CHAPTER 48
H.P. 189 - L.D. 250
An Act To Make Technical Corrections to Maine's Appellate Jurisdiction Laws Concerning Involuntary Hospitalization
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 4 MRSA §105, sub-§3, as enacted by PL 1999, c. 731, Pt. ZZZ, §3 and affected by §42, is amended to read:
3. Appellate jurisdiction. The Superior Court shall hear appeals as follows:
A. Administrative appeals brought pursuant to Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter VII 7 and the Maine Rules of Civil Procedure, Rules 80B and 80C; and
B. Appeals from the District Court:
(1) Brought pursuant to Title 14, section 6008;
(2) Brought pursuant to Title 14, chapter 738; and
(3) As provided in Title 15, section 1.; and
(4) Brought pursuant to Title 34-B, section 3864, subsection 11.
Sec. 2. 14 MRSA §1901, sub-§3, as enacted by PL 1999, c. 731, Pt. ZZZ, §7 and affected by §42, is amended to read:
3. Exceptions. An appeal from the District Court is to the Superior Court in the case of:
A. An appeal in a forcible entry and detainer case, pursuant to section 6008 and the Maine Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 80D(f); and
B. An appeal in a small claims case brought pursuant to chapter 738 and the Maine Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 80L.; and
C. An appeal of an involuntary hospitalization brought pursuant to Title 34-B, section 3864, subsection 11.
Effective September 17, 2005.
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