An Act Regarding Legal Representation in Certain Eviction Actions
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 4 MRSA §807, sub-§3, ¶P, as amended by PL 2009, c. 480, §2 and amended by PL 2011, c. 657, Pt. W, §5, is further amended to read:
P. A person who is not an attorney but who, as the executive director of the State Harness Racing Commission, is representing the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry at adjudicatory hearings before the commission in accordance with Title 8, section 263-C; or
Sec. 2. 4 MRSA §807, sub-§3, ¶Q, as enacted by PL 2009, c. 480, §3, is amended to read:
Q. A person who is an attorney admitted to practice in another United States jurisdiction to the extent permitted by rules of professional conduct adopted by the Supreme Judicial Court . ; or
Sec. 3. 4 MRSA §807, sub-§3, ¶R is enacted to read:
R. A person who is the sole member of a limited liability company or is a member of a limited liability company that is owned by a married couple or registered domestic partners who is not an attorney but is appearing for that company in an action for forcible entry and detainer pursuant to Title 14, chapter 709.
SUMMARY
This bill allows a person who is the sole member of a limited liability company or is a member of a limited liability company that is owned by a married couple or registered domestic partners who is not an attorney to appear in court for that company in an action for eviction.