached, a plaintiff who has caused it to be attached in a subsequent action may, by himself or attorney, move the court for leave to defend the prior action and set forth therein the facts as he believes them to be, under oath. The court may grant or refuse such leave.
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 14: COURT PROCEDURE -- CIVIL › Part 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS › Chapter 9: DEFENSE BY SUBSEQUENT ATTACHING CREDITORS › 14 §202. Bond if motion granted

§202. Bond if motion granted
If leave is granted, the plaintiff in the subsequent action shall give bond or enter into recognizance with sufficient surety in such sum as the court orders, to pay the plaintiff in the prior action all damages and costs occasioned by such defense. An entry of record shall be made that he is admitted to defend such action.
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 14: COURT PROCEDURE -- CIVIL › Part 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS › Chapter 9: DEFENSE BY SUBSEQUENT ATTACHING CREDITORS › 14 §203. Judgment when defense fails

§203. Judgment when defense fails
When the plaintiff in the subsequent action enters into recognizance and fails in his defense, execution on his recognizance shall be issued against him for the damages found by the court, and costs. Judgment shall be rendered between the original parties as if no such defense had been made.
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 14: COURT PROCEDURE -- CIVIL › Part 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS › Chapter 9: DEFENSE BY SUBSEQUENT ATTACHING CREDITORS › 14 §204. Judgment when defense prevails

§204. Judgment when defense prevails
When the plaintiff in the subsequent action prevails, judgment shall be rendered against the plaintiff in the prior action and in favor of the plaintiff in the subsequent action, and execution issued thereon for his costs. Costs may or may not be awarded to the original defendant.
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 14: COURT PROCEDURE -- CIVIL › Part 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS › Chapter 9: DEFENSE BY SUBSEQUENT ATTACHING CREDITORS › 14 §205. Judgment in prior action rendered; motion for relief

§205. Judgment in prior action rendered; motion for relief
When judgment in such prior action has been rendered, the plaintiff in such subsequent action may move for leave to seek relief from the judgment, first giving bond to each party as provided in section 202 and such leave may or may not be granted.
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 14: COURT PROCEDURE -- CIVIL › Part 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS › Chapter 9: DEFENSE BY SUBSEQUENT ATTACHING CREDITORS › 14 §206. Prior attachment to delay or defraud creditors void

§206. Prior attachment to delay or defraud creditors void
When it appears by the verdict or otherwise that such prior attachment was made with intent to delay or defraud creditors or that there was collusion between the plaintiff and defendant for that purpose, such attachment is void.
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 14: COURT PROCEDURE -- CIVIL › Part 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS › Chapter 10: LIABILITY › 14 §221. Defective or unreasonably dangerous goods

§221. Defective or unreasonably dangerous goods
One who sells any goods or products in a defective condition unreasonably dangerous to the user or consumer or to his property is subject to liability for physical harm thereby caused to a person whom the manufacturer, seller or supplier might reasonably have expected to use, consume or be affected by the goods, or to his property, if the seller is engaged in the business of selling such a product and it is expected to and does reach the user or consumer without significant change in the condition in which it is sold. This section applies although the seller has exercised all possible care in the preparation and sale of his product and the user or consumer has not bought the product from or entered into any contractual relation with the seller.   [PL 1973, c. 466, §1 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1973, c. 466, §1 (NEW).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 14: COURT PROCEDURE -- CIVIL › Part 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS › Chapter 11: CONTEMPT › 14 §251. Rights of those judged in contempt

§251. Rights of those judged in contempt
In all cases where a person shall be charged with contempt for violation of a restraining order or injunction issued by a court or judge or judges thereof, in any case involving or growing out of a labor dispute, the accused shall enjoy:
1.  Bail.
The rights as to admission to bail that are accorded to persons accused of crime;
2.  Accusation and defense.
The right to be notified of the accusation and a reasonable time to make a defense, provided the alleged contempt is not committed in the immediate view or presence of the court;
3.  Trial by jury.
Upon demand, the right to a speedy and public trial by an impartial jury of the county wherein the contempt was allegedly committed. This requirement may not be construed to apply to contempts committed in the presence of the court or so near thereto as to interfere directly with the administration of justice or to apply to the misbehavior, misconduct or disobedience of any officer of the court in respect to the writs, orders or process of the court.
[PL 2005, c. 683, Pt. B, §8 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1979, c. 663, §76 (AMD). PL 2005, c. 683, §B8 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 14: COURT PROCEDURE -- CIVIL › Part 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS › Chapter 11: CONTEMPT › 14 §252. Summary process where decree disobeyed; contempt

