Title 4, Title 4

Whenever it becomes necessary in any court in the State to prove the testimony of a witness at the trial of any former case in any court in the State, the certified copy of the notes of such testimony, taken by the Official Court Reporter at the court where the witness testified,…

Any amount legally chargeable by Official Court Reporters for writing out their reports or for transcribers for creating transcripts from the electronically recorded records for use in civil actions and actually paid by either party whose duty it is to furnish the reports or reco…

The Reporter of Decisions shall prepare correct reports of all legal questions argued and decided, reporting cases more or less at large according to the reporter's judgment of their importance. The reporter shall publish periodic advance sheets and at least one volume of Maine R…

The judge of any court of probate or court of insolvency may appoint a reporter to report the proceedings at any hearing or examination in that judge's court, whenever that judge considers it necessary or advisable. Such reporter must be sworn to a faithful discharge of that repo…

In cases when the person testifying or submitting to examination is required by law to sign that person's testimony or examination, the transcript made as provided in section 751 must be read to the person whose testimony or examination it is, at a time and place to be appointed …

Whenever it becomes necessary in any court in the State to prove the testimony or examination taken as provided in sections 751 and 752, the certified copy of the transcript of such testimony or examination taken by such stenographer is evidence to prove the same.

Manifest errors or mistakes in any transcript may be corrected, under the direction of the judge, according to the facts. When an error or mistake is alleged by the party conducting the hearing or examination or by that party's counsel, or by the person testifying or submitting t…

When an examination is taken before some person appointed by the judge to take it, the judge may appoint a reporter to attend such examination for the purposes mentioned in section 751, and the duties of such reporter shall be the same as in examinations before the judge. The pow…

All transcripts made and signed as provided shall be deemed original papers.

As used in this subchapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings. [PL 2013, c. 298, §1 (NEW).] 1. Court reporter. "Court reporter" means a person who records legal proceedings by stenotype machine or other means allowed under the…

1. Prohibition. A court reporter or a court reporting services provider may not provide court reporting services for a legal proceeding if that court reporter or the court reporting services provider: A. Has a contractual relationship with a party or an attorney, representative, …

A court reporter or court reporting services provider may not: [PL 2013, c. 298, §1 (NEW).] 1. Contract. Enter into an oral or written contractual agreement with an attorney, party to an action, insurance company or 3rd-party administrator or any other person or entity that has a…

1. Itemized statement. At any time during or following a legal proceeding, an attorney or a party is entitled to an itemized statement of the rates and charges for all services that have been or will be provided by a court reporter or court reporting services provider that is pro…

The provisions of this subchapter may not be waived or otherwise modified. Any waiver or modification is contrary to public policy and is void and unenforceable.

Notwithstanding section 773, if authorized or required by law, ordinance or rule, a governmental entity may obtain court reporting services on a long-term basis through competitive bidding.

Nothing in this chapter may be construed to limit the ability of a court reporting services provider to provide pro bono services to persons or parties with limited means.

1. Motion. A party may file a motion alleging a violation of this subchapter with the administrative body, court or administrative tribunal in which the action upon which the motion is based is pending or scheduled to be heard. A person need not commence a separate action to alle…

1. Application to services. This subchapter applies to court reporting services performed in this State, whether a party appears in person or by remote means, provided by: A. A court reporter or court reporting services provider, whether or not based in the State, in connection w…

The Supreme Judicial Court shall create a board of bar examiners for the purposes of designing, administering and passing judgment on examinations taken by those individuals seeking admission to the bar. The board shall make recommendations to the Supreme Judicial Court as to whi…

Attorneys who are practicing law in other states, territories or foreign countries may be admitted on motion to try cases in any of the courts of this State by those courts, but shall not be admitted to the general practice of law in this State without complying with section 805‑…

1. Evidence of graduation. Before taking the examination for admission to the bar of the State, each applicant shall produce to a board of bar examiners satisfactory evidence that the applicant graduated with a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university or that th…

1. Certificate of qualification; admission. Any person who produces a certificate of qualification from the board recommending that person's admission to the bar may be admitted to practice as an attorney in the courts of this State on motion in open court. A person may not be de…

Upon admission to the bar, every applicant shall, in open court, take and subscribe an oath to support the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of this State, and take the following oath, or, in the case of an applicant conscientiously scrupulous of taking an oa…

