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Recent Rule Amendments & Orders Regarding Rules

Order Number Rule Set Adopted or Amended Rule Nos. Adopted or Amended Subject Effective Date
2024 Me. Rules 02 Civil (Family) 126; 127 Probate matters in the District Court; protection from abuse matters 2/27/24
2024 Me. Rules 01 Civil 80D Enlarging deadlines and making other clarifying changes to the Forcible Entry and Detainer rule 2/5/24
2023 Me. Rules 08 Bar Admission 11A(a)(2), (3) Admission by motion of attorneys who attended a law school that conducts its courses by correspondence or that does not require attendance at lectures or classes; technical correction 11/14/23
2023 Me. Rules 07 Civil 3; 4(a); 4A(c), (g); 4B(c), (e), (i); 5; 7(e), (f); 11; 12; 24(c); 25(a)(1); 30; 33; 34(b); 36(a); 41(a), (d); 65(a); 67; 76C(b); 76D; 76F(a); 80F(b); 80K(a), (h); 80L(b), (c); 83; 93(f) Technical changes and clarifications, in part to ensure consistency with Maine Rules of Electronic Court Systems 11/15/23
2023 Me. Rules 06 Maine Assistance Program for Lawyers Title of set; preamble; 1 Name of program 9/28/23
2023 Me. Rules 05 Judicial Conduct 2.15(F) Exception from mandatory reporting of misconduct for information obtained during participation in Maine Assistance Program for Lawyers and Judges or equivalent program 9/28/23
2023 Me. Rules 04 Professional Conduct 8.3(c) Exception from mandatory reporting of misconduct for information obtained during participation in Maine Assistance Program for Lawyers and Judges or equivalent program; name of program 9/28/23
Standing order
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Electronic Court Systems  14 Paper versions of pleadings accessible to the public under MRECS 8/18/23

Procedural Rules

(Updated February 26, 2024)

Rules Governing Judges, Lawyers, and Guardians ad Litem

(Updated November 21, 2023)

Other Guides

  • Maine Law Review: Uniform Maine Citations (2022) -- Uniform Maine Citations, 2022-2024 Edition, provides updated rules for the citation of Maine legal authorities, including judicial decisions, constitutional provisions, statutory and legislative materials, court rules, treatises, periodicals, and miscellaneous Maine authorities.