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§7484
Title 14: COURT PROCEDURE -- CIVIL
Part 7: PARTICULAR PROCEEDINGS
Chapter 738: SMALL CLAIMS
§7485

§7484-A. Procedures

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.  
[PL 1991, c. 604, §1 (AMD).]
2.  Services of statement of claim and notice of disclosure. 
[PL 1991, c. 604, §2 (RP).]
3.  Validation of debt in certain circumstances.  If the plaintiff has purchased the debt being collected in the proceeding under this chapter, the plaintiff shall include with the filing of the complaint a statement listing the name and address of the original creditor.  
[PL 2009, c. 428, §2 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1991, c. 9, §E12 (NEW). PL 1991, c. 604, §§1,2 (AMD). PL 2009, c. 428, §2 (AMD).
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