Maine § 33 §2181 Informal conference

Maine Statutes

§ 33 §2181 — Informal conference

Maine·Title 33 PROPERTY·Ch. 45 MAINE REVISED UNCLAIMED PROPERTY ACT

1.Request for informal conference. Not later than 30 days after receipt of a notice under section 2170, the putative holder may request an informal conference with the administrator to review the determination. The holder must include in the request the specific items to be discussed. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the administrator may designate an employee to act on behalf of the administrator.

2.Response to request for informal conference. If a putative holder makes a timely request under subsection 1 for an informal conference:

3.Conference not administrative remedy; procedure. A conference under subsection 1 is not an administrative remedy. An oath is not required and rules of evidence do not apply in the conference.

4.Opportunity to confer informally. At a conferen

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1.
Request for informal conference.
Not later than 30 days after receipt of a notice under section 2170, the putative holder may request an informal conference with the administrator to review the determination. The holder must include in the request the specific items to be discussed. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the administrator may designate an employee to act on behalf of the administrator.
2.
Response to request for informal conference.
If a putative holder makes a timely request under subsection 1 for an informal conference:
3.
Conference not administrative remedy; procedure.
A conference under subsection 1 is not an administrative remedy. An oath is not required and rules of evidence do not apply in the conference.
4.
Opportunity to confer informally.
At a conference under subsection 2, the putative holder must be given an opportunity to confer informally with the administrator and the person that examined the records of the putative holder to:
5.
Failure to act within period.
If the administrator fails to act within the period prescribed in subsection 2, paragraph A or G, the failure does not affect a right of the administrator, except that interest does not accrue on the amount for which the putative holder was determined to be liable under section 2170 during the period in which the administrator failed to act until the earlier of:
6.
Informal conference before administrative review.
The administrator may hold an informal conference with a putative holder about a determination under section 2170 without a request at any time before the putative holder initiates administrative review under section 2183 or files an action under section 2184.
7.
Interest and penalties.
Interest and penalties under section 2194 continue to accrue on property not reported, paid or delivered as required by this Act after the initiation, and during the pendency, of an informal conference under this section.