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amount must be recovered by assessment.__The assessment must bear | | interest at 1% per month from the date of payment until refunded. |
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| | | Any claimant or spouse with an unpaid liability arising from | | this section is disqualified from benefits under this chapter. |
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| | | A claimant who is aggrieved by the disapproval of a claim or | | by the redetermination of a relief payment amount by the assessor | | may, within 30 days after notification of the decision indicating | | the reason for the disapproval or the redetermination, appeal | | that decision pursuant to section 151 and the Maine | | Administrative Procedure Act.__The appeal provided by this | | section is the exclusive remedy available to a claimant for | | review of a decision of the assessor with respect to the denial | | or redetermination of the amount of a property tax relief | | payment. |
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| | | §6237. Administration; application form |
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| | | 1.__Program responsibility.__The assessor shall administer the | | program pursuant to this chapter. |
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| | | 2.__Readability.__The application form, instructions and | | subsequent claim forms, including the claim form that is part of | | the income tax return filed pursuant to Part 8, used by | | applicants for assistance under this chapter must have a | | readability score, as determined by a recognized instrument for | | measuring adult literacy levels, equivalent to no higher than a | | 6th-grade reading level and must be able to be easily completed | | by a person with a 6th-grade education. |
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| | | 3.__Outreach plan.__The assessor shall develop and implement a | | plan of outreach to ensure that all eligible households are made | | aware of assistance available under this chapter. |
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| | | 4.__Coordination required.__The assessor shall seek the advice | | and cooperation of the Department of Human Services, Bureau of | | Elder and Adult Services, Bureau of Family Independence and the | | Bureau of Child and Family Services; advocates for elderly and | | low-income individuals; and other interested agencies and | | organizations in developing the application form and instruction | | booklet for property tax relief under this chapter and the | | outreach plan required pursuant to subsection 3. |
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| | | 5.__Rulemaking.__The assessor shall adopt rules to implement | | this chapter.__Rules adopted pursuant to this chapter are routine | | technical rules pursuant to Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A. |
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| | | §6238.__Protection from loss of benefits |
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