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PUBLIC LAWS OF MAINE
First Special Session of the 118th

PART B

     Sec. B-1. 9-B MRSA §161, sub-§2, ¶K, as enacted by PL 1989, c. 368, §3, is amended to read:

     Sec. B-2. 12 MRSA §7627-B, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 144, §2, is amended to read:

§7627-B. Removal of abandoned ice-fishing shacks

     Notwithstanding the provisions of Title 33, chapter 37 41, a landowner on whose property an ice-fishing shack is left in violation of Title 17, section 2264 may remove or destroy the shack. The landowner may recover any costs of removing or destroying the shack from the owner of the shack in a civil action.

     Sec. B-3. 14 MRSA §6013, first ¶, as amended by PL 1991, c. 265, §1, is further amended to read:

     Any property with a total value of $500 or more that is abandoned or unclaimed by a tenant following the tenant's vacating the rental unit must be disposed of according to Title 33, chapter 37 41.

     Sec. B-4. 14 MRSA §6324, as amended by PL 1987, c. 691, §2, is further amended to read:

§6324. Proceeds of sale

     After first deducting the expenses incurred in making the sale, the mortgagee shall disburse the remaining proceeds in accordance with the provisions of the judgment. The mortgagee shall file a report of the sale and the disbursement of the proceeds therefrom with the court and shall mail a copy to the mortgagor at his the mortgagor's last known address. This report need not be accepted or approved by the court, provided that the mortgagor or any other party in interest may contest the accounting by motion filed within 30 days of receipt of the report, but any such challenge shall may be for money only and shall does not affect the title to the real estate purchased by the highest bidder at the public sale. Any deficiency shall must be assessed against the mortgagor and an execution shall must be issued by the court therefor. In the event the mortgagee has been the purchaser at the public sale, any deficiency shall be is limited to the difference between the fair market value of the premises at the time of the public sale, as established by an independent appraisal, and the sum due the mortgagee as established by the court with interest plus the expenses incurred in making the sale. Any surplus shall must be paid to the mortgagor, his the mortgagor's successors, heirs or assigns in the proceeding. If the mortgagor has not appeared personally or by an attorney, the surplus shall must be paid to the clerk of courts, who shall hold the surplus in escrow for 6 months for the benefit of the mortgagor, his the mortgagor's successors, heirs or assigns and, if the surplus remains unclaimed after 6 months, the clerk shall pay the surplus to the Treasurer of State to be credited to the General Fund until it becomes abandoned under the Uniform Unclaimed Property Act, and report and pay it to the State in accordance with that Act.

     Sec. B-5. 23 MRSA §156, next to the last ¶, as amended by PL 1991, c. 684, §6, is further amended to read:

     After the appeal period from the decree of the State Claims Commission or a judgment of any court has expired, any sum of money directed by a decree of the commission or by a judgment of any court to be paid over that remains unclaimed for 60 days must be disposed of consistent with Title 33, chapter 37 41.

     Sec. B-6. 25 MRSA §3504, as amended by PL 1995, c. 625, Pt. A, §30, is further amended to read:

§3504. Deposit of proceeds

     Proceeds of the sale of the property at public auction, less reimbursement to the law enforcement agency and others authorized of the reasonable expenses of custody, must be disposed of according to Title 33, chapter 37 41.

     Sec. B-7. 29-A MRSA §754, sub-§4, ¶B, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2 and affected by Pt. B, §5, is amended to read:


at public auction or report the vehicle as abandoned under Title 33, chapter 37 41.

Effective September 19, 1997, unless otherwise indicated, unless otherwise indicated.

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