Maine § 38 §441 Code enforcement officers (REALLOCATED FROM TITLE 12, SECTION 4812-C)

Maine Statutes

§ 38 §441 — Code enforcement officers (REALLOCATED FROM TITLE 12, SECTION 4812-C)

Maine § 38 §441

Title 38WATERS AND NAVIGATION

Ch. 3PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF WATERS

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Bluebook

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 38, § 38 §441 (2026).

Text

1.Appointment. In every municipality, the municipal officers shall annually by July 1st appoint or reappoint a code enforcement officer, whose job may include being a local plumbing inspector or a building official and who may or may not be a resident of the municipality for which that person is appointed. The municipal officers may appoint the planning board to act as the code enforcement officer. The municipal officers may remove a code enforcement officer for cause, after notice and hearing. This removal provision only applies to code enforcement officers who have completed a reasonable period of probation as established by the municipality pursuant to Title 30‑A, section 2601. If not reappointed by a municipality, a code enforcement officer may continue to serve until a successor has

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1.
Appointment.
In every municipality, the municipal officers shall annually by July 1st appoint or reappoint a code enforcement officer, whose job may include being a local plumbing inspector or a building official and who may or may not be a resident of the municipality for which that person is appointed. The municipal officers may appoint the planning board to act as the code enforcement officer. The municipal officers may remove a code enforcement officer for cause, after notice and hearing. This removal provision only applies to code enforcement officers who have completed a reasonable period of probation as established by the municipality pursuant to Title 30‑A, section 2601. If not reappointed by a municipality, a code enforcement officer may continue to serve until a successor has been appointed and sworn.
2.
Certification; authorization by municipal officers.
No person may serve as a code enforcement officer who is authorized by the municipal officers to represent the municipality in District Court unless that person is currently certified under Title 30‑A, section 4453, as being familiar with court procedures.
3.
Powers and duties.
The duties of the code enforcement officer shall include the following:

Legislative History

PL 1983, c. 796, §4 (NEW). PL 1985, c. 481, §A29 (RAL). PL 1985, c. 737, §A111 (AMD). PL 1987, c. 737, §§C87,C106 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 104, §§C8,C10 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 403, §§10,11 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 346, §10 (AMD). PL 1997, c. 296, §11 (AMD). RR 2007, c. 2, §25 (COR). PL 2013, c. 320, §14 (AMD).