Maine § 5 §4622 Limitations on attorneys' fees and damages; procedures

Maine Statutes

§ 5 §4622 — Limitations on attorneys' fees and damages; procedures

Maine § 5 §4622

Title 5ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES AND SERVICES

Part 12HUMAN RIGHTS

Ch. 337HUMAN RIGHTS ACT

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Bluebook

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 5, § 5 §4622 (2026).

Text

1.Limitation. Attorney's fees under section 4614 and civil penal damages or compensatory and punitive damages under section 4613 may not be awarded to a plaintiff in a civil action under this Act unless the plaintiff alleges and establishes that, prior to the filing of the civil action, the plaintiff first filed a complaint with the commission and the commission either:

2.Advancement on docket; priority. If the plaintiff alleges and establishes that the conditions of subsection 1 have been met, the action may also be advanced on the docket and given priority over other civil actions.

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1.
Limitation.
Attorney's fees under section 4614 and civil penal damages or compensatory and punitive damages under section 4613 may not be awarded to a plaintiff in a civil action under this Act unless the plaintiff alleges and establishes that, prior to the filing of the civil action, the plaintiff first filed a complaint with the commission and the commission either:
2.
Advancement on docket; priority.
If the plaintiff alleges and establishes that the conditions of subsection 1 have been met, the action may also be advanced on the docket and given priority over other civil actions.

Legislative History

PL 1971, c. 501, §1 (NEW). PL 1973, c. 347, §14 (AMD). PL 1981, c. 255, §4 (RPR). PL 1993, c. 327, §§3,4 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 393, §30 (AMD). PL 1997, c. 400, §2 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 279, §§1-3 (AMD). PL 2009, c. 235, §4 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 613, §23 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 613, §29 (AFF). PL 2019, c. 465, §8 (AMD). PL 2021, c. 366, §21 (AMD). PL 2023, c. 255, §2 (AMD).