Maine legislation · 132nd Legislature
Maine LD640: An Act Requiring That Certain Fees Charged by the Courts for Court-ordered Payments Be Capped and Paid by the Defendant
Status: Signed into law, June 11, 2025
What the bill says
An Act Requiring That Certain Fees Charged by the Courts for Courtordered Payments Be Capped and Paid by the Defendant.
From the engrossed text:
An Act Requiring That Certain Fees Charged by the Courts for Courtordered Payments Be Capped and Paid by the Defendant Sec. 1. 4 MRSA §556, 3rd ¶, as amended by PL 1989, c. 501, Pt. P, §5, is further amended to read: Whenever any of these funds are ordered by the courts to be paid to a person entitled to these funds, all accrued interest shall must be paid to the claimant less a 5% fee based on the total proceeds. Before receiving any funds under this section, the clerk shall inform all prospective parties to the court judgment or decree that a 5% fee will be assessed on all accrued interest as required by this section. The nonprevailing party or parties shall pay the court a fee equal to 5% of all interest accrued, but in no event may the fee exceed $1,000, unless otherwise ordered by the court. Whenever any of these funds remain unclaimed for 20 years from the date when payable under the court judgment or decree, the clerk shall obtain an order from the court, under whose judgment or decree these funds were placed in the clerk's custody, that a comprehensive abstract of the facts be advertised for 3 weeks successively in a newspaper of general circulation published in the county, and if no one …
Sponsors
- Rachel Henderson (R, 78) · primary sponsor
- William Bridgeo (D, 60)
- Elizabeth Caruso (R, 72)
- Ann Fredericks (R, 143)
- Adam Lee (D, 89)
- Sheila Lyman (R, 76)
Latest actions
- : PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
- : PASSED TO BE ENACTED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- : Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.READ ONCE.Committee Amendment "A" (H-452) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence.Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-452), in concurrence.Ordered sent down forthwith.
- : CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAYUnder suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-452).Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- : Carried over, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519.
- : Received by the Clerk of the House on February 20, 2025.The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401.
Subjects: Legislature, CIVIL PROCEDURE, Senate, FORFEITURES, Other, FEES
Common questions
- What is LD640?
- LD640 is a bill in the Maine Legislature (132nd Legislature): An Act Requiring That Certain Fees Charged by the Courts for Court-ordered Payments Be Capped and Paid by the Defendant.
- What does LD640 do?
- In its own words: An Act Requiring That Certain Fees Charged by the Courts for Courtordered Payments Be Capped and Paid by the Defendant.
- What is the status of LD640?
- Signed into law as of June 11, 2025. Latest action: PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. (June 5, 2025).
- Who sponsored LD640?
- Rachel Henderson (R, 78), with 5 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for LD640?
- On the Maine Legislature website: https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=640&snum=132
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