14 §701. Rules for service
§701. Rules for service Service of process shall be as prescribed by rule of court.
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 […]
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 […]
14 §704-A. Persons subject to jurisdiction
§704-A. Persons subject to jurisdiction 1. Declaration of purpose. It is declared, as a matter of legislative determination, that the public interest demands that the State provide its citizens with an effective means of redress against nonresident persons who, through certain significant minimal contacts with this State, incur obligations to citizens entitled to the state’s […]
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 Persons subject to jurisdiction (REPEALED)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 Persons subject to jurisdiction (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1967, c. 544, §34 (AMD).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 §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 Civil process served on Sunday void; officer liable (REPEALED)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 Civil process served on Sunday void; officer liable (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1993, c. 101, §1 (AMD).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 §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 […]
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 […]
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 §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 […]
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, […]
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 §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 […]
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.