Maine Statutes
§ 5 §4622 — Limitations on attorneys' fees and damages; procedures
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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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).
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Unlawful educational discrimination§ 5 §4603
Rulemaking; review§ 5 §4604
Enforcement§ 5 §461
Commission established§ 5 §4611
Complaint§ 5 §4612
Procedure on complaints§ 5 §4613
Procedure in Superior Court§ 5 §4614
Attorney's fees and costs§ 5 §462
Membership§ 5 §4621
Civil action§ 5 §4623
Consolidation of cases§ 5 §463
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