An Act Regarding Service of Small Claims Notices
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 14 MRSA §7484-A, sub-§1, as amended by PL 1991, c. 604, §1, is further amended to read:
1. Rules by Supreme Judicial Court. The procedures with respect to the commencement of the action, the fee, the notice to the parties, the settlement or hearing, the judgment, appeal and postjudgment proceedings must be set forth in rules of procedure adopted by the Supreme Judicial Court. Rules adopted under this section may not restrict the number of claims that may be filed in any given period. Rules adopted by the Supreme Judicial Court must permit service of a statement of claim by alternate means in the same manner and under the same circumstances as permitted under the Maine Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 4(g) for service of a summons and complaint.
summary
This bill permits service of a statement of claim in a small claims court proceeding by alternate means as permitted for service of a summons and complaint under the Maine Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 4(g).