§252. Summary process where decree disobeyed; contempt
Whenever a party or the Department of Health and Human Services, if it is subrogated to a party under Title 19‑A, chapter 65, subchapter II, article 3, complains in writing and under oath that the process, decree or order of court, which is not, except as provided in Title 19‑A, section 2101, for the payment of money only, has been disregarded or disobeyed by any person, summary process shall issue by order of any justice, requiring that person to appear on a day certain and show cause why that person should not be adjudged guilty of contempt. Such a process must fix a time for answer to the complaint and may fix a time for hearing on oral testimony, depositions or affidavits, or may fix successive times for proof, counterproof and proof in rebuttal, or the time for hearing and manner of proof may be subsequently ordered upon the return day or thereafter. The court may for good cause enlarge the time for the hearing. If the person summoned does not appear as directed or does not attend the hearing at the time appointed as enlarged, or if, upon hearing, the person is found guilty of such disregard or disobedience, the person must be adjudged in contempt and the court may issue a capias to bring the person before it to receive sentence and may punish the person by any reasonable fine or imprisonment the case requires. The court may allow the offender to give bail to appear at a time certain, when the punishment may be imposed if the person continues in contempt; but when a second time found guilty of contempt in disregarding or disobeying the same order or decree, no bail may be allowed. When the person purges that contempt, the justice may remit the fine or imprisonment or any portion thereof. Appeal from any order or decree or judgment under this section must be governed by the Maine Rules of Civil Procedure. Such an appeal may not suspend the enforcement of any such order or decree unless the court so directs.   [PL 1995, c. 694, Pt. D, §13 (AMD); PL 1995, c. 694, Pt. E, §2 (AFF); PL 2003, c. 689, Pt. B, §6 (REV).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1979, c. 668, §1 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 121 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 694, §D13 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 694, §E2 (AFF). PL 2003, c. 689, §B6 (REV).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 14: COURT PROCEDURE -- CIVIL › Part 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS › Chapter 11: CONTEMPT › 14 §253. Debtor's refusal to appear (REPEALED)

§253. Debtor's refusal to appear
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1971, c. 408, §6 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 14: COURT PROCEDURE -- CIVIL › Part 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS › Chapter 11: CONTEMPT › 14 §254. Debtor's refusal to testify (REPEALED)

§254. Debtor's refusal to testify
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1971, c. 408, §6 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 14: COURT PROCEDURE -- CIVIL › Part 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS › Chapter 13: PARENTS, CHILDREN, SPOUSES › 14 §301. Action for alienation of affections prohibited

§301. Action for alienation of affections prohibited
A person is not liable to any other person in a civil action for the cause of alienation of affections.   [PL 1995, c. 694, Pt. C, §1 (NEW); PL 1995, c. 694, Pt. E, §2 (AFF).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1995, c. 694, §C1 (NEW). PL 1995, c. 694, §E2 (AFF).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 14: COURT PROCEDURE -- CIVIL › Part 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS › Chapter 13: PARENTS, CHILDREN, SPOUSES › 14 §302. Action for loss of consortium

§302. Action for loss of consortium
A married person may bring a civil action in that person's own name for loss of consortium of that person's spouse.   [PL 1995, c. 694, Pt. C, §1 (NEW); PL 1995, c. 694, Pt. E, §2 (AFF).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1995, c. 694, §C1 (NEW). PL 1995, c. 694, §E2 (AFF).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 14: COURT PROCEDURE -- CIVIL › Part 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS › Chapter 13: PARENTS, CHILDREN, SPOUSES › 14 §303. Action for loss of services