Each person who is admitted to practice as an attorney in this State must complete, within 18 months after that person's license is issued, any practical skills course approved by the board. This period may be enlarged by a Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court on motion for good…

1. Prohibition. No person may practice law or profess to practice law within the State or before its courts, or demand or receive any remuneration for those services rendered in this State, unless that person has been admitted to the bar of this State and has complied with sectio…

Upon the promulgation of and in accordance with rules adopted by the Supreme Judicial Court, employees of the Bureau of Unemployment Compensation may serve civil process and represent the bureau in District Court in disclosure proceedings pursuant to Title 14, chapter 502, ancill…

1. Short title. This section may be known and cited as "the Immigration and Nationality Law Assistance Act." 2. Definitions. As used in this section, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings. A. "Compensation" means money, property, …

Upon the Attorney General's own information or upon complaint of any person, including any judge or any organized bar association in this State, the Attorney General may maintain an action for injunctive relief in the Superior Court against any person who renders, offers to rende…

The remedies and procedures provided in sections 808 to 811 are in addition to and not in substitution for other available remedies and procedures.

"Person" means any individual, corporation, partnership or association.

Whenever an information is filed in the office of the clerk of courts in any county by the Attorney General, or by a committee of the State Bar Association, or by a committee of the bar or bar association of such county, charging that an attorney at law has conducted that attorne…

If the attorney on whom such service has been made, on or before said return day files in the office of the clerk of courts in said county of return a denial of the charges specified in the information, the information shall thereupon stand upon the docket for hearing at such tim…

If such attorney fails to file that attorney's denial, the facts set forth in the information must be taken as confessed. If the justice finds that the facts so confessed are sufficient to disqualify the respondent from holding the office of attorney and counselor at law, or if, …

The judgment of such justice is final unless the respondent within one week files an appeal therefrom to the law court by entering the respondent's claim therefor upon the docket.

The appeal must be heard upon printed copies of the case furnished by the respondent at the next law term. If the case is not argued, it must be decided upon the record, and if the respondent fails to enter an appeal with the printed copies of the case during the first 3 days of …

The prosecution shall be conducted by the district attorney for the county where the rule is returnable, unless the justice issuing the rule appoints some other suitable counsel to perform said duty. Compulsory process shall issue to compel the attendance of witnesses, and in cas…

Sections 851 to 856 do not annul or restrict any authority hitherto possessed or exercised by the courts over attorneys.

Any member of the bar of this State may resign from the office of attorney and counselor at law by submitting that member's resignation to any Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court, who may or may not, in that justice's discretion, in the name of the State of Maine accept such re…

If a person who has not been admitted to practice law in this State or whose name has been struck from the roll of attorneys advertises as or represents that person to be an attorney or counselor at law, that person is guilty of a Class E crime.

Parties may plead and manage their own causes in court or do so by the aid of such counsel as they see fit to employ. No person whose name has been struck from the roll of attorneys for misconduct shall plead or manage causes in court under a power of attorney for any other party…

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings. [PL 1999, c. 379, §1 (NEW).] 1. Paralegal and legal assistant. "Paralegal" and "legal assistant" mean a person, qualified by education, training or work experience, w…

1. Prohibition. A person may not use the title "paralegal" or "legal assistant" unless the person meets the definition in section 921, subsection 1. 2. Penalty. A person who violates subsection 1 commits a civil violation for which a forfeiture of not more than $1000 may be adjud…

Court may not be held on Sunday or any day designated for the annual Thanksgiving; New Year's Day, January 1st; Martin Luther King, Jr., Day, the 3rd Monday in January; Washington's Birthday, the 3rd Monday in February; Patriot's Day, the 3rd Monday in April; Memorial Day, the la…

When a malignant infectious distemper prevails in any town wherein the Supreme Judicial Court, the Superior Court or court of county commissioners is to be held, said courts may be adjourned and held in any town in said county, by proclamation made in such public manner as such c…

In any civil or criminal action or mesne process or other process when a bail bond, recognizance or personal sureties or other obligation is required, or whenever any person is arrested and is required or permitted to recognize with sureties for that person's appearance in court,…

1. Fund established. There is established a fund to be known as the Government Operations Surcharge Fund. This fund must be maintained by the Treasurer of State for the purposes of reimbursing counties for costs associated with operations of the jail system and, until January 1, …