Amend the bill by striking out all of section 1 (page 1, lines 2 to 5 in L.D.) and inserting the following:
‘Sec. 1. 14 MRSA §4422, sub-§17 is enacted to read:
Amend the bill in section 2 in §2110 in the last line (page 1, line 12 in L.D.) by inserting at the end the following: ' This section does not apply to the collection or enforcement of tax debts under Title 36 or a contractual security interest.'
Amend the bill by adding after section 2 the following:
‘Sec. 3. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.
JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT
Courts - Supreme, Superior and District 0063
Initiative: Provides funds for one Bail Account Manager position and related costs to oversee a statewide system of the disbursement of bail funds. Also provides funds for the one-time computer programming costs necessary to accommodate the priorities established in this Act.
| GENERAL FUND |
2011-12 |
2012-13 |
|
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT
|
1.000 |
1.000 |
|
Personal Services
|
$55,056 |
$78,280 |
|
All Other
|
$207,500 |
$1,500 |
|
 |
|
| GENERAL FUND TOTAL |
$262,556 |
$79,780 |
’
summary
This amendment is the minority report. The amendment replaces section 1 of the bill and provides an exemption from attachment and execution of a debtor's interest in funds or assets that are necessary for the debtor to pay past-due child support pursuant to a support order except for funds or assets that are attached or executed upon to pay a contractual security interest, including but not limited to a mortgage or a tax lien or a mechanics lien preserved and enforced under the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 10, sections 3451 and 3452. The amendment also provides that a support order does not take priority over an action to collect or enforce tax debts or a contractual security interest. It also adds an appropriations and allocations section.
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
(See attached)