§303. Action for loss of services
The parents of a minor child jointly may maintain an action for loss of the services or earnings of that child when that loss is caused by the negligent or wrongful act of another. If one parent refuses to sue, the other may sue alone. This section does not limit, amend, supersede or affect former Title 39, the Workers' Compensation Act or Title 39‑A, Part 1, the Maine Workers' Compensation Act of 1992.   [PL 1995, c. 694, Pt. C, §1 (NEW); PL 1995, c. 694, Pt. E, §2 (AFF).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1995, c. 694, §C1 (NEW). PL 1995, c. 694, §E2 (AFF).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 14: COURT PROCEDURE -- CIVIL › Part 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS › Chapter 13: PARENTS, CHILDREN, SPOUSES › 14 §304. Liability of parents or legal guardians for damage by children

§304. Liability of parents or legal guardians for damage by children
If a minor who is between 7 and 17 years of age willfully or maliciously causes damage to property or injury to a person and the minor would have been liable for the damage or injury if the minor were an adult and the minor lives with that minor's parents or legal guardians, the parents or legal guardians are jointly and severally liable with the minor for that damage or injury in an amount not exceeding $800. This section does not relieve the minor from personal liability for that damage or injury.   [PL 1995, c. 694, Pt. C, §1 (NEW); PL 1995, c. 694, Pt. E, §2 (AFF).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1995, c. 694, §C1 (NEW). PL 1995, c. 694, §E2 (AFF).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 14: COURT PROCEDURE -- CIVIL › Part 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS › Chapter 15: UNIFORM INTERSTATE DEPOSITIONS AND DISCOVERY ACT › 14 §401. Short title

§401. Short title
This chapter may be known and cited as "the Uniform Interstate Depositions and Discovery Act."   [PL 2019, c. 109, §1 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2019, c. 109, §1 (NEW).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 14: COURT PROCEDURE -- CIVIL › Part 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS › Chapter 15: UNIFORM INTERSTATE DEPOSITIONS AND DISCOVERY ACT › 14 §402. Definitions

§402. Definitions
As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings.   [PL 2019, c. 109, §1 (NEW).]
1.  Foreign jurisdiction.
"Foreign jurisdiction" means a state other than this State.
[PL 2019, c. 109, §1 (NEW).]
2.  Foreign subpoena.
"Foreign subpoena" means a subpoena issued under authority of a court of record of a foreign jurisdiction.
[PL 2019, c. 109, §1 (NEW).]
3.  Person.
"Person" means an individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, limited liability company, association, joint venture, public corporation, government or governmental subdivision, agency or instrumentality or any other legal or commercial entity.
[PL 2019, c. 109, §1 (NEW).]
4.  State.
"State" means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, a federally recognized Indian tribe or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.
[PL 2019, c. 109, §1 (NEW).]
5.  Subpoena.
"Subpoena" means a document, however denominated, issued under authority of a court of record requiring a person to:
A. Attend and give testimony at a deposition;   [PL 2019, c. 109, §1 (NEW).]
B. Produce and permit inspection and copying of designated books, documents, records, electronically stored information or tangible things in the possession, custody or control of the person; or   [PL 2019, c. 109, §1 (NEW).]
C. Permit inspection of premises under the control of the person.   [PL 2019, c. 109, §1 (NEW).]
[PL 2019, c. 109, §1 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2019, c. 109, §1 (NEW).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 14: COURT PROCEDURE -- CIVIL › Part 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS › Chapter 15: UNIFORM INTERSTATE DEPOSITIONS AND DISCOVERY ACT › 14 §403. Issuance of subpoena

§403. Issuance of subpoena
The issuance of a subpoena is governed by this section.   [PL 2019, c. 109, §1 (NEW).]
1.  Request issuance.
To request issuance of a subpoena under this section, a party must submit a foreign subpoena to the clerk of a District Court in the district or to the clerk of the Superior Court of the county in which the discovery is to be conducted. A request for the issuance of a subpoena under this Act does not constitute an appearance in the courts of the State.
[PL 2019, c. 109, §1 (NEW).]
2.  Submission of foreign subpoena.
When a party submits a foreign subpoena to a clerk of court in the State, the clerk, in accordance with that court's procedure, shall promptly issue a subpoena for service upon the person to which the foreign subpoena is directed.
[PL 2019, c. 109, §1 (NEW).]
3.  Requirements.
A subpoena issued under subsection 2 must:
A. Incorporate the terms used in the foreign subpoena; and   [PL 2019, c. 109, §1 (NEW).]
B. Contain or be accompanied by the names, addresses and telephone numbers of all counsel of record in the proceeding to which the subpoena relates and of any party not represented by counsel.   [PL 2019, c. 109, §1 (NEW).]
[PL 2023, c. 32, §1 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2019, c. 109, §1 (NEW). PL 2023, c. 32, §1 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 14: COURT PROCEDURE -- CIVIL › Part 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS › Chapter 15: UNIFORM INTERSTATE DEPOSITIONS AND DISCOVERY ACT › 14 §404. Service of subpoena

