Maine § 14 §3134 Failure to appear

Maine Statutes

§ 14 §3134 — Failure to appear

Maine § 14 §3134

Title 14COURT PROCEDURE -- CIVIL

Part 5PROVISIONAL REMEDIES; SECURITY

Ch. 502ENFORCEMENT OF MONEY JUDGMENTS

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Bluebook

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 14, § 14 §3134 (2026).

Text

1.Issuance of civil order of arrest. If the judgment debtor fails to appear after being duly served with a subpoena under section 3123 or with an order to appear and disclose under Title 19‑A, section 2361, and the judgment creditor appears at the time and place named in that subpoena, the creditor may request the court to issue a civil order of arrest. The court shall issue a civil order of arrest upon the written request of the creditor stating that the creditor knows of no infirmity, disability or good cause preventing the appearance of the debtor. The request must contain the address and telephone number where the creditor or the creditor's representative can be reached and the address of the debtor.

2.Alternative methods. Instead of requesting a civil order of arrest pursuant to sub

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1.
Issuance of civil order of arrest.
If the judgment debtor fails to appear after being duly served with a subpoena under section 3123 or with an order to appear and disclose under Title 19‑A, section 2361, and the judgment creditor appears at the time and place named in that subpoena, the creditor may request the court to issue a civil order of arrest. The court shall issue a civil order of arrest upon the written request of the creditor stating that the creditor knows of no infirmity, disability or good cause preventing the appearance of the debtor. The request must contain the address and telephone number where the creditor or the creditor's representative can be reached and the address of the debtor.
2.
Alternative methods.
Instead of requesting a civil order of arrest pursuant to subsection 1:

Legislative History

PL 1971, c. 408, §1 (NEW). PL 1987, c. 184, §17 (RPR). PL 1987, c. 708, §9 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 419, §9 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 694, §D19 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 694, §E2 (AFF). PL 2013, c. 150, §1 (AMD). PL 2015, c. 275, §2 (AMD).