APPROVED CHAPTER
MAY 30, 2025 159
BY GOVERNOR PUBLIC LAW
STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE
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H.P. 748 - L.D. 1129
An Act to Clarify Standards for Defendants' Post-judgment Motions for
Relief from Protection from Abuse Orders
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 19-A MRSA §4111, sub-§4 is enacted to read:
4. Action by defendant. A defendant may not file a motion to extinguish a final order
issued under this chapter. The court may dismiss a motion to extinguish filed by a
defendant without a hearing and before opposition is filed.
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