§404. Service of subpoena
A subpoena issued by a clerk of court under section 403 must be served in compliance with the Maine Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 45.   [PL 2019, c. 109, §1 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2019, c. 109, §1 (NEW).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 14: COURT PROCEDURE -- CIVIL › Part 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS › Chapter 15: UNIFORM INTERSTATE DEPOSITIONS AND DISCOVERY ACT › 14 §405. Deposition, production and inspection

§405. Deposition, production and inspection
The Maine Rules of Civil Procedure and the provisions of Title 16, sections 101, 102 and 251 apply to depositions and discovery carried out under this Act and subpoenas issued under section 403.   [PL 2019, c. 109, §1 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2019, c. 109, §1 (NEW).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 14: COURT PROCEDURE -- CIVIL › Part 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS › Chapter 15: UNIFORM INTERSTATE DEPOSITIONS AND DISCOVERY ACT › 14 §406. Application to court

§406. Application to court
An application to the court for a protective order or to enforce, quash or modify a subpoena issued by a clerk of court under section 403 must comply with the Maine Rules of Civil Procedure and be submitted to the District Court in the district or to the Superior Court of the county in which the discovery is to be or is being conducted.   [PL 2019, c. 109, §1 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2019, c. 109, §1 (NEW).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 14: COURT PROCEDURE -- CIVIL › Part 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS › Chapter 15: UNIFORM INTERSTATE DEPOSITIONS AND DISCOVERY ACT › 14 §407. Uniformity of application and construction

§407. Uniformity of application and construction
In applying and construing this Act, consideration must be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among states that enact it.   [PL 2019, c. 109, §1 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2019, c. 109, §1 (NEW).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 14: COURT PROCEDURE -- CIVIL › Part 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS › Chapter 15: UNIFORM INTERSTATE DEPOSITIONS AND DISCOVERY ACT › 14 §408. Application to pending actions

§408. Application to pending actions
Notwithstanding Title 1, section 302, this Act applies to requests for discovery in cases pending on the effective date of this Act.   [PL 2019, c. 109, §1 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2019, c. 109, §1 (NEW).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 14: COURT PROCEDURE -- CIVIL › Part 2: PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL › Chapter 201: VENUE › 14 §501. Personal and transitory actions; inter-county transfers

§501. Personal and transitory actions; inter-county transfers
Personal and transitory actions, except process of foreign attachment and except as provided in this chapter, shall be brought, when the parties live in the State, in the county where any plaintiff or defendant lives; and when no plaintiff lives in the State, in the county where any defendant lives; or in either case any such action may be brought in the county where the cause of action took place. Improper venue may be raised by the defendant by motion or by answer, and if it is established that the action was brought in the wrong county, it shall be dismissed and the defendant allowed double costs. When the plaintiff and defendant live in different counties at the commencement of any such action, except process of foreign attachment, and during its pendency one party moves into the same county with the other, it may, on motion of either, be transferred to the county where both then live if the court thinks that justice will thereby be promoted; and be tried as if originally commenced and entered therein. Actions by the assignee of a nonnegotiable chose in action, when brought in the Superior Court or in the District Court, shall be commenced in the county or division when brought in the District Court, in which the original creditor might have maintained his action.   [PL 1973, c. 378 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1973, c. 378 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 14: COURT PROCEDURE -- CIVIL › Part 2: PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL › Chapter 201: VENUE › 14 §503. Civil actions on judgment

