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Home » US Law » 2022 Maine Revised Statutes » TITLE 14: COURT PROCEDURE -- CIVIL » Part 5: PROVISIONAL REMEDIES; SECURITY » Chapter 502-A: ENFORCEMENT OF FINES OWED TO THE STATE

14 §3141-A. Setoff of fines against lottery winnings

§3141-A. Setoff of fines against lottery winnings The State Court Administrator appointed pursuant to Title 4, section 15 shall provide the Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Bureau of Alcoholic Beverages and Lottery Operations, referred to in this subsection as “the bureau,” access to an electronic database of all persons who owe a monetary fine, […]

14 §3141. Scope and procedure

§3141. Scope and procedure 1.  Applicability.  The procedures established by this chapter:   A. Apply to all monetary fines, surcharges and assessments, however designated, imposed by a court:   (1) In a civil violation or traffic infraction proceeding; or   (2) As part of a sentence for a criminal conviction;   [PL 1999, c. 743, […]

14 §3142. Contempt hearing and punishment

§3142. Contempt hearing and punishment 1.  Punishment.  Unless the defendant shows that failure to pay a fine was not attributable to a willful refusal to obey the order or to a failure on the defendant’s part to make a good faith effort to obtain the funds required for the payment, the court may find the […]

14 §3143. Default judgments (REPEALED)

§3143. Default judgments (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1987, c. 414, §2 (NEW). PL 1987, c. 708, §13 (AMD). PL 1987, c. 861, §§12-14 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 875, §§E19,20 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 549, §6 (RP). PL 1991, c. 549, §17 (AFF).

14 §3144. Criminal failure to appear; cost of extradition

§3144. Criminal failure to appear; cost of extradition It is the intent of the Legislature that, when appropriate, the respective district attorney shall utilize Title 17-A, section 17, subsection 4 and prosecute defendants who fail to appear. Any costs of extradition of a defendant who has been charged with the offense of failure to appear […]

14 §3145. Appeal

§3145. Appeal A court order to pay a fine for a civil violation or a traffic infraction shall be stayed by the court upon request of the defendant if an appeal is taken and if the defendant deposits all of the fine with the clerk of the court. If, on appeal, the judgment is reversed, […]

14 §3147. Payment by credit card

§3147. Payment by credit card The Judicial Department may implement a procedure for the payment of fines by use of major credit cards and may assess a reasonable fee upon the defendant to cover any administrative expenses incurred in connection with the use of credit cards as a method of paying fines.   [PL 2015, […]