19-A §4107. Service of order (WHOLE SECTION TEXT EFFECTIVE 1/01/23)
§4107. Service of order (CONTAINS TEXT WITH VARYING EFFECTIVE DATES) (WHOLE SECTION TEXT EFFECTIVE 1/01/23) If the court issues an order under this chapter, the court shall order an appropriate law enforcement agency or, if the defendant is present in the courthouse, a court security officer qualified pursuant to Title 4, section 17, subsection 15 […]
19-A §4108. Temporary orders (WHOLE SECTION TEXT EFFECTIVE 1/01/23)
§4108. Temporary orders (CONTAINS TEXT WITH VARYING EFFECTIVE DATES) (WHOLE SECTION TEXT EFFECTIVE 1/01/23) 1. Temporary orders. The court may enter temporary orders authorized under subsection 2 that it considers necessary to protect a plaintiff or minor child from abuse, on good cause shown in an ex parte proceeding, which the court shall hear and […]
19-A §4109. Hearings (WHOLE SECTION TEXT EFFECTIVE 1/01/23)
§4109. Hearings (CONTAINS TEXT WITH VARYING EFFECTIVE DATES) (WHOLE SECTION TEXT EFFECTIVE 1/01/23) 1. Full hearing. Within 21 days of the filing of a complaint, a hearing must be held at which the plaintiff must prove the allegation of abuse or conduct specified in section 4103 by a preponderance of the evidence. If a request […]
19-A §4008. Identifying information sealed (WHOLE SECTION TEXT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1/01/23)
§4008. Identifying information sealed (CONTAINS TEXT WITH VARYING EFFECTIVE DATES) (WHOLE SECTION TEXT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1/01/23) If a party alleges in an affidavit or a pleading under oath that the health, safety or liberty of a party or child would be jeopardized by disclosure of identifying information, the information must be sealed by the clerk […]
19-A §4008-A. Access to certain private images and written information (WHOLE SECTION TEXT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1/01/23)
§4008-A. Access to certain private images and written information (CONTAINS TEXT WITH VARYING EFFECTIVE DATES) (WHOLE SECTION TEXT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1/01/23) Access to and dissemination of certain private images as described in Title 17‑A, section 511‑A and any written information describing and directly pertaining to the images contained in court records are governed by rule […]
19-A §4009. Notification (WHOLE SECTION TEXT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1/01/23)
§4009. Notification (CONTAINS TEXT WITH VARYING EFFECTIVE DATES) (WHOLE SECTION TEXT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1/01/23) The clerk shall issue, without fee, a copy of an order, agreement, amendment or revocation to the plaintiff, the defendant and to the law enforcement agencies most likely to enforce it as determined by the court. [PL 1995, c. 694, […]
19-A §4010. Procedure (WHOLE SECTION TEXT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1/01/23)
§4010. Procedure (CONTAINS TEXT WITH VARYING EFFECTIVE DATES) (WHOLE SECTION TEXT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1/01/23) 1. Civil rules apply. Unless otherwise indicated in this chapter, all proceedings must be in accordance with the Maine Rules of Civil Procedure. Appeals may be taken as provided by the Maine Rules of Civil Procedure. Appeals may be only for […]
19-A §4011. Violation (WHOLE SECTION TEXT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1/01/23)
§4011. Violation (CONTAINS TEXT WITH VARYING EFFECTIVE DATES) (WHOLE SECTION TEXT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1/01/23) 1. Crime committed. Except as provided in subsections 2, 4 and 5, violation of the following is a Class D crime when the defendant has prior actual notice, which may be notice by means other than service in hand, of the […]
19-A §4012. Law enforcement agency responsibilities (WHOLE SECTION TEXT EFFECTIVE 1/01/23)
§4012. Law enforcement agency responsibilities (CONTAINS TEXT WITH VARYING EFFECTIVE DATES) (WHOLE SECTION TEXT EFFECTIVE 1/01/23) 1. Reports. A law enforcement agency shall report all incidents of abuse by adults of family or household members as required by the State Bureau of Identification under Title 25, section 1544. [PL 1995, c. 694, Pt. B, […]
19-A §4013. Maine Commission on Domestic and Sexual Abuse (WHOLE SECTION TEXT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1/01/23)
§4013. Maine Commission on Domestic and Sexual Abuse (CONFLICT) (CONTAINS TEXT WITH VARYING EFFECTIVE DATES) (WHOLE SECTION TEXT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1/01/23) There is created the Maine Commission on Domestic and Sexual Abuse, as established by Title 5, section 12004‑I, subsection 74‑C, referred to in this section as the “commission.” [PL 2001, c. 240, §2 […]