Maine § 14 §3142 Contempt hearing and punishment

Maine Statutes

§ 14 §3142 — Contempt hearing and punishment

Maine § 14 §3142

Title 14COURT PROCEDURE -- CIVIL

Part 5PROVISIONAL REMEDIES; SECURITY

Ch. 502-AENFORCEMENT OF FINES OWED TO THE STATE

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Bluebook

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 14, § 14 §3142 (2026).

Text

1.Punishment. Unless the defendant shows that failure to pay a fine was not attributable to a willful refusal to obey the order or to a failure on the defendant's part to make a good faith effort to obtain the funds required for the payment, the court may find the defendant in civil contempt and may impose punishment, as the case requires, of:

2.Notification of issuing entity and person. Upon suspension of the person's license, certification, registration, permit, approval or other similar document evidencing the granting of authority to hunt, fish or trap or to engage in a profession, occupation, business or industry, the court shall notify the person and the issuing agency that the court has ordered the suspension. The issuing agency shall immediately record the suspension except that,

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1.
Punishment.
Unless the defendant shows that failure to pay a fine was not attributable to a willful refusal to obey the order or to a failure on the defendant's part to make a good faith effort to obtain the funds required for the payment, the court may find the defendant in civil contempt and may impose punishment, as the case requires, of:
2.
Notification of issuing entity and person.
Upon suspension of the person's license, certification, registration, permit, approval or other similar document evidencing the granting of authority to hunt, fish or trap or to engage in a profession, occupation, business or industry, the court shall notify the person and the issuing agency that the court has ordered the suspension. The issuing agency shall immediately record the suspension except that, in the case of a suspension of a driver's license or right to operate a motor vehicle, if the suspension results from the nonpayment of a fine that is not related to the operation of a motor vehicle, the suspension may not take effect until 60 days after the mailing of the notice. The court shall immediately notify that person by regular mail or personal service. Written notice is sufficient if sent to the person's last known address.
3.
Purge of contempt.
The court shall provide an opportunity for the defendant to purge the contempt by complying with the court's order to pay or with an amended order to pay. The provisions of the Maine Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 66 and the Maine Rules of Unified Criminal Procedure, Rule 42 do not apply to proceedings initiated under this section.

Legislative History

PL 1987, c. 414, §2 (NEW). PL 1987, c. 708, §13 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 743, §4 (RPR). PL 2001, c. 471, §A20 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 193, §3 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 414, §B26 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 414, §D7 (AFF). PL 2003, c. 614, §9 (AFF). PL 2005, c. 325, §1 (AMD). PL 2005, c. 397, §§A51,52 (AFF). PL 2015, c. 431, §2 (AMD). PL 2017, c. 462, §§3-5 (AMD). PL 2019, c. 603, §§3-5 (AMD).