APPROVED CHAPTER
JUNE 22, 2021 329
BY GOVERNOR PUBLIC LAW
STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-ONE
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S.P. 189 - L.D. 483
An Act To Clarify Funding for Civil Legal Services
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 4 MRSA §18-A, sub-§3-A, ¶C, as enacted by PL 2019, c. 509, §3, is
amended to read:
C. A surcharge of $127 must be imposed by a court on the fee for commencement of
each debt collection action for small claims or money judgment disclosure action when
the action is brought by a person who is a debt buyer, as defined by Title 32, section
11002, subsection 5-A, or a debt collector within the meaning of, as defined by Title
32, section 11002, subsection 6, and the. The surcharge must be deposited in the fund
and is not a recoverable cost under Title 14, section 1502-B.
Sec. 2. 4 MRSA §18-B, sub-§7, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 560, Pt. I, §3, is amended
to read:
7. Fees Authority and fees. When The Judicial Department is authorized to refer
cases to the Court Alternative Dispute Resolution Service for mediation and, when a court
refers parties to the Court Alternative Dispute Resolution Service for mediation, the court
shall assess the parties a fee to be apportioned equally among the parties, unless the court
otherwise directs. The fee must be deposited in the dedicated account created in subsection
8.
A party may file an in forma pauperis application for waiver of fee. If the court finds that
the party does not have sufficient funds to pay the fee, it shall order the fee waived.
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Statutes affected:
Bill Text LD 483, SP 189: 4.18
Bill Text ACTPUB , Chapter 329: 4.18