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SJC invites comments on a proposed amendment to Rule 4A of the Maine Rules of Unified Criminal Procedure to allow consideration of a complaint certified on information and belief. Comments due by September 18, 2026.
Date: 9/8/2026
The Maine Supreme Judicial Court invites comments on a proposed amendment to Rule 4A of the Maine Rules of Unified Criminal Procedure that would make the rule consistent with the 2025 amendment to M.R.U. Crim. P. 3(b) authorizing the attorney for the State to sign a complaint and certify it on information and belief.
The proposed amendments are available at the links below.
Any comments must be filed with the Executive Clerk of the Supreme Judicial Court by 4:00 p.m. on Friday, September 18, 2026. Comments must be in an email sent to lawcourt.clerk@courts.maine.gov. If the comments are in an attachment to the email, the attachment must be a document in native (text-based and not scanned) portable document format (.pdf). The Clerk's Office will acknowledge receipt of the email via reply email.
All comments must contain (1) the name and mailing address of the individual submitting the comments and (2) the name, mailing address, and primary telephone number of the organization (if any) on whose behalf the comments are submitted. An individual need not be an attorney to submit comments individually or on behalf of an organization.
Comments are public documents and may be posted on the Courts website.
Dated: September 8, 2026
Matthew Pollack
Executive Clerk
Maine Supreme Judicial Court
205 Newbury Street Room 139
Portland, Maine 04101
(207) 822-4146