HP0833
LD 1140
First Regular Session - 123rd Legislature - Text: MS-Word, RTF or PDF LR 2008
Item 1
Bill Tracking Chamber Status

An Act To Improve Efficiency in the Courts

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

Sec. 1. 4 MRSA §807, sub-§3, ¶C,  as amended by PL 2001, c. 119, §1, is further amended to read:

C.  An officer or authorized employee of a corporation, partnership, sole proprietorship or governmental entity, or a member, manager or authorized employee of a limited liability company, who is not an attorney but is appearing for that organization:

(1) In an action cognizable as a small claim under Title 14, chapter 738; or

(2) For the purposes of entering a plea or answer and paying the fine or penalty for a violation by that organization of Title 23, chapter 24 or Title 29-A; or

(3) In the case of a sole proprietorship or a limited liability company in an action involving the process of forcible entry and detainer under Title 14, chapter 709;

summary

This bill allows the proprietor or authorized employee of a sole proprietorship or a member, manager or authorized employee of a limited liability company who is not an attorney to represent the organization in an action involving the process of forcible entry and detainer.


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