Maine § 26 §1229 Collection by civil action

Maine Statutes

§ 26 §1229 — Collection by civil action

Maine § 26 §1229

Title 26LABOR AND INDUSTRY

Ch. 13UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION

This text of Maine § 26 §1229 (Collection by civil action) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Maine primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 26, § 26 §1229 (2026).

Text

If any employer fails to make any payment of contributions, interest or penalties after notice of an assessment under section 1225, subsection 1, and after the assessment has become final as to law and fact, in addition to or alternatively to any other method of collection prescribed in this chapter, the amount due may be collected by civil action in the name of the commissioner and the employer shall pay the costs of those actions. Civil actions brought under this section to collect contributions and interest, or penalties due thereon, from an employer must be heard by the court at the earliest possible date and are entitled to preference upon the calendar of the court over all other civil actions, except petitions for judicial review under this chapter and cases arising under the Maine W

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

If any employer fails to make any payment of contributions, interest or penalties after notice of an assessment under section 1225, subsection 1, and after the assessment has become final as to law and fact, in addition to or alternatively to any other method of collection prescribed in this chapter, the amount due may be collected by civil action in the name of the commissioner and the employer shall pay the costs of those actions. Civil actions brought under this section to collect contributions and interest, or penalties due thereon, from an employer must be heard by the court at the earliest possible date and are entitled to preference upon the calendar of the court over all other civil actions, except petitions for judicial review under this chapter and cases arising under the Maine Workers' Compensation Act of 1992. The foregoing remedies are in addition to all other existing remedies against the employer or the employer's successor.