§503. Civil actions on judgment
Civil actions founded on judgment rendered by any court of record in the State may be brought in the county where it was rendered or in the county in which either party thereto or his executor or administrator resides at the time of bringing the action.
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 14: COURT PROCEDURE -- CIVIL › Part 2: PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL › Chapter 201: VENUE › 14 §505. Local and transitory actions where counties, towns and other corporations are parties

§505. Local and transitory actions where counties, towns and other corporations are parties
Local and transitory actions shall be commenced and tried as follows: When both parties are counties, in any county adjoining either; when a county is plaintiff, if the defendant lives therein, in an adjoining county; if he does not live therein, in the county in which he does live; when a county is defendant, if the plaintiff lives therein, in that county or in an adjoining county; if he does not live therein, in that county or in that in which he does live; when a corporation is one party and a county the other, in any adjoining county; when both parties are towns, parishes or school districts, in the county in which either is situated; when one party is a town, parish or school district and the other some corporation or natural person, in the county in which either of the parties is situated or lives; but all actions against towns for damages by reason of defects in highways shall be brought and tried in the county in which the town is situated. All other corporations may sue and be sued in the county in which they have an established place of business or in which the plaintiff or defendant, if a natural person, lives.
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 14: COURT PROCEDURE -- CIVIL › Part 2: PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL › Chapter 201: VENUE › 14 §506. Actions for forfeitures

§506. Actions for forfeitures
When a forfeiture is recoverable in a civil action, such action shall be brought in the county in which the offense was committed unless a different provision is made by statute. If on trial it does not appear that such offense was committed in the county where the action was brought, the verdict shall be in favor of the defendant.
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 14: COURT PROCEDURE -- CIVIL › Part 2: PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL › Chapter 201: VENUE › 14 §507. State action to recover funds or property

§507. State action to recover funds or property
An action in behalf of the State to enforce the collection of state taxes upon any corporation or to recover of any person or corporation moneys due the State, public funds or property belonging to the State, or the value thereof, may be brought in any county. On motion of the defendant, any Justice of the Superior Court may, for sufficient reasons shown, remove the same to the docket of said court in any other county for trial and may, upon such removal, award costs to the defendant for one term, to be paid by the Treasurer of State on presentation of the certificate of the amount thereof from the clerk of courts of the county from which said action is transferred.
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 14: COURT PROCEDURE -- CIVIL › Part 2: PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL › Chapter 201: VENUE › 14 §508. Transfer of venue

§508. Transfer of venue
A presiding Justice of the Superior Court may, in the interests of justice and to secure the speedy trial of an action, or for other good cause, transfer any civil action or proceeding from the Superior Court in one county to another county. The Chief Justice of the Superior Court may, in the interests of justice and to secure the speedy trial of actions and the efficient scheduling of trials, or for other good cause, transfer any number of civil actions or proceedings from the Superior Court in one county to another county. Transfer may also be by consent of all parties to any civil action or proceeding, provided that the prior approval of the Chief Justice of the Superior Court is obtained.   [PL 1991, c. 634 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1965, c. 356, §9 (AMD). PL 1975, c. 337, §1 (RPR). PL 1981, c. 558 (AMD). PL 1983, c. 688, §5 (RPR). PL 1991, c. 634 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 14: COURT PROCEDURE -- CIVIL › Part 2: PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL › Chapter 201: VENUE › 14 §509. Consumer transactions

§509. Consumer transactions
Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, an action brought against a consumer arising from a consumer credit transaction or a rental-purchase agreement must be brought in accordance with Title 9‑A, section 5‑113, except that an action brought pursuant to Title 32, section 11013, subsection 3, paragraph N must be brought where provided for in that paragraph.   [PL 2009, c. 245, §3 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2009, c. 245, §3 (NEW).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 14: COURT PROCEDURE -- CIVIL › Part 2: PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL › Chapter 201: VENUE › 14 §510. Replevin

§510. Replevin
Except as otherwise provided in section 509, an action for replevin must be brought either in the division or county where a plaintiff or defendant resides, where the underlying transaction involving the personal property was made or where any of the personal property is located.   [PL 2009, c. 245, §4 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2009, c. 245, §4 (NEW).
2023 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).
2023 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.
2023 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).
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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).
2023 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).
2023 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).
2023 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).
2023 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).
2